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The company designs and supplies fire-fighting, fire alarm, and life safety systems, supervises their installation, and provides ongoing maintenance for clients across the industrial, oil & gas, commercial, and infrastructure sectors.\nWe are seeking a Design Engineer to develop compliant, practical, and buildable designs for fire-fighting, fire alarm, and life safety systems. The role covers the full design process, from tender-stage work through to the preparation and review of as-built documentation.\nThe Role\nDesign fire-fighting systems for a range of applications, including sprinklers, hydrants, hose reels, fire pumps, deluge and water spray systems, foam systems, and clean agent systems.\nCarry out the calculations needed to support system design, including hydraulic calculations, pump sizing, fire water storage assessments, and clean agent quantity calculations.\nDesign fire alarm and detection systems, public address and voice evacuation (PA/VA) systems, emergency lighting, and exit signage. Develop device layouts and cause-and-effect matrices, and complete battery capacity and voltage-drop calculations.\nPrepare design basis reports, shop drawings, schematics, and BIM / Revit models, ensuring that designs are coordinated with other MEP services.\nCompile material submittals with relevant datasheets and certificates (UL / FM / LPCB / CE), and provide the quantities required by the Estimation team's BOQs.\nReview and respond to client and consultant comments, technical queries, and RFIs, making drawing revisions in line with established document control procedures.\nProvide support during site installation, testing, and commissioning activities, and review as-built drawings to help ensure that they reflect the completed installation.\nJob Requirements\nGraduate in Mechanical Engineering, providing a relevant foundation for fire protection system design.\n3-5 years of design experience covering fire-fighting, fire alarm, and life safety systems.\nWorking knowledge of NFPA 13, 14, 20, 72, and 101 is required. Familiarity with BS 5839 / BS 5266 / EN 54 is an advantage.\nProficiency in AutoCAD and hydraulic calculation software is required; experience using BIM / Revit is preferred.\nAbility to interpret project specifications and produce accurate, clearly documented, and well-coordinated drawings within project deadlines.\nStrong communication skills and careful attention to detail when preparing, coordinating, and revising design documentation.\nAdded Value\nExperience contributing to the design or delivery of oil & gas projects.\nKnowledge of and practical experience with NAFFCO products and fire alarm panels.\nExperience programming and commissioning addressable fire alarm systems.\nRelevant professional certifications, such as CFPS, NICET, or PMP.\nBenefits :\nInternal Transportation & 2 Tickets per year included with 30-day annual leave.\n\nInsurance & Accommodation provided by the company","description_format":"text","description_chars":3066,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Automotive Manufacturing","Access Control & Alarm Systems","Safety & Protective Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T08:57:05Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":45,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.602,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":14,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/naffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/naffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T07:52:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11287,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":691132},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=691132"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnaffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnaffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnaffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/naffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnaffco-design-engineer-fire-protection-systems"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2909085}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"naffco.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2909085},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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