Electrical Engineer 3 - Tysons, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. in Tysons, Virginia, is seeking a highly skilled Electrical Engineer3 to lead MV substation design, power distribution, and datacenter infrastructure for mission-critical facilities.

The role emphasizes robust, compliant electrical designs and strong collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams. The candidate should have 6+ years in the field, strong design software proficiency, and a PE license is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering with 5+ years experience or Masters with 3+ years in Electrical Engineering.
• PE license preferred.
• Proven experience (6+ years) designing MV substations, power distribution, datacenter infrastructure, and industrial power systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead MV substation design including equipment selection and protection schemes.
• Develop power distribution designs optimizing efficiency and reliability.
• Design mission-critical datacenters with redundancy and fault tolerance.
• Engineer industrial process power systems with power quality considerations.
• Document designs and changes to infrastructure with drawings and plans.

Skills

MV Substation Design

Power Distribution Design

Datacenter Infrastructure

Industrial Power Systems

Engineering Software (ETAP AutoCAD SKM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

AutoCAD

SKM Power Tools

Job description

Overview

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.

We are seeking a highly skilledElectrical Engineer3 with a strong background in complex electrical projects and power generation to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in designing medium voltage (MV) substations, power distribution systems, mission-critical datacenter infrastructure, and industrial process power systems. The selected candidate will play a crucial role in delivering innovative and reliable electrical designs that meet the demanding requirements of diverse projects.

Responsibilities

• MV Substation Design: Lead the design and engineering of medium voltage (MV) substations, including equipment selection, layout, protection and control schemes, grounding systems, and cable routing. Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Power Distribution Design: Develop comprehensive power distribution designs for various projects, optimizing efficiency and reliability while accounting for load calculations, cable sizing, switchgear selection, and protective devices.
• Mission-Critical Datacenter Design: Spearhead the electrical design aspects of mission-critical datacenters, focusing on redundancy, fault tolerance, and seamless operation. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to integrate power infrastructure with cooling and backup systems.
• Industrial Process Power Design: Design and engineer industrial process power systems, considering equipment specifications, power quality, surge protection, harmonics mitigation, and integration of automation and control systems.
• Assist with the analysis, evaluation, engineering, and implementation of system improvements, optimization, and deployments.
• Develop and implement designs for large, complex multi-site data center infrastructure and virtualized environment solutions.
• Document designs, and changes to infrastructure environments including physical/logical drawings, engineering design plans, implementation plans, transition plans, test plans, and failover plans.
• Implement, test, and operate large complex data center and virtualized compute, storage, and network environments.
• Perform security updates to hardware and software to ensure the security posture across all systems implemented and managed.
• Research, prototype, and develop emerging technologies by working closely with industry partners and OEMs to implement the latest and best-in-bread capabilities to meet the customers emerging needs.

Qualifications

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering with 5+ years of experience or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
• Proven experience (6+ years) in designing complex electrical projects, with a focus on MV substations, power distribution, datacenter infrastructure, and industrial power systems.
• Strong proficiency in electrical design software and tools (e.g., ETAP, AutoCAD, SKM Power Tools, etc.).
• Solid understanding of relevant codes and standards (e.g., NEC, IEEE, IEC) and their application in electrical designs.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients.
• Project management experience is a plus.

Advantageous Qualifications

• Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
• Certified in Power Quality (CPQ)
• Lighting Certified (LC)
• Certified Lighting & Efficiency Professional (CLEP)
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)
• INCOSE Certifications
  • LEED certified
  • AutoCAD Inventor Experience
  • SEL product training
  • Experience with Modular Construction and/or LOD 300+400
  • AGI32 software

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 $104,240.00 - USD $130,300.00 /Yr.