Telecommunications Engineer 1 - Charleston, SC

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. is seeking a Telecommunications Engineer 1 in Charleston, South Carolina to provide technical and administrative support on various projects. Responsibilities include clarifying project scope, assisting in risk management, conducting quality inspections, and managing project documentation. Candidates should have a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and some experience is preferred. This role offers opportunities to collaborate within a dynamic team environment in a critical technology sector.

Qualifications

• 0+ years of experience and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably from an ABET-accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Support project leadership by ensuring operational needs are met in design documentation.
• Assist the project leader with risk management and scheduling.
• Produce engineering closeout documentation as part of project completion.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering

Job description

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is a building intelligence company that designs, builds, operates, and maintains cyber‑physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities and enterprise environments. With more than 7,000 employees, the firm spans electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation, audiovisual, and IT systems. Its headquarters are in Tysons, Virginia, and it delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Role Overview

The Telecommunications Engineer 1 provides technical and administrative support to project teams, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instruction. The role involves troubleshooting installation problems, collaborating with functional engineers, and addressing technical challenges under close supervision.

Responsibilities

Functional Engineering:

• Support project leadership by ensuring operational needs are met in design documentation, such as interpreting device layouts in shop drawings to clarify project scope, confirming test requirements in commissioning plans, and ensuring correct products are identified and purchased.
• Support field installation teams by ensuring design documentation is clear, confirming test procedures in commissioning plans, and verifying product data matches on‑site requirements.
• Communicate effectively with the project’s functional engineer and other stakeholders to facilitate project progress and address technical challenges.

Physical Engineering:

• Assist the project leader with risk management, change management, subcontractor deliverables, scheduling, and material ordering.
• Assist the superintendent with troubleshooting commissioning process issues, tracking manpower and 3rd‑party installation dependencies, and ordering labels.
• Write RFIs to the customer or designer.
• Create and update the project installation plan in InfraLink, manage installation status, initiate and track trouble tickets.
• Conduct quality‑control inspections of 3rd‑party predecessors/successors and the telecommunications installation to ensure compliance with standards.
• Coordinate commissioning work, including setting up Test IDs, tracking testing progress, reviewing results, and submitting warranty data.
• Produce engineering closeout documentation as part of project completion.
• Support the Project Leader and Superintendent in commissioning and documentation processes.

Qualifications

• 0+ years of experience and a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, preferably from an ABET‑accredited program.

Abilities

• Exposure to computer screens for extended periods.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Finger dexterity for manipulating objects with fingers, e.g., using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand spoken information.
• Communicate information in speaking so others understand.
• Read and understand written information.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce sensible answers.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.