M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Control Technician 3

ElectricalConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRichmond, VA, USA$38 - $45 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED, five years of experience in a job shop environment, and at least one year of electrical experience.
Hands-on industrial electrical experience installing and troubleshooting 480V three-phase, 110V, 24V, and 12V motor control systems.
Experience with hard-wired motor control centers, combination starters, start-stop stations, and emergency-stop circuits.
Experience with electrical distribution systems and wiring 480V systems.
Ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints and control wiring diagrams.
Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly and follow proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
Ability to relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Ability to work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
Ability to perform routine and repetitive walking, climbing, lifting, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and overhead reaching.
Correctable vision, color vision, and ability to hear and communicate in English.
Ability to use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
Ability to recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems and produce sensible answers.
Ability to combine information to form general rules or conclusions, including identifying relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
Ability to see details at close range.
Ability to listen to and understand spoken information and ideas.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, install conduit, perform calibrations, wire control panels, terminate PLCs, perform minor repairs, and complete other manual labor required to assemble products.
Follow verbal instructions and read work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine required materials and assembly sequence.
Provide on-the-job training for new employees.
Follow company procedures for ordering, storing, receiving, and returning materials and tools.
Ensure work is completed on schedule and quality goals are achieved.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with serial (Modbus) and Ethernet communications.
Ability to use basic Microsoft Word and Excel programs.
Experience with PLCs.
Experience with SCADA.
Experience configuring network switches.

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

The Control Technician 3 is responsible for a variety of duties related to trouble shooting, conduit installation, calibrations, wiring control panels. PLC terminations, performing minor repairs as necessary and other manual labor required in assembling a product. Industrial electrical hands-on experience installing and troubleshooting, including 480V 3-phase, 110V, 24V and 12V motor control. Experience working with Hard-Wired Motor Control Centers, Combination Starters, Start-Stop Stations, Estop Circuits. Experience work with Electrical Distribution systems and wiring up 480V. Ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints and control wiring diagrams.

Responsibilities

Following verbal instructions and reading instructions such as work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
Providing on-the-job training for new employees.
Understanding and following Company procedures for ordering, storing, receiving, and returning materials and tools.
Ensuring work is completed as per schedule and quality goals are achieved.

Qualifications

Education:

HS Diploma/GED with (5) years of experience in a job shop environment and a minimum of (1) year of electrical experience

Desired Experience:

Experience with serial (Modbus) and Ethernet communications
Ability to use basic Microsoft Word and Excel programs
Experience with PLCs
Experience with SCADA
Experience configuring Network Switches

Abilities:

The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
Relocates a 12 foot stepladder without assistance.
Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Pay Range

USD $38.00 - USD $45.00 /Hr.

About the Company

M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

M.C. Dean designs, builds, operates, and maintains integrated cyber-physical systems for mission-critical facilities, secure environments, and large enterprises. Its work spans electrical power, security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual, and IT systems, all coordinated through management platforms that support long-term operation and sustainability. The company works end-to-end: it engineers solutions, installs them, and then runs and maintains them to ensure continuous, secure, and resilient performance. What sets it apart is its ability to provide comprehensive, turnkey technology and infrastructure services for critical environments—combining physical systems with digital management to create secure, automated facilities. The goal is to deliver automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems and the platforms needed to manage them over the long term.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tysons, VA
Founded: 1949

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