About us:
The Ottohahn Group is a specialized engineering and executive recruiting firm dedicated to niche markets, with a strong focus on the nuclear industry. 95%+ of our work is direct hire, connecting engineers directly to our clients’ in house teams as full time employees with long-term career growth.
What makes us different? One of our Founders is an engineer who has sat in the same seat as many of the professionals we place. We understand the technical demands, the career challenges, and the opportunities because we’ve lived them. That’s why nearly every major player across the U.S. nuclear fleet trusts The Ottohahn Group as their go to partner for hard to find, high impact talent.
Nuclear Fire Protection Engineer – (Direct Hire, Remote)
About the Role:
We are partnered with a top nuclear industry leader to hire a Nuclear Fire Protection Engineer with direct nuclear power experience. This is a direct hire, in house position offering full benefits, paid time off, and remote flexibility. You’ll be joining a highly respected design engineering team that supports nuclear projects, contributing to the safe and reliable operation of energy and infrastructure across the country.
In this role, you will gain exposure to work across the nuclear fleet in the U.S., supporting multiple utilities and a wide variety of PWR and BWR reactor types. This provides engineers with unique skillsets and technical depth that are highly valued across the nuclear industry.
This position requires engineers who can operate with a high level of technical detail, precision, and autonomy while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and regulatory bodies. It’s an opportunity to take ownership of meaningful work in a field where accuracy and safety are paramount.
Major Duties / Responsibilities:
- Perform and support fire hazard analyses, fire risk evaluations, fire area assessments, and fire protection engineering calculations.
- Provide technical expertise for modifications involving fire detection and alarm systems, suppression systems, fire barriers, fire doors, fire dampers, fire pumps, water supplies, and passive fire protection features.
- Evaluate fire hazards and their potential impact on safety related, non safety related, and risk-significant systems, structures, and components.
- Support deterministic and risk informed fire protection analyses.
- Interpret and apply applicable NRC requirements, NFPA codes and standards, and nuclear industry guidance.
- Develop engineering calculations, evaluations, technical reports, specifications, procedures, and supporting documentation.
- Support fire protection system design, modifications, testing, inspection, and maintenance activities.
- Participate in engineering design reviews, configuration management activities, and facility modification projects.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams to identify and resolve complex technical issues.
- Support regulatory, licensing, inspection, and audit activities as required.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
- Professional experience in fire protection engineering, nuclear power, nuclear facilities, industrial fire protection.
- Knowledge of fire protection engineering principles, including fire detection and suppression systems, passive fire protection, fire barriers, and fire risk assessment.
- Familiarity with applicable fire protection codes, regulatory requirements, and industry standards (NFPA 805, Appendix R).
- Ability to interpret technical and regulatory requirements and apply sound engineering judgment.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Experience with NRC fire protection requirements and nuclear licensing bases, probabilistic risk assessment, fire modeling, or risk-informed engineering.
- Experience with fire protection system design, testing, inspection, or maintenance.
- Experience supporting nuclear facility modifications or engineering change packages.
- Knowledge of nuclear safety, defense-in-depth, and safety related design requirements.
About the Benefits:
Direct hire, in-house position with a top nuclear energy company Competitive compensation package Full benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement plans, and paid time off Flexible remote options, with occasional site visits as needed Exposure to diverse projects across the U.S. nuclear fleet, gain experience supporting multiple utilities and working with both PWR and BWR reactor types Opportunities for long-term career growth in both technical specialization and leadership Due to export control laws candidates are required to be a U.S Citizen or Permanent resident.