M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Quality Control Inspector

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeRaleigh, NC, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least four years of hands-on experience performing quality control inspections, reviewing plans and specifications for Task Orders, completing final reviews for product quality, code and work-plan compliance, and working with contractors to correct inspection findings.
An associate degree in a technical discipline, which may be substituted with quality-related experience.
Applicants selected must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. citizenship, for access to classified information, and be able to obtain and maintain an HSPD-12.
Ability to tolerate prolonged exposure to computer screens and prolonged sitting.
Ability to reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Finger dexterity to manipulate objects, such as using a keyboard.
Ability to understand spoken information and communicate information verbally so others understand.
Ability to read and understand written information.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems and produce sensible answers.
Ability to identify and understand another person's speech.

Responsibilities

Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with project or contract specifications, the Quality Control Plan, and applicable legal requirements.
Confer with the Quality Assurance Manager as appropriate.
Read blueprints and specifications.
Monitor operations to ensure they meet specifications and recommend adjustments to assembly or installation processes.
Inspect, identify, and submit materials, components, or products for testing and measurement.
Operate electronic inspection equipment and software.
Document approval or rejection of inspected materials, components, or products, and identify nonconforming items for removal.
Report inspection and test data and quantities inspected.
Participate in Preparatory Meetings for each definable feature of work to review pertinent plan and specification requirements with the foreman supervising the work.
Participate in Initial Inspections to verify approved materials, personnel, equipment, and site conditions; inspect initial installations; and identify required workmanship, quality, and safety measures.
Participate in ongoing Follow-up Inspections to verify workmanship, quality, and safety in accordance with contract documents.
Inspect all work in detail and efficiently in conjunction with the Owner and Quality Control team.
Collect and analyze data for continuous improvement and share findings with the project team weekly.
Participate in daily Operational Risk Management meetings, raise quality items and issues for the work scope, and present at least two to three relevant quality tips of the day.
Document daily quality control reports.
Follow applicable quality-system procedures and perform assigned responsibilities under the Quality Management System.
Perform Receiving, First Article, In-Process, and Final Inspections on electrical and mechanical assemblies visually or with inspection equipment.
Immediately notify operators or supervisors of product nonconformances.
Complete quality reporting requirements under the M.C. Dean Quality Management System, including inspection checklists, Data Collection Reports, hold logs, discrepancy notices, and waiver logs; identify nonconforming units for segregation under the nonconformance procedure for prefabricated and purchased products.
Assist in training operators and provide guidance.
Assist with problem-solving.
Represent the quality function in daily Operational Risk Management work briefings.
Assist with root-cause analysis and development of corrective and preventive actions for systemic issues.
Advise the appropriate party of corrective actions to be taken.
Coordinate with the supervisor to ensure inspector coverage across shifts during an inspector's absence.

Overview

Disclaimer:
This requisition is part of a Pre-Award requirement intended to identify and engage qualified candidates for a position that may be awarded to M.C. Dean. We will conduct interviews and may issue contingent offers of employment based on qualifications and suitability. Please note that formal offers will only be extended once the contract is officially awarded, at which time final candidates will be reviewed and selected.

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.

Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ability to obtain & maintain an HSPD-12.

Responsibilities

Conduct inspections to ensure compliance and conformance with project or contract specifications
Conduct inspections in accordance with Quality Control Plan
Conduct inspections to ensure adherence to applicable legal requirements
Confer with Quality Assurance, Manager as appropriate
Read blueprints and specifications
Monitor operations to ensure that they meet specifications
Recommend adjustments to the assembly or installation process
Inspect, identify, and submit material, components, or products for testing and measurement
Operate electronic inspection equipment and software
Document approval or rejection of inspected material, components, or products
Identify for removal all components, products and materials that fail to meet specifications
Report inspection and test data and quantities inspected
Participate in the Preparatory Meeting for each definable feature of work to review pertinent sections of the plans and specs requirements with the foreman supervising the work.
Participate in Initial Inspection to assure all required/approved materials, personnel and equipment are available, verify the site conditions, inspect the initial installation of the work and identify the required level of workmanship, quality, and safety measures
Participate in Follow-up Inspections continuously to insure professional workmanship, quality and safety in accordance with contract documents.
Perform inspections on all work performed in detail, efficiently, and in conjunction with Owner/QC.
Collect data, analyze for continuous improvement, and share with project team weekly.
Participate in the daily Operational Risk Management (ORM) meetings ensuring Quality items/issues for the scope of the work are discussed and present at least 2-3 quality tips of the day relevant to the scope of work.
Document daily QC reports
Understand and follow all applicable quality system procedures, performing all assigned responsibilities outlined in the QMS.
Perform Receiving (REC), First Article (FAI), In-Process (IP) and Final Inspections (FI) on electrical and mechanical assemblies visually and/or with inspection equipment.
Immediately notify operators, or supervision of any non-conformances in products
Perform all quality reporting requirements outlined in the MCD Quality Management System (including the inspection checklists, Data Collection Reports (PDCR), hold logs, discrepancy notices, waiver logs etc.) Identify for segregation nonconforming units following the MCD Nonconformance procedure for prefabricated and purchased products.
Assist in the training of operators and provide guidance.
Assist in the problem-solving process.
Participate in the Daily ORM work briefings to represent the Quality Portion.
Assist in root cause, corrective and preventive action development for systemic issues.
Advise appropriate party of any corrective action to be taken.
Coordinate with supervisor to ensure all shifts are covered appropriately in case of absence of an inspector.

Qualifications

Associates Degree in Technical Discipline (may be substituted for quality related experience)
At least 4 years hands-on experience in in quality control inspections reviewing plans and specifications for Task Orders, planned by planning and estimating staff, and performing a final review of the work performed to ensure quality of final product, code compliance, work plan specifications compliance, plus working with contractors to make necessary corrections as result of inspections.

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.

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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