Fire Protection Engineer

Company Overview

Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk-based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.

Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most. For over 80 years, we have helped mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations. Through technology, expertise and industry-leading research, we remain dedicated to our purpose of making our world safe, secure and resilient.

At Jensen Hughes, we believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth starts with putting our people first. Our employees are our greatest strength, and we value the unique perspectives and talents they bring to our organization.

Our wide range of Global Employee Networks connect people from across the organization, supporting career development and providing forums for individuals to share experiences on topics they're passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.

Job Overview

Launch Your Career in Fire Protection Engineering with Jensen Hughes.

Are you ready to make a real impact from day one? Jensen Hughes is looking for passionate, driven early career Fire Protection Engineers (1-3 years experience) to join our team as Associate Fire Protection Engineers across the U.S., with immediate openings in our Mid-Atlantic offices: Rockville, MD, Columbia, MD, and Fairfax, VA. We’re also open to candidates for other locations nationwide. [Explore all our offices here.]

Why Join Us?

At Jensen Hughes, we’re more than engineers – we’re pioneers in fire protection, life safety, and risk consulting. With tens of thousands of projects completed worldwide and contributions to 150+ international code and standards committees, we’ve built a legacy of making the world safe, secure + resilient.

• Accelerated Career Growth: Step into real responsibility from day one and build your career through impactful, hands-on-experience.
• Professional Development: Learn from industry-leading professionals who mentor and guide you toward earning your PE license and advancing your expertise.
• Education Support: We invest in your future with tuition reimbursement, paid continuing education, and access to advanced training.
• Work/Life Balance: Enjoy a healthy work/life rhythm with reasonable hours and fun, company-sponsored events outside the office
• Flexible Work Options: Choose from in-office or hybrid work schedules.
• People-First Culture: Be part of a collaborative team that values integrity, innovation, and community impact.

Responsibilities

As an Associate Fire Protection Engineer, you’ll work under the guidance of licensed professionals to:

• Deliver fire protection services including life safety code consulting, sprinkler and fire alarm design, and performance-based engineering.
• Create plans, specifications, and inspection reports that meet top-tier professional standards.
• Assist in the resolution of design problems by performing field investigations or inspections, detailed design work, and detailed checking of design computations done by others, or general coordination of specific design aspects into a project.
• Identify applicable codes and standards to reference in evaluating how to respond to inquiries.
• Analyze building codes, egress systems, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke control, and sprinkler systems.
• Assist our Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation team with fire testing, computational analysis, and materials evaluations.
• Prepare and present technical reports to project leaders and clients.

Requirements and Qualifications

We’re looking for candidates with:

• A Bachelor's degree (B.S.) or higher in Fire Protection (strongly preferred), Mechanical, Civil or Architectural Engineering or other related engineering field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to write reports, collaborate and present effectively.
• A genuine passion for advancing the science of safety and initiative to exceeding client expectations.
• 1-3 years of professional experience working on fire protection projects.

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