Fire Protection Engineer (Nuclear)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Company

hirify.global is developing scalable, high-temperature nuclear power systems for industrial energy, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing.

What you will do

• Own the Ward250 Fire Protection Program and integrate it into the facility safety basis.
• Prepare, maintain, and defend the Fire Hazards Analysis for a DOE Hazard Category 2 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor.
• Maintain compliance with NFPA, DOE, ANSI/ANS, and Utah building-code requirements, including technical justifications, equivalencies, exemptions, and AHJ interactions.
• Implement combustible-material controls, hot-work permits, impairment tracking, inspection and testing schedules, and the Baseline Needs Assessment.
• Coordinate pre-incident planning and emergency response procedures with Emery County Fire and EMS.
• Verify fire-effects-on-safe-shutdown analysis and advise on fire protection requirements during decommissioning.

Requirements

• Degree in fire protection engineering from an ABET-accredited program or a PE license in fire protection engineering.
• Experience preparing or technically reviewing Fire Hazards Analyses for DOE Hazard Category 2 or 3 nuclear facilities.
• Working knowledge of NE O 420.1 and DOE-STD-1066-2023 fire protection implementation requirements.
• Experience with NFPA 801, NFPA 2001, and documented fire protection programs at DOE nuclear facilities.
• Familiarity with DOE safety basis processes, including DSA development, TSR derivation, and SBAA review.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DOE site access and existing authorization to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

Nice to have

• Experience with gas-cooled reactors, research reactors, or other reactor facilities.
• Experience defending hybrid construction and suppression-exclusion strategies to DOE reviewers.
• Familiarity with DOE-STD-3009-2014, DOE-STD-1237-2021, ANSI/ANS 15.17, and Baseline Needs Assessment development.
• Experience coordinating with local AHJs and emergency responders in rural or remote settings.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity ownership.
• Comprehensive medical benefits.
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite.
• High-impact startup environment with autonomy and significant ownership.
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders.