Telecommunications Engineer 3

Job description

Overview

**Your Future at M.C. Dean**
We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world’s most critical infrastructure and facilities.

This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career.

As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained–enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

The Mission Critical **Telecommunications Engineer 3** position involves the design, coordination, and implementation of telecommunication structured cabling systems for high density Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven data centers.

The engineer shall be responsible for researching, understanding, developing, and coordinating the engineering solution of the telecommunication cabling, equipment, pathways, spaces, and grounding and bonding for inside and outside plant infrastructure.

They will interface with the customers, project leadership, field leadership, other trades, manufacturers, and other telecommunications engineers.

The engineer shall be responsible for producing constructible engineering deliverables that illustrate telecommunications locations on floor/ceiling plans, telecommunications space layout on enlarged plans and elevations, mounting and assembly instructions on detail drawings, point to point cable connections on riser diagrams, telecommunications administration plans, acceptance test plans, acceptance test reports, quality control plans, studies and calculations, list of materials, cabling schedules, operations manuals, and warranties to support the design, installation, and closeout of their projects.

The engineer will oversee the technical requirements of the project throughout the entire project lifecycle, assisting with solution development, troubleshooting construction discrepancies, contribute to the overall schedule and budget planning.

Responsibilities

• Developing, Identifying, Coordinating, and Tracking project requirements
• Coordinating communication connectivity requirements to include backbone and interrack cabling, work area outlet types, cabling media and connector types, system topology, and device locations with the Data and Wireless Networking, Audio Visual, Security, Mechanical, Electrical, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating detailed telecommunications space plans with consideration for Architecture, MEP, and Electronic Systems.


• Coordinating detailed telecommunications pathway designs to support inside and outside plant cabling infrastructure to include fill calculations, BIM, etc.
• Identifying, writing and responding to Requests for Information (RFI)
• Producing coordinated detailed design and construction drawings in AutoCAD or REVIT based on project requirements and specifications.
• Producing coordinated detailed construction specifications based on project criteria.
• Creating and managing cable run lists/system labeling schedules.
• Creating and managing cable acceptance test plans based on specification requirements.
• Identifying products, creating Bill of Materials, and developing.
• Product Data deliverables that meet the project and system requirements.
• Understanding and implementing the M.C. Dean Quality Control process to ensure all engineering deliverables comply with the project requirements, provide clear and constructible information, and meet M.C. Dean’s engineering standards.
• Perform site surveys, produce reports, identify/propose/develop solutions based on observations made on the site.

Produce Pre-fabrication designs and test procedures for Pre-Installation and Check Out (PITCO) activities.

• Learn the operation of and lead in the design of active systems to include nurse call systems, public address systems, distributed antenna systems, and emergency phones.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of and utilize relevant sections of NFPA codes, TIA Standards, BICSI publications, or other relevant criteria.

Qualifications

**Education & Experience Required:**
• Minimum 5+ years’ recent experience in the telecommunications infrastructure industry with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in a related field, 3+ year’s recent experience in the telecommunications infrastructure industry with a Master's Degree in Engineering in a related field, 0+ year’s recent experience in the telecommunications infrastructure industry with a PHD in a related field.
• Detailed, motivated, self-starter; must be able to work independently and lead in a team environment.
• Must be willing to expand knowledge base to AI networking and supporting cabling infrastructure as project demand dictates.
• Must possess and demonstrate basic understanding of TIA standards and NFPA Codes.


• Must be able to successfully pass an extensive background check.
• Must achieve BICSI DCDC credential within one year of employment.
• Ability to obtain a TS clearance as required for the project.

**Desired Experience:**
• BICSI DCDC
• BICSI RCDD
• Manufacturer certifications such as NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and Operations, Corning Fiber Design, Fluke Networks Certified Cabling Test Technician, etc.
• Working knowledge of active communication systems such as Information Technology Networking, Wireless LAN, Emergency Phones.
• Experience working with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) or Building Information Management (BIM) systems such as REVIT.
• Prior field installation and testing experience a plus.

**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.

Required Skill Profession

Other General