Telecommunications Engineer ; South Hill, VA

Telecommunications Engineer 1 (South Hill, VA)

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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.

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. The Telecommunications Engineer 1 provides technical & administrative information to others working on a project to ensure that the work complies with all basic engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instruction;

troubleshoots engineering‑related installation problems. Works closely supervised and solves problems of limited scope and complexity.

• Support project leadership by ensuring operational needs are met in design documentation (e.g., interpreting device layouts in shop drawings, confirming test requirements in commissioning plans, identifying products for purchase).
• Support field installation teams by ensuring operational needs are met in design documentation (e.g., interpreting details in shop drawings, confirming test procedures, ensuring products match data submittals).
• Communicate effectively with the project’s Functional Engineer and other stakeholders to facilitate project progress and address technical challenges.
• Assist the project leader with risk management, change management, tracking subcontractor deliverables, scheduling, ordering and receiving project materials.
• Assist the superintendent with troubleshooting commissioning process issues, tracking manpower, 3rd‑party installation dependencies, ordering and receiving labels.
• Write requests for information to the customer or designer.
• Create and update the project installation plan in Infra Link to manage installation; update status of installation & commissioning progress, initiate and track trouble tickets.
• Conduct quality control inspections of 3rd‑party predecessors/successors/dependencies and telecommunications installation to ensure compliance with standards.
• Coordinate commissioning work including setting up Test IDs, tracking testing progress, reviewing test results, and submitting data for warranty.
• Produce engineering closeout documentation as part of project completion.
• Support the Project Leader and Superintendent in the commissioning and documentation process.

• 0+ years of experience with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (preferably from an ABET accredited program).

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Not Applicable

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology