Jacobs
Posted 11 days agoVerified live 6h ago
Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer
Brief overview
Remote
$70k–$140k/yrStated range
363 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
57 green cardsCertified filings
AutoCADAutodesk Revit MEPFire Alarm SystemsVESDA SystemsIBC/IFC/NFPA Life Safety CodesNFPA 72NFPA 70 (NEC)Electrical DesignProfessional Engineering (PE) LicenseData Center DesignFire Suppression SystemsGas Detection SystemsResource Management
About the company
Jacobsjacobs.com
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.363H-1B approved
99%approval rate
154new H-1B hires
57PERM certified
$100,764median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
2023102
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LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
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202424
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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
20238
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202533
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Top sponsored roles
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Job description
Summary
Jacobs develops engineering and design solutions for critical infrastructure, including data center facilities and cutting-edge manufacturing. The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer leads the design of fire alarm, fire protection, detection, smoke control, and other life safety systems, coordinating with clients, vendors, architects, engineers, and code officials. The role also produces code-compliant calculations, specifications, models, diagrams, and construction deliverables while managing concurrent projects.
Responsibilities
- Preliminary assessments
- Concept creation
- Leading designs with support from your peers, SME’s, and BIM designers
- Internal and external problem resolution
- Drawing and specification production
- Customer and vendor accessibility
- The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers may work on several concurrent projects and will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time
- As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer, you’ll provide technical design leadership of systems for data center buildings which include fire alarm and detection systems, smoke control systems, fire protection systems, and other life safety or low voltage systems
- As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer working with our teams, you’ll use your skills and experience to help our clients, by providing code-compliant asset protection and fire mitigation and life safety solutions
- You will be expected to both provide guidance to co-workers and receive solutions from variance senior design professionals so that you can take ownership of various projects as the engineer of record
- You will interface directly with client counterparts in the designing of their facilities and state and local code o0icials
- Utilizing AutoCAD and Revit MEP, our teams create 3D models in coordination with architects and engineers
- From those 3D BIM models you’ll design fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, smoke and leak detection, security and intrusion detection systems, and more
- Using the various applicable Life Safety & Fire codes as well as industry standards you will provide calculations; equipment size and quantities; equipment and construction specifications; network diagrams and various construction deliverables in both 2D and 3D platforms for a constructible design
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree
- • At least 2 years of Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD design experience
- • Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systems
- • Knowledge of IBC, IFC, NFPA101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
- • Knowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements
- • Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
- • Professional Engineering (PE) license
- • Knowledge of NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
- • Design experience in data centers
- • Experience leading projects and managing resources
- • Experience mentoring junior staff
- • Experience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projects
Qualifications
Must Haves
- • Bachelor's degree
- • At least 2 years of Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD design experience
- • Knowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systems
- • Knowledge of IBC, IFC, NFPA101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
- • Knowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements
- • Knowledge of general design and construction specifications
Nice to Haves
- • Professional Engineering (PE) license
- • Knowledge of NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codes
- • Design experience in data centers
- • Experience leading projects and managing resources
- • Experience mentoring junior staff
- • Experience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projects
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year)
- Seven paid holidays
- Caregiver leave
- Ability to purchase company stock at a discount
- Legally mandated benefits
- Hybrid working policy, allowing employees to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations
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