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M.C. Dean

Designs and deploys secure mission-critical infrastructure

Control Technician 4

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeVirginia, USA$51 - $56 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have at least 7 years of experience in a shop environment and a high school diploma or GED.
  • Obtain a company-funded CPR and First Aid certification within six months of hire and maintain it while employed.
  • Pass a background investigation and drug test.
  • Interpret control circuits, schematics, and line diagrams.
  • Select control components for control panel fabrication and read and prepare bills of materials from specifications and/or according to National Electrical Code and UL 508A standards.
  • Size circuit breakers and fuses for control and power circuits according to specifications and/or National Electrical Code standards.
  • Fabricate control panels, including designing layouts and installing components.
  • Install, wire, and test programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, and other solid-state control components.
  • Wire control panels and equipment, test circuitry against specifications and drawings, and commission and document completed control panels or circuits as necessary.
  • Use multifunction meters and project-related test equipment.
  • Understand industrial automation and control schemes.
  • Troubleshoot, replace, install, and relocate industrial control circuits and components in active industrial manufacturing processes and environments.
  • Use power tools, including drills, saws, and punch sets with corded, cordless, or hydraulic methods.
  • Use a Fluke 787 Process Meter, Fluke 87 Multimeter or equivalent, high-potential tester, megger, relay tester, resistance tester, ground tester, and oscilloscope.
  • Use a laptop PC with manufacturer software packages to check wiring circuits and controls and test programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, and other solid-state components.
  • Lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds regularly while following proper lifting techniques and safety protocols.
  • Relocate a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
  • Work at heights up to 60 feet and climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks, and ladders.
  • Walk, climb, lift, squat, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and reach overhead routinely and repetitively.
  • Have corrected or uncorrected vision, color vision, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
  • Use a standard ladder without exceeding its weight limit while carrying tools.
  • Recognize when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems and produce sensible answers.
  • Combine information to form general rules or conclusions, including identifying relationships among seemingly unrelated events.
  • See details at close range.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Responsibilities

  • Follow verbal instructions and read work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine the materials needed and assembly sequence.
  • Perform sheet metal work, punch holes, wire, paint, and weld.
  • Provide on-the-job training to new employees.
  • Follow company procedures for ordering, storing, receiving, and returning materials and tools.
  • Complete work according to schedule and achieve quality goals.
  • Fabricate control panels; perform field installation and commissioning associated with control panels and field instrumentation; troubleshoot and calibrate field instruments, equipment, and control panels; perform testing and analysis; document and update drawings of finished control panels; and care for company-provided shop tools, meters, and associated equipment.

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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