Electronics Technician 1 - Fort Meade, MD (Active Clearance Required)
About the Role
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. As part of the Security and Electronic Systems (SES) Strategic Business Unit, you will join a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates, and maintains electronic security services including intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audiovisual, IT systems, perimeter defense, and command and control systems for federal, local, and commercial customers across high-growth markets.
Responsibilities
- Executes various technical tasks and responsibilities within field operations.
- Performs on-site installations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs of equipment and systems.
- Ensures the functionality and reliability of various technologies.
- Conducts site surveys, configures hardware and software, tests systems for proper operation, and provides technical support to customers.
- Utilizes and comprehends project Safety plan (JHA, AHA, PFW), enforcing adherence to M.C. Dean handbook and policies.
- Analyzes and interprets complete M.C. Dean drawing packages to assess constructability, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Tracks and inventories tools, conducting consistent tool inspections and performing tool inventory at the end of each day for assigned tools and equipment.
- Takes responsibility for all cleanup related to their scope of work and performs regular tool inspections to maintain safety and functionality.
- Participates in daily ORM (safety) and project meetings, ensuring team compliance with safety requirements.
- Participates in PITCO plan creation and build out, executing PITCO plan to include testing to verify high quality.
- Installs system raceway, cabling, equipment racks, enclosures, panels, and all mounting hardware components, ensuring proper grounding and adherence to NEC standards.
- Terminates, tests, and configures electronic devices, network, and IT equipment.
- Racks and stacks head end equipment, terminates, and performs cable terminations and accessories associated with industry standards.
- Communicates consistently with M.C. Dean Project Teams, exhibiting dedication, punctuality, and preparedness for work.
- Acts as a collaborative teammate, providing and absorbing constructive feedback with both internal and external customers in a positive manner.
- Plans and prioritizes tasks effectively, understanding and embodying the M.C. Dean vision, mission, and values.
- Responsible for maintaining M.C. Dean quality standards for all installation and testing tasks.
- Mentors and trains junior team members in installation techniques, codes, standards, and industry best practices.
- Utilizes Infralink and other tools to document daily work tasks in order to track progress on job sites.
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Requirements
- Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship; ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ POLY is REQUIRED.
- HS diploma or GED.
- Military Electronics Training (minimum 720 classroom hours) is required.
- 2+ years of electronics installation and/or maintenance activities on multiple systems and with multiple customer programs.
- Valid driver’s license. This position may require ongoing or intermittent use of a company vehicle. Selected candidates must possess an acceptable driving record in accordance with our policy.
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Vendor certifications in multiple IDS, ACS, and CCTV systems (e.g., Identiv/Hirsch Velocity, Bosch Radionics, Bosch CCTV, Bosch BVMS, AIphone Intercom Systems, Airphone, FFT, DIVAR).
- Windows operating systems & certifications and experience in installation of said systems.
- Graduation from an Electrical Apprenticeship program.
- An additional three (3) years of electronics installation and/or maintenance activities.
- Strong MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
- Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
- Ability to work with a team.
Abilities
- Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.
- Demonstrates physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including loading and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of materials.
- Relocates a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
- Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and all types of ladders.
- Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls, and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
- Possesses good vision (may be corrected), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
- May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
- Recognizes when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
- Applies general rules to specific problems to produce logical answers.
- Combines pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding relationships among seemingly unrelated events).
- Sees details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Benefits
- A collaborative team inspired by engineering innovation that enhances customer outcomes, improves lives, and changes the world for the better.
- Opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
- Investment in your skills and expertise through professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
- Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.
- Competitive salary.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- Paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- 401k Retirement Plan.
- Military Reserve pay offset.
- Paid maternity leave.
Pay
USD $26.00 - USD $39.65 /Yr.