Physical Security Engineer: Access Control & Lab Testing

Insight Global; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a System Engineer to support a large commercial client in California. The ideal candidate has a background in physical security and hands-on experience with CCURE or Genetec, helping design, test, and document security solutions for data centers and large buildings.

Responsibilities include lab evaluations, test plans, and end-to-end testing, coordinating with hardware, software, facilities, and personnel to deliver reliable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of physical security experience.
• Strong access control system experience with CCURE or Genetec.
• Experience supporting large commercial or federal security build-outs.
• Extensive experience in testing, programming, and configuring physical security systems.
• Develop proof of concepts, test plans, and other necessary engineering documentation for the client.
• Any certifications
• Any AI experience

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market surveys, lab evaluations, proof of concepts, and pilots of various physical security technologies.
• Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation to hardware, software, facility, and personnel components.
• Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups throughout the life cycle.
• Develops system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis.
• Provide technical direction for development, interfacing, integration, and testing of components across complex hardware/software systems.
• Develop scenarios and an Operational Concept describing interactions between system, user and environment.
• Review and/or approve system engineering documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare time-line analysis diagrams illustrating flow of time-dependent functions.

Skills

Physical security

Access control systems

Lab evaluations

Test planning

Documentation

System engineering

Requirements elicitation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CCURE

Genetec

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a System Engineer to support a large commercial client in California. The ideal candidate has a background in physical security and hands-on experience with CCURE or Genetec, helping design, test, and document security solutions for data centers and large buildings.

Responsibilities include lab evaluations, test plans, and end-to-end testing, coordinating with hardware, software, facilities, and personnel to deliver reliable systems.