New College Graduate Engineer 1 - Life Safety Group - Rock Hill, with Security Clearance

Unofficial M.C. Dean; Rock Hill (SC); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

M.C. Dean is seeking a skilled Engineer 1 in Fire Protection to join our team in the United States. The role covers design, fabrication, offsite production, installation, and commissioning of life safety systems, with emphasis on fire detection and alarm, mass notification, and fire suppression.

You will coordinate, test, inspect, and document activities to support project success. Qualified candidates have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 0+ years of related experience, including a strong

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering in Fire Protection or related field required.
• 0+ years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• NICET II in fire detection and alarm a strong preference.

Mansioni

• Lead in-house testing (PITCO) and commissioning phases.
• Program and troubleshoot fire detection and alarm systems on PITCO and onsite.
• Provide operations training and produce close-out documentation.
• Support day-to-day project operations and site surveys.
• Produce takeoff sheets, BOMs, and contribute to proposals.
• Assist in design of FA & mass notification systems; ensure code compliance.

Conoscenze

Fire protection engineering

NFPA knowledge

Commissioning & testing

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Documentation & reporting

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering in Fire Protection, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or related discipline

Strumenti

ACAD/Revit

Notifier & VESDA

Descrizione del lavoro

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. The Engineer 1 provides engineering tasks for design, fabrication, offsite production, installation and commissioning activities for fire detection and alarm, mass notification, fire suppression and other life safety systems. This includes gathering requirements, preparation of shop drawings and documents, coordination, quality control, programming, in-house testing, field support and acceptance testing of systems.

Responsibilities

* Lead the in-house testing (PITCO) and commissioning phases.

• Performs programming and troubleshooting of fire detection and alarm systems, in PITCO and onsite.
• Provide training on the operations and maintenance of the system and produce close-out documentation.
• Support the day-to-day operations of a project or sub-section of a project.
• Performs site surveys, and produces survey reports.
• Produces takeoff sheets, bill of materials, and contributes to project proposals.
• Ability to participate in design of fire detection & alarm systems and mass notification systems.
• Provide a Building and Life safety code compliant set of deliverables, including shop drawings and calculations to achieve the intent of design in construction.
• Proficient in navigating the IBC International Building Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, and NFPA 70 National Electrical Code.
• Produce artifacts for correct planning of fabrication, in-house testing (PITCO), and onsite Commissioning of fire detection and alarm systems.
• Maintain organized and detailed project records.
• Creates a task oriented schedule, and maintains a baseline.
• Identify, document, and resolve issues.
• Lead lessons learned meetings.
• Support project-closeout including punch list creation, management, and closure.
• Maintain as-builts as work is completed.
• Read and interpret blueprints and project specifications.
• Upholds the business unit and company culture, and sponsors the correct use of processes, flowcharts and standards.
• Communicate direction and ensure that it has been understood and carried out.
• Communicate with people outside the Company, represent the Company to customers, the public, the government, and other partners while maintaining a professional and courteous image.
• Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Engineering in Fire Protection, Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical or related discipline is required with 0+ years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity. Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements including U.S. citizenship for access to classified information. (Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required). Desired Skills: * NICET II in fire detection and alarm a strong preference. * Intimate knowledge of fire alarm system architecture and programming.
• Intimate knowledge of NFPA and building codes.
• Experience commissioning and testing fire alarm systems.
• General life safety design knowledge along with programming and commissioning of FA systems; experience with Notifier & VESDA is a plus.
• Fluent in ACAD/Revit or other design tools.
• Proficient in complete system layout in accordance with code, battery calculations and develop sequence of operations/scripts for complete FA systems.
• Commissioning experience is a must.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills is a plus.
• 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.