Senior Fire Safety Engineer
Location: Bangalore, India
ABOUT FLUENCE
Fluence, a Siemens and AES company, is the global market leader in energy storage technology solutions and services. Fluence is creating a more sustainable future by combining the agility of a technology company with the expertise and vision of two respected industry giants.
OUR CULTURE AND VALUES
We are a start up with a purpose to transform the way we power our world. It requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.
We are Leading
Fluence currently has 2.4 gigawatts of projects in operation or awarded across 24 countries and territories worldwide—and we are growing every day.
We are Responsible
Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.
We are Agile
We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.
We are Fun
We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.
ABOUT THE POSITION
As a Senior Fire Engineer, you will:
•Be part of the battery energy storage systems(BESS) enclosure fire and explosion safety team.
•Will work closely with the product development team, program managers, product managers, requisition team, and other stakeholders.
•Perform CFD modeling and analyses for fire behavior of energy storage systems to support large-scale fire tests.
•Keep updated with emerging fire suppression technologies for the BESS industry, compare and analyze the technologies to deploy the optimal one for fluence products
•Well-versed with the NFPA, UL, and IS standards related to fire suppression testing.
•Collect, analyze, and document in-house experimental data to draw valuable inferences .
•Influence the cooling and fire suppression system design and design to meet various published technical standards and codes.
•Participate in safety system design, including fire safety, explosion prevention, explosion protection, and off-gas venting system design.
What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?
•A master's Degree in Mechanical engineering with 5+ years of work experience in the fire and combustion domain or PhD degree with relevant academic research experience.
•Experience performing CFD studies in the fire engineering domain, preferably FDS, PYROSIM, ANSYS FLUENT, CFX, or Converge CFD.
•Knowledge and experience in designing and deploying fire suppression systems.
•Experience performing experimental work related to instrumentation and using sensors such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, heat flux gauges, calorimeters, and data acquisition devices. Ability to analyze and communicate test results to advance product design.
•Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
•Comfortable working in a highly dynamic and changing environment and adapting to shifting customer priorities and market needs
•The ideal candidate will have a broad mechanical and fire engineering background and be able to work with the rest of the engineering team to improve overall product safety
Agile
Here at Fluence, we strive to continuously improve, be intellectually curious and be adaptive to our customers’ s and employee’s needs. Collaboration is key, both in our partnerships with our customers, and with each other. Fluence prioritizes the most critical efforts that allow for the greatest impact.
•Fluency in English - excellent verbal and writing skills; international work experience is a plus
•Ability to work collaboratively in remote teams, teamwork
•Familiarity with Agile methods
•Innovative and creative problem-solving skills
•Excellent communication and presentation skills
•Self-motivated and willing to take initiative, customer orientation
Fun
Working on transforming a fundamental part of our society is exciting and fulfilling. It requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed. We respect our coworkers and customers. We listen to what others have to say, and we are inclusive.
APPLY
Fluence uses LinkedIn Talent Hub to manage our recruitment process. To be considered for this and all roles at the company, applicants must apply directly on LinkedIn here.
Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.
