Control Engineer 1

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. is seeking a Controls Engineer 1 in the United States to design, install, test, and maintain control systems across industries such as power, water, and transportation.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in electrical or automation engineering and offers exposure to PLC/SCADA tech, with duties spanning design, testing, deployment, and maintenance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or automation engineering or related field with 0+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Design documents for small projects and large programs, including requirements analysis and subsystem designs.
• Prepare specifications and perform QA/QC and technical reviews of designs.
• Develop test procedures and reports; commission deployed systems and create test fixtures.
• Troubleshoot service calls and perform hardware/software upgrades on existing systems.

Skills

Exposure to computer screens

Sitting for extended periods

Reach by extending hands

Finger dexterity

Listening and comprehension

Verbal communication

Reading and writing

General problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering or related field

Job description

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.

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 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.

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.

Controls Engineers 1

are responsible for designing, developing, installing, and maintaining equipment used to monitor and control systems, machinery and processes. Controls Engineers work in various industries including industrial controls, water / wastewater, power controls and protection, and transportation systems. They're technical experts in areas such as advanced process control, instrumentation, distributed control systems, PLCs, and SCADA systems. Controls engineers use these skills to design and implement solutions to our customer's complex needs.

Responsibilities

Design / Engineering

• Originates design documents for small projects and in support of large programs
  • Narrative Design Documents
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Subsystem Designs (CAD / Panels / Layouts / Wiring / SCADA Screens / Hardware / Communications)
  • Preparation of Specifications
  • Perform QA/QC and technical reviews of designs
  • Plans and Design Procedures and Fixtures for Integrated Systems Factory Testing
  • Comment Resolution
• Testing / Troubleshooting / Deployment / Commissioning
  • Author testing / commissioning procedures
  • Preparation of test reports
  • Originates test procedures
  • Commissioning of deployed systems
  • Development of test fixtures and simulation devices
  • Perform Factory and Field Testing
• Maintenance
  • Perform troubleshooting on service calls to existing and legacy system operators
  • Perform hardware / software upgrades and replacements on existing systems

Qualifications

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering or related field with 0+ years of experience

Abilities

• 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.

Pay Range

USD $68,000.00 - USD $84,600.00 /Yr.