Senior Security Design Engineer

RAE Security; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Competitive pay

Job summary

RAE Security is seeking a Senior Security Design Engineer to design, implement, and maintain low voltage security systems including card access control and CCTV. You will produce CAD/REVIT drawings, construct BOMs, and provide installation details for commercial projects.

You will liaise with sales, operations, and clients, manage multiple projects, and ensure drawings and documentation meet security standards.

Qualifications

• Proficient in CAD/REVIT for security design projects.
• Minimum 5 years designing low-voltage security systems.
• Strong understanding of card access and video surveillance components.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Experience with ACC/Autodesk design processes preferred.
• Basic understanding of electrified door hardware.
• Applications engineering experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the design and development of Access Control and Video Surveillance security systems per client standards.
• Create detailed system flow diagrams, rack elevations, and functional data for security systems.
• Develop and maintain construction drawings and project documentation for security infrastructure.
• Proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT) as the primary design tool.
• Participate in project meetings with internal teams and clients to review documentation and schedules.
• Organize and maintain all job-related documentation per policy.

Skills

CAD software

REVIT

AutoCAD

Security systems design

Project management

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

Job description

Senior Security Design Engineer

Job Description

A Senior Security Design Engineer will design, implement, and maintain systems that protect facilities, assets, and personnel, such as card access control, surveillance (CCTV), and intrusion detection. The role will create technical drawings, site layouts, and construction specifications for security systems, utilizing tools like CAD and REVIT.

This role will be responsible for providing sales, operational and client support in the design, installation, and commissioning of low voltage security systems and other related systems and software as required. The primary responsibilities will be fully engineering a security system and providing design documentation in CAD/REVIT formats, procurement (BOM) outlines, security device installation details, programming outline risers, and close-out documentation redlines as required. This role will design both card access and video surveillance systems for the commercial sector.This role will serve as a liaison between the sales team, operations team, and the client.This will be a remote, office, field, and client facing role as required.

We Offer:

• - Competitive pay
• - Great benefits package
• - Excellent growth opportunities
• - 401(k) with company match
• - Health, dental, and life insurance
• - Paid time off
• - Flexible schedule

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support in the design and development of Access Control and Video Surveillance security systems based on client security standards.
• Provide detailed system flow diagrams, rack elevations, and functional data for security systems.
• Develop, review, and maintain construction drawings, blueprints, and project documentation for security infrastructure related to all client projects as directed.
• Strong proficiency in CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT) is the primary tool for security design.
• Participate in project meetings with the appropriate internal teammates and external clients to review all pertinent job documentation, determining project schedules, and ensure the systems design is correct and meets expectations of all parties involved.
• Organize and maintain all job-related documentation and materials per company and client policy.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with CAD and REVIT software, willingness to expand knowledge base as required.
• Minimum 5 years designing low-voltage Security systems
• Strong technical understanding of card access and video surveillance systems and related components.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency managing the ACC/Autodesk process for design build.
• Basic understanding of electrified door hardware.
• Applications engineering experience a plus.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or management to perform other instructions and duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.