Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Design Engineer -Alarm and Detection Systems

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At Omega Technical Services, every role supports a mission that matters. Whether you're advancing national security, driving innovation in nuclear infrastructure, or supporting critical DOE and DoD operations, you're part of something bigger here.

Omega Technical Services is seeking a highly motivated Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Design Engineer -Alarm and Detection Systems to support ongoing operations in Aiken, SC. This position plays a vital role in advancing critical mission objectives within a highly regulated and technically demanding environment.

As a trusted partner to government agencies and national laboratories, Omega Technical Services supports some of the nation's most complex and high-impact programs. Through these strategic collaborations, Omega contributes directly to the strength, security, and sustainability of the U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise.

DUTIES:

Define scope of technical programs and develop eective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-eective results. Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and dicult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology. Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work performed.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
• Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers and articles.

• Primary responsibilities include engineering task analysis, walk-downs, design development and generation of design output documents including but not limited to: Location Plans, Connection Diagrams, Conduit / Block Diagrams, Logic Diagrams, Panel Detail Drawings, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams, and Battery Loading

  Calculations in accordance with national consensus codes and standards.

• Provide technical support to site construction forces, start-up & testing, suppliers or

  subcontract personnel. Prepare Data Sheets, Statements of Work, Procurement

  Specifications, Design Build Specifications, and Purchase Requisitions.

• Candidate must be able to perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the

  engineering work being performed. These walk downs may involve construction

  sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a

  mile, climbing of ladders to access remote areas, dressing out in protective clothing

  and environments where a respirator is required.

Work Hours:

Up to a 40-hour work week is scheduled. Client utilizes various work schedules including

5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10's (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80's (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes Client holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

Education:

• Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5+ years' experience.
• MS with 8+ years' experience.
• BS with 10+ years' experience or more.
• Graduate of an ABET accredited Fire Protection Engineering program.

BS degree in an engineering discipline and at least one of the following:

• Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection.

• Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) NICET Level III/IV certification in the

  Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling area of expertise

• Professional or Fellow Member in the SFPE

Candidate must demonstrate ten (10) years of recent design experience, four (4) of which shall be in the following area of expertise:

• Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling Design - General knowledge of electrical/control systems, connection diagrams, layout plans, logic diagrams, panel layout details, P&ID's, and battery loading calculations

Experience:

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance.
• Working knowledge of NFPA Codes and Standards, and National ConsensusCodes and Standards such as NFPA 13, NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 90A, NFPA 101, IBC, and various other ISA and IEEE standards
• Experience with 2D MicroStation Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
• Ability to operate Windows Microsoft Office Application

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
• Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience
• Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software.
• Previous SRS design experience and familiarity with the processes and procedures for providing engineering support to SRS facilities.

Omega Technical Services is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a trusted partner to the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and other commercial clients, supporting mission-critical projects that shape national security and technological innovation. Our culture is defined by leadership, initiative, and trust. Our values drive meaningful outcomes and long-term impact.

At Omega Technical Services, you'll work alongside elite subject matter experts who thrive on being challenged, innovation, and collaboration. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to grow your career in a mission-first, people-focused environment.

When you join Omega Technical Services, you're not just starting a job, you're building a career that honors the past, powers today's progress, and accelerates the most vital missions of tomorrow.

Omega Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or protected veteran.