Engineer 1 - New College Graduate - 2026 - 2027 Season

M.C. Dean

Tysons (VA)

On-site

USD 76,000 - 94,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

A competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision, life, and dis
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reservepayoffset
Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean in Tysons, VA is seeking new college graduates for Engineer 1 roles across design, energy, software, systems, and telecommunications. You will work alongside experienced professionals in corporate offices, testing labs, project sites, or manufacturing facilities to develop solutions for mission-critical projects.

The program combines formal training and hands-on learning to build a broad, advanced skillset across electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity domains.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Industrial Engineering.
  • Experience with CAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Python, SCADA, MATLAB or VHDL.
  • Willingness to work on-site in Tysons, VA.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, install, and maintain equipment used to monitor and control systems, machinery, and processes.
  • Develop, integrate, and support project engineering deliverables through drawings, specifications, product selection, installation sequence planning, and commissioning.
  • Drive energy efficiency initiatives, reducing operational costs, and supporting our sustainability commitment.
  • Provide software development services for enterprise software in Client and Web environments.
  • Provide system programming and management support for large scale networking infrastructures, including high performance computer configurations.
  • Design, coordinate, and specify telecommunication distribution systems and infrastructure for medium to large projects.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CAD
SolidWorks
Revit
Python
SCADA
MATLAB
VHDL

Job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean isBuilding Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

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 new college graduates driven to excellence and inspired to build a smarter, more sustainable, and connected future. Engineers who join M.C. Dean's team will have access to a wide range of technical fields supporting mission-critical projects that help our customers shape the modern world.

Our early career associates work side-by-side with experienced professionals in our corporate offices, testing labs, project sites, or world-class manufacturing facility to put problem solving and creativity to work. Join us to build expertise through a combination of formal training programs and experiential, on-the-job learning to develop a broad and highly advanced skillset across the company's integrated business units.

Responsibilities

Our Engineer 1 - New College Grad roles include:

  • Control Engineer: Design, develop, install, and maintain equipment used to monitor and control systems, machinery, and processes
  • Design Engineer: Develop, integrate, and support project engineering deliverables through drawings, specifications, product selection, installation sequence planning, and commissioning
  • Energy Engineer: Drive energy efficiency initiatives, reducing operational costs, and supporting our commitment to sustainability
  • Software Engineer: Provide software development services such as programming for projects and infrastructure support required for the creation of enterprise software in Client and Web environments
  • Systems Engineer: Provide system programming and management support for large scale networking infrastructures, including high performance computer configurations as well as other systems
  • Telecommunications Engineer: Design, coordinate, and specify telecommunication distribution systems and infrastructure for medium to large projects
Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline
  • Professional or academic experience using technical solutions such as CAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Python, SCADA, MATLAB, VHDL, or similar

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

  • A competitivesalary
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Military Reservepayoffset
  • Paid maternity leave

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
  • Ability to reliably travel to and from assigned offices, project locations, etc. is required
Pay Range

USD $75,520.00 - USD $94,400.00 /Yr.

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