Tech Specialist 2 - Charleston, SC

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.

Responsibilities

The Tech Specialist 2 will demonstrate the following capabilities :

Consult with clients to identify their specific needs and challenges and match them with suitable product solutions.?

Prepare and deliver technical presentations to potential clients, showcasing product features and benefits.?

Developcustomized solutions for clients by tailoring product offerings to meet their specific requirements.?

Craft detailed proposals that outline the proposed solution, pricing, and implementation plan.?

Maintainongoing relationships with clients, providing post-sale support, and addressing technical concerns.?

Develop and execute market surveys, lab evaluations, proof of concepts, and pilots of variousphysical security technologies.

Assists with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components

Participates in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle

Generates alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions

Participates in establishing and gaining approval for requirements, designs, interfaces, test procedures, etc., that provides a common reference point for hardware and software developers

Defines the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan

Develops system design solution that satisfies the system requirements and fulfills the functional analysis

Provides technical direction for the development, engineering, interfacing, integration, and testing of specific components of complex hardware / software systems to include requirements elicitation, analysis and functional allocation, conducting systems requirements reviews, developing concepts of operation and interface standards, developing system architectures, and performing technical / non-technical assessment and management as well as end-to-end flow analysis

Develops scenarios (threads) and an Operational Concept that describes the interactions between the system, the user, and the environment, that satisfies operational, support, maintenance, and disposal needs.

Reviews and / or approves system engineering documentation to ensure that processes and specifications meet system needs and are accurate, comprehensive, and complete

Conducts quantitative analysis in non-functional system performance areas like Reliability, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Survivability, etc.

Establishes and follows a formal procedure for coordinating system integration activities among multiple teams, ensuring complete coverage of all interfaces

Prepares time-line analysis diagrams illustrating the flow of time-dependent functions

Establishes a process to formally and proactively control and manage changes to requirements, considers impacts prior to commitment to change, gains stakeholder buy-in, eliminates ambiguity, ensures traceability to source requirements, and tracks and settles open actions

Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan

Qualifications

Key Requirements :

High School Diploma / GED with 8+ years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and / or testing of electronic security systems or

Associates with 6+ years of experience

Desired / Advantageous Qualifications :

Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.

Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.

Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.

What we offer :

A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.

An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.

Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.

Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

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.