Field Engineer

About the role

MCA, your trusted advisor for wireless communications, data, and security, is seeking an experienced Field Engineer in Charleston, SC to support our fast-growing Security division. MCA seeks team members who share our values: service, growth, teamwork, and safety. As a Military Friendly Employer, we welcome veterans, with over 250 already on board. Join us and become part of the MCA family, where we prioritize both work and enjoyment.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing of system infrastructure, system hosting, system connectivity, and system licensing.
• Program and commission systems for projects.
• Develop programming documents and system matrices.
• Perform pre-installation programming, kitting, and device configuration.
• Provide technical support to other technicians.
• Apply digital licenses as needed.
• Ensure quality assurance on system installations.
• Maintain and enforce device labeling standards.
• Collaborate with engineering during design and drafting phases.
• Contribute to the Design Team by providing drawings, red lines, and as-builts.
• Participate in the review process for large or complex projects.
• Provide field support and on-the-job training for technicians, including technical and standards training.
• Maintain and update job specifications as needed.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in physical security.
• A bachelor's degree is preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in managing, installing, configuring, engineering, and designing.
• Experience with one or more of the following systems: Lenel S2, Avigilon, Genetec, Axis, Milestone, and other major OEMs.
• Ability to maintain a US Government Public Trust Clearance (current active clearance, desired).
• The physical environment requires the employee to work inside and outside in various conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk or hear, utilize personal protective equipment, lift from the floor, frequently work in outdoor weather conditions, move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, ascend/descend a ladder, operate a motor vehicle, and position themselves to maintain computers or other equipment as needed.
• On-call for critical systems maintenance may be required.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Holiday Pay, Education Incentives, and more.

Pay

Competitive compensation.

Schedule

First shift hours Monday – Friday, with occasional 2nd or 3rd shift and weekends depending on project schedules. On-call for critical systems maintenance may be required.