Design Technician 1

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean isBuilding Intelligence.We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company's capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

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.

The Design Technician 1 is responsible for modifying drawings based on engineer markups and specification of existing drawings, creating new AutoCAD and Microstation drawings from hand drawings, and printing copies of drawings.

• Review of the coordinated model
• Creating, managing plan views, sections, and part details
• Creating, annotating, and dimensioning drawings
• Participation in the design coordination process and resolving coordination conflicts.
• Participating in the design review and quality control processes
• Distributing drawings to support field requirement

• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and related concepts is desired
• Knowledge of the field installation best practices is beneficial
• Knowledge of critical design software Autodesk Revit Autodesk Navisworks Autodesk AutoCAD BlueBeam MS Office

Experience:

• High School diploma or GED are required with 3+ years of experience; AAS desired

General Requirements:

• Field experience with electrical installations is strongly desired
• Design experience with the listed tools is strongly required
• Attention to details
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a multi-discipline team
• Commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Certifications, licenses:

• Completed electrical apprenticeship and journeyman or master electrician status strongly desired

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.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave