Telecommunications Engineer - Charleston, SC

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber‑physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber‑physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

The position involves the design, coordination, and implementation of telecommunication structured cabling systems for high‑density Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven data centers. The engineer shall be responsible for researching, understanding, developing, and coordinating the engineering solution of the telecommunication cabling, equipment, pathways, spaces, and grounding and bonding for inside and outside plant infrastructure. The engineer will interface with customers, project leadership, field leadership, other trades, manufacturers, and other telecommunications engineers.

The engineer shall produce constructible engineering deliverables that illustrate telecommunications device locations on floor/ceiling plans, telecommunications space layouts on enlarged plans and elevations, mounting and assembly instructions on detail drawings, point‑to‑point cable connections on riser diagrams, telecommunications administration plans, acceptance test plans, acceptance test reports, quality control plans, studies and calculations, list of materials, cabling schedules, operations manuals, and warranties to support the design, installation, and closeout of projects.

The engineer will oversee the technical requirements throughout the lifecycle, assist with solution development, troubleshoot construction discrepancies, and contribute to schedule and budget planning.

• Developing, identifying, coordinating, and tracking project requirements
• Coordinating communication connectivity requirements including backbone and inter‑rack cabling, work area outlet types, cabling media and connector types, system topology, and device locations with Data, Wireless Networking, Audio Visual, Security, Mechanical, Electrical, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating detailed telecommunications space plans with consideration for Architecture, MEP, and Electronic Systems.
• Coordinating detailed telecommunications pathway designs to support inside and outside plant cabling infrastructure to include fill calculations and BIM.
• Identifying, writing, and responding to Requests for Information (RFI).
• Producing coordinated detailed design and construction drawings in AutoCAD or REVIT based on project requirements and specifications.
• Producing coordinated detailed telecommunications construction specifications based on project criteria.
• Creating and managing cable run lists and system labeling.
• Creating and managing cable acceptance test plans based on specification requirements.
• Identifying products, creating Bill of Materials, and developing product data deliverables that meet the project and system requirements.
• Understanding and implementing the M.C. Dean Quality Control process to ensure all engineering deliverables comply with project requirements.
• Performing site surveys, producing reports, identifying/proposing/developing solutions based on observations made on the site.
• Producing pre‑fabrication designs and test procedures for…