Engineer - Charleston, SC

Overview

About M.C. Dean 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 9,000 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.

Why Join Us? Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

We are seeking an Engineer 1 to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business unit. As part of the SES Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, IT systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high‑growth markets.

The Engineer provides system programming and management support for large scale networking infrastructures. The responsibilities include the administration and maintenance of high performance computer configurations as well as other systems and peripherals participating in system integration projects, system performance analyses, problem resolution, and system security initiatives; works with senior staff in the development of system management tools; and works with other Company Departments to provide a comprehensive support infrastructure for a wide range of commercial, corporate, and governmental users.

In this role, as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for developing, integrating, and developing project engineering deliverables. The responsibilities of this role include development of systems and project requirements as per clients’ needs, collaboration with clients, partners, vendors and internal teams to provide best‑in‑class solutions, high level of systems designs with required technical specifications, systems analysis reports and design development, the preparation of new builds and projects drawings, specifications, technology product selection, installation sequence planning, commissioning testing/commissioning scripts, process streamlining and improvements.

• Develops Engineering Installation Design Packages including the creation of Block Diagrams, Riser Diagrams, Mounting and Wiring Details in AutoCAD/ Revit/ Bluebeam
• Prepares and reviews simple electrical sketches, specifications and data sheets
• Create Project and Device schedules with the Engineering Installation Design Packages
• Create Cable, Device, and Performance Verification Test Plans
• Uses 2D CAD/BIM skills
• Assist in the development of specifications and installation details of construction materials and equipment.
• Assist other engineers in producing conceptual design to construction documents from utilization voltage to low voltage including, detailed equipment layout, single and three‑line diagrams, grounding, and feeder routing.
• Assists in design reviews and checks
• Participate in site surveys during all phases of projects.
• Participate in Pre‑Installation Testing and Checkout (PITCO) processes including System programming, integration testing, and equipment build outs.
• Assists with various calculations; including but not limited to power, heat, voltage drop, conduit sizing and bandwidth.
• Assists with the development of Method of Procedures (MOP), and Sequence of Operations (SOP) compliance matrices and other project support documentation
• Interprets mechanical, special and other miscellaneous equipment schedules and logic narratives
• Ability to accurately…