Facilities Life Safety Systems (LSS) Engineer - Arizona, Phoenix, United States
$89,010 - $170,630 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Life Safety Systems infrastructure.
About the role
This role involves the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Life Safety Systems infrastructure, ensuring facility safety and reliability. You will manage and maintain a comprehensive suite of safety systems, serving as a key technical resource across multiple engineering disciplines.
What you'll do
- Manage system capacity, reliability, and uptime for continuous protection of personnel, equipment, and facilities.
- Provide sustaining and construction support for critical safety systems, including Fire & Evacuation Systems, Early Warning Smoke Detection, Liquid Leak Detection, Tool Annunciation Systems (TAS), and Hazardous Production Material (HPM) Alarm & Detection Systems.
- Program and troubleshoot PLCs for HPM and TAS systems, including comprehensive I/O point management.
- Maintain accurate and thorough documentation required for the safe operation of all LSS systems.
- Implement, track, and manage continuous improvement projects to enhance system performance and safety standards.
- Provide off-shift work and on-call coverage as operational needs require.
What you'll need
- US Citizenship.
- Bachelor of Science or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems and Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of practical application of controls system engineering principles.
- 3+ years of applied knowledge of Life Safety System engineering, including familiarity with relevant building codes and regulatory requirements such as National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
- 3+ years of applied knowledge of Instrument and Control (IC) and Life Safety Systems or Building Monitoring Systems (BMS) design techniques, tools, and principles.
- 3+ years of hands-on programming experience with Siemens PLCs.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of practical experience with scripting languages, high-level computer programming languages, servers, operating systems, databases, and networking.
- Experience in designing instrumentation for life safety systems.
- 5+ years of hands-on programming experience with Allen Bradley PLCs, Rockwell Automation RSView, and Cimplicity.
This role has been open 74 days — well above the 54-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3768
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (3768 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 3768 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 182 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 40 d | 54 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 611 open roles · median 54 d
- Lam Research · 559 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 282 open roles · median 45 d
- KLA Corporation · 251 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 190 open roles · median 72 d
- ASM International · 161 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3768 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.