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M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Telecommunications Engineer 4

Telecommunications EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USA$112k - $140.7k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering and 7 or more years of recent experience in the telecommunications infrastructure industry, or a master's degree in an engineering field and 5 or more years of recent experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience leading engineers or designers, formally or as a technical lead, on multi-site or multi-discipline projects.
  • An active BICSI RCDD credential at the time of hire.
  • An active DoD Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
  • The ability to pass an extensive background check.
  • Demonstrated expertise in TIA-568, TIA-569, TIA-606, and J-STD-607 design, NEC and NESC requirements, and outside-plant fiber and conduit design.
  • Experience producing and reviewing construction drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and acceptance test plans for large-scale infrastructure projects.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, including presenting technical positions to Government customers.
  • The ability to travel up to 50% to Air Force bases, including for site surveys, cutovers, and acceptance testing.
  • The ability to obtain eligibility for access to classified information, including U.S. citizenship.
  • The ability to perform the listed physical and communication tasks, including extended screen exposure and sitting, reaching, finger dexterity, listening, speaking, reading, applying general rules to specific problems, and understanding another person's speech.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Department of the Air Force inside-plant and outside-plant telecommunications infrastructure engineering support across multiple installations, including the design, coordination, and implementation of structured cabling.
  • Serve as the technical authority for inside-plant and outside-plant infrastructure on assigned task orders, including cabling, equipment, pathways, spaces, and grounding and bonding.
  • Lead a team of telecommunications engineers and designers, set technical direction, and review all inside-plant and outside-plant engineering deliverables before submission to the project's lead engineer for Government submittal.
  • Serve as a primary technical interface to the Government program office, base communications squadrons, base civil engineering, project and field leadership, subcontractors, and manufacturers.
  • Own the quality and constructibility of team deliverables, including site survey reports, site installation plans, equipment lists, bills of materials, drawings, specifications, cable schedules, acceptance test plans and reports, as-builts, and closeout documentation.
  • Manage schedule, budget, and technical risk for assigned scope from survey through system acceptance.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and designers; assign work, balance workload across multiple bases, and review performance with engineering management.
  • Review and approve inside-plant and outside-plant engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, constructibility, and compliance with contract requirements, Government deliverable instructions, and company engineering standards; lead the team's quality-control process.
  • Establish standard details, templates, and design practices to keep deliverables consistent across bases.
  • Provide inside-plant and outside-plant input to the project's lead engineer and program manager for design reviews, plan acceptance, and program team meetings.
  • Plan and forecast engineering labor, schedule, and budget, and identify and escalate technical and schedule risks early.
  • Manage subcontractor and surveyor interfaces for outside-plant design, GPS and shape-file data, and field installation.
  • Direct requirements development and tracking; coordinate connectivity requirements, including backbone and inter-rack cabling, outlet types, media and connector types, topology, and device locations, with network engineering, wireless, mechanical, electrical, cybersecurity, and other stakeholders.
  • Lead site survey planning and execution for communication equipment locations and inside-plant and outside-plant pathways, including spare fiber testing, manhole, handhole, and duct surveys, rack and grounding documentation, power and UPS evaluation, and TEMPEST data collection.
  • Lead outside-plant and inside-plant design, including pathway and fill calculations, new fiber and conduit design, grounding and bonding, and telecommunications space planning with architecture, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and electronic systems.
  • Resolve requests for information and construction discrepancies, and direct red-line management and as-built closeout.
  • Oversee cable acceptance test planning, qualification test procedures, and system acceptance testing support.
  • Oversee base work request and environmental review packages, and inside-plant and outside-plant cable records in the base's cable management system, following Air Force documentation requirements.
  • Guide inside-plant and outside-plant pathway and power coordination for communication equipment locations, including flightline areas.
  • Maintain current knowledge of TIA standards, BICSI publications, NEC, NESC, NFPA codes, and TEMPEST requirements, and ensure the team applies them.
  • Support cutover planning with base communications squadrons, including look-ahead schedules and scheduled service outage coordination.

Desired Qualifications

  • A BICSI OSP Designer credential or Professional Engineer license.
  • Experience on DoD or federal projects, including Department of the Air Force base infrastructure, TEMPEST requirements, formal Government deliverable submittals, and Air Force work order processes.
  • Experience with CAD and BIM systems such as AutoCAD and Revit, and GIS-based cable records.
  • Working knowledge of campus network infrastructure, including how inside-plant and outside-plant design supports switching.
  • Experience supporting cutovers and acceptance testing for operational networks.
  • Manufacturer certifications.
  • Prior field installation and testing experience, including OTDR and fiber certification testing.

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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