Design Engineer 2

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.

Position

Design Engineer 2 in the Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business unit in Stuttgart, Germany . As part of the (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio‑visual, IT systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high‑growth markets.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for systems engineering at all design levels for Access Control System, Intrusion Detection Systems, and Video Surveillance Systems, including system monitoring, programming, reporting, troubleshooting, etc. Interface with management, customers, tenants, technicians, and alarm monitoring staff to answer inquiries, provide status reports, and resolve issues.

• Design and installation of existing systems, new systems, and proactive initiatives.
• Perform device programming and configuration changes requested by the client.
• Perform daily enterprise system checks and status checks of communication links.
• Document service requests in ticketing system and ensure tickets are closed as issues are resolved.
• Assist in calls relating to workstations, software, servers, communications, badging, alarm monitoring.
• Provide telephone and service desk support to technicians, system operational staff, and customers.
• Provide initial diagnostic troubleshooting and determine root cause of simple network and system problems.
• Perform backups of databases.
• Perform daily archiving of events, alarm acknowledgements, and user transactions.

Qualifications

• Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must be U.S. citizens. Interim Secret clearance is required, with ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Education: Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of progressive experience in a technical discipline (such as Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or Information Technology).
• Required Progressive Experience: Interested and willing to complete training/study for certification in relevant systems such as Lenel OnGuard, Hirsch/Identiv Velocity, Software House (C‑CURE 9000), Milestone Systems, Bosch Video Management System (BVMS), Cisco, Microsoft, and VMware, and in accordance with DoD Manual DoD in Security+ and/or CASP and/or CISSP within 6–12 months of hire. Ability to multi‑task, pay close attention to detail, stay alert and focused, and coordinate and manage electronic security equipment. Possess excellent organizational and file‑management skills and the ability to plan and execute administrative work with little supervision.

Desired Skills

• Strong oral, written and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong time‑management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills is a plus.
• Strong in design software such as AutoCAD and/or Revit.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.

Advantageous Qualifications

• Lenel OnGuard Certified
• Hirsch/Identiv Velocity
• Software House (C‑CURE 9000)
• Milestone Systems Certification
• Bosch Video Management System (BVMS)
• Microsoft Certifications
• VMware Experience
• Security+, Network+
• CASP, CISSP

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.
• 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, e.g., 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.