Buckeye Fire Equipment
Fire Protection Engineer - New Product Development
Buckeye Fire Equipment, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States
About the role
Buckeye Fire Equipment is expanding our R&D team with a hands-on Fire Protection Engineer who can take products from blank page to factory launch. If you’ve personally owned the end-to-end development of portable/wheeled extinguishers or related fire protection products—prototyping, testing, certifications (UL/FM/USCG), and production scale-up—you’ll feel right at home here.
Own new product introductions (NPI) *****
define requirements, develop concepts, build/test prototypes, drive certification, and launch to production with Operations and Quality.
Design & validate
portable and wheeled extinguishers (dry chemical, water mist/foam, CO₂, clean agent, lithium-battery hazard solutions) including agent selection, nozzle/hardware, discharge dynamics, and ergonomics.
Translate design to *****
develop drawings/BOMs, tolerances, and critical-to-quality features; Run experiments and analyze *****
plan DOEs, GR&R, MSA, and failure/root-cause analyses (8D/5-Why); iterate quickly using our lab and production floor.
Assure regulatory *****
collaborate on cylinder/packaging and transport requirements (49 CFR/DOT), EPA SNAP where applicable, labeling, and user documentation.
Continuously improve
existing lines (cost, reliability, performance), and contribute to platform roadmaps (agents, valves, cylinders, hoses, wheels, brackets, etc.).
Cross-functional *****
align scope, schedule, and budgets with PMO; communicate risk/mitigation; Launch at least one NPI to production meeting
time-to-listing
, cost, and performance targets.
Deliver complete DHF/PPAP packages and robust field-use documentation.
S. in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Chemical, or related engineering discipline.
~5+ years
industry experience developing fire protection products, with
direct, hands-on
ownership from concept through certification and production launch.
~ Proven lab ***** instrumentation, flow/pressure measurements, fire test setup, data acquisition, and statistical analysis.
~ CAD (SolidWorks or similar) and drawing/BOM creation with GD&T fundamentals.
~ Experience with water-mist/foam chemistries, clean agents/Halon alternatives, or lithium-battery fire hazards.
Exposure to USCG approvals, FM Approvals, and international marks.
Clear communicator who can align shop floor, suppliers, and certification bodies.
Ownership—you thrive on getting products safely into customers’ hands.
Buckeye Fire Equipment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training
Buckeye Fire Equipment is expanding our R&D team with a hands-on Fire Protection Engineer who can take products from blank page to factory launch. If you’ve personally owned the end-to-end development of portable/wheeled extinguishers or related fire protection products—prototyping, testing, certifications (UL/FM/USCG), and production scale-up—you’ll feel right at home here.
Own new product introductions (NPI) *****
define requirements, develop concepts, build/test prototypes, drive certification, and launch to production with Operations and Quality.
Design & validate
portable and wheeled extinguishers (dry chemical, water mist/foam, CO₂, clean agent, lithium-battery hazard solutions) including agent selection, nozzle/hardware, discharge dynamics, and ergonomics.
Translate design to *****
develop drawings/BOMs, tolerances, and critical-to-quality features; Run experiments and analyze *****
plan DOEs, GR&R, MSA, and failure/root-cause analyses (8D/5-Why); iterate quickly using our lab and production floor.
Assure regulatory *****
collaborate on cylinder/packaging and transport requirements (49 CFR/DOT), EPA SNAP where applicable, labeling, and user documentation.
Continuously improve
existing lines (cost, reliability, performance), and contribute to platform roadmaps (agents, valves, cylinders, hoses, wheels, brackets, etc.).
Cross-functional *****
align scope, schedule, and budgets with PMO; communicate risk/mitigation; Launch at least one NPI to production meeting
time-to-listing
, cost, and performance targets.
Deliver complete DHF/PPAP packages and robust field-use documentation.
S. in Fire Protection, Mechanical, Chemical, or related engineering discipline.
~5+ years
industry experience developing fire protection products, with
direct, hands-on
ownership from concept through certification and production launch.
~ Proven lab ***** instrumentation, flow/pressure measurements, fire test setup, data acquisition, and statistical analysis.
~ CAD (SolidWorks or similar) and drawing/BOM creation with GD&T fundamentals.
~ Experience with water-mist/foam chemistries, clean agents/Halon alternatives, or lithium-battery fire hazards.
Exposure to USCG approvals, FM Approvals, and international marks.
Clear communicator who can align shop floor, suppliers, and certification bodies.
Ownership—you thrive on getting products safely into customers’ hands.
Buckeye Fire Equipment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training