Engineer, Systems Engineer

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.

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 Engineer provides system programming and management support for large‑scale networking infrastructures. Responsibilities include the administration and maintenance of high‑performance computer configurations and other systems and peripherals, participation in system integration projects, system performance analyses, problem resolution, and system security initiatives; working with senior staff in the development of system management tools; and collaborating with other company departments to provide a comprehensive support infrastructure for a wide range of commercial, corporate, and governmental users.

• Maintaining system documentation and maintenance records and generating weekly and/or monthly summary status reports.
• Spending four (4) to six (6) hours per week staying current on industry trends and available products and services.
• Performing staging and setup as needed for project support and for self‑instruction.
• Working closely with Systems Engineers to install and configure networks based on an Installation Design Package (IDP) that satisfies the customer's needs.
• Researching equipment from a multitude of manufacturers to resolve technical issues during installation and testing.
• Working closely with Design Department to identify and correct design problems during the design cycle.
• Suggesting process improvements and cost savings to aid the Implementation Department for future installs.
• Providing systems support for a large‑scale, high‑performance computing center to include the installation and management of computer systems, workstations, operating systems, peripherals, and system interfaces; working with senior staff to monitor system usage and evaluate performance against defined performance goals; additional duties include the development and maintenance of system documentation.
• Providing designs for automation systems including a list of quantities and types of materials used.
• Providing user guideline documentation and manuals for end‑user custom programs and applications.

• Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required with 2+ years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity, including the provision of SE services for physical security systems and IT solutions.

• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time‑management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills is a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.

• 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 to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, e.g., 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.