Senior Fire Engineer (60435)

BMA is seeking a Senior Fire Engineer to join our team in Beltsville, MD. 

Job Summary 

BMA has an opening for a Senior Engineer II to join our team of talented and diverse individuals in Beltsville, MD. The Senior Engineer will work directly with government customers, field agents, and teammates to facilitate laboratory operations, prepare test records and reports, develop and follow safety plans, maintain laboratory data management systems, manage instrumentation and integration, and develop work orders to coordinate work efforts with different elements of the organization. This position demands a focused individual who can both work independently and collaborate with other stakeholders to support the customer’s needs.

Duties:

• Assists the Program Manager in executing project design, development, and support tasks to facilitate Fire Research and Fire Safety testing
• Supports development of work orders for testing designs
• Supports data configuration and management activities
• Creates safety plans for test activities
• Prepares test records and testing reports
• Executes tasks in accordance with laboratory standard operating procedures
• Assists with instrumentation setup, maintenance, breakdown, transportation and storage in accordance with laboratory testing schedule
• Collaborates with project team members to communicate project status and issues to the Customer, Program Manager, and technical leads
• Assists with clarification of project objectives and works with Project Manager to define the project’s deliverables

Clearance Requirement 

There is a Secret security clearance requirement for this role at time of proposal submission. 

Required Skills & Certifications 

• US Citizen with Secret Clearance
• A graduate from an accredited university or college with a degree in engineering (e.g., fire protection, civil, mechanical, chemical) or associated science (chemistry, physics, environmental sciences) having specific experience in fire science and engineering and the following minimum education and experience: BS/BA with at least 15 years of experience, or MS with 13 years of experience, or Ph.D./Doctorate with at least 12 years of experience
• Effectiveness in the use of computer tools, e.g., spreadsheets and databases
• Solid Visio and Excel skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a continuous process improvement culture

Desired Skills & Certifications 

• Job experience in a fire-related or laboratory-related field
• Engineering Degree preferred

Other Duties

• Able to travel within a week's notice.
• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
• Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 
   

Overview

BMA is an employee-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL that provides superior customer service by empowering all levels of our staff to make timely decisions to produce high-quality results. BMA fosters an environment of passion, precision, and dedication in order to fulfill our commitments to our partners, government, and country.

Benefits

We believe that our employees well-being is paramount to our success so our benefits package has been crafted with that in mind. We offer multiple healthcare coverage options to include low deductible, high deductible, and plans eligible for our Health Savings Account (HSA) option. Along with medical coverage, employees have dental, vision, accident & illness, short- and long-term disability all available to them. BMA proudly maintains a 401(k) plan with an industry leading 6% match that can include profit sharing based on company performance. Lastly, being an employee-owned company means that BMA offers a 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), providing eligible employees the opportunity to earn stock in BMA, subject to plan eligibility and vesting requirements. 

AAP & EEO Statement
 Beshenich Muir & Associates, LLC (BMA) is an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable Federal, State, or Local Law. 

Salary : $100,000 - $110,000