Fire Protection Specialist in Nashville, Tennessee at The Boring Company

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The Boring Company
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Job Description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are developing technology to increase tunneling speed and reduce costs by a factor of 10 or more, with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

We are seeking a Fire Protection Specialist to help design fire protection and life safety systems for our Loop tunnel projects in Las Vegas and Nashville. This role will focus on developing code-compliant fire and life safety designs for complex underground transit environments and ensuring systems meet NFPA, local AHJ, and project-specific requirements as we scale.

Responsibilities
  • Design of fire detection, alarm, suppression, standpipe, and emergency communication systems for tunnel and station environments.
  • Ensure all designs comply with NFPA 502 (and related codes), local AHJ requirements, and The Boring Company’s project standards.
  • Coordinate with internal engineering, construction, and operations teams to integrate fire/life safety systems into overall tunnel design and construction packages.
  • Interface with AHJs, fire marshals, and third-party reviewers during design review, permitting, and acceptance processes.
  • Develop and maintain company design standards, specifications, and calculation methodologies for fire/life safety systems in tunnel applications.
  • Support system commissioning, performance verification, and resolution of design-related field issues.
  • Evaluate emerging risks (including EV battery hazards) and apply performance-based design approaches where appropriate.
  • Continuously improve design efficiency, reliability, and constructability of fire/life safety systems as projects scale.

Basic Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • NICET Level III or IV certification preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of experience designing fire protection and life safety systems
  • Strong working knowledge of NFPA 502, NFPA 72, NFPA 13/14, and related codes applicable to tunnels and underground transit.
  • Experience designing fire alarm, detection, suppression, and emergency communication systems.
  • Ability to work onsite in Las Vegas, Texas, or Nashville.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior design experience on tunnel, transit, or large-scale underground infrastructure projects.
  • Familiarity with Siemens (or equivalent) fire alarm systems.
  • Experience with performance-based fire safety design and EV battery fire considerations.
  • Previous coordination with AHJs on complex or novel infrastructure projects.

Culture
We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
Benefits
We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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