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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. 

The Quality Engineer 2 is responsible for following the M.C. Dean Quality Control (QC) Program to achieve and verify quality expectations for a durable and reliable installation. The Quality Engineer 2 is responsible for overseeing field inspections to ensure work is in compliance with all safety policies and procedures. Job duties and responsibilities: Document, Implement and Manage Quality Control Plan on the project.

Position Responsibilities:

• Gather customer specific quality requirements, review all relevant governing reference material for development and implementation of project specific quality plan.
• Create and maintain project specific quality plan and assure alignment between External and MMC Quality Plans.
• Conduct Mutual Understanding Meeting with subcontractors.
• Create and maintain Quality Control Tracking Log (QCTL) with planned and actual schedule for each of the three phases of quality control.
• Create and maintain necessary project specific QC checklists.
• Verify and status submittal approvals.
• Facilitate and participate in Design reviews.
• Maintain ongoing interface with client/client representative for issue resolution, reporting, improvements and audits.
• Maintain ongoing interface with subcontractor representative for issue resolution, reporting, improvements and audits.
• Facilitate and coordinate inspections and audits with 3rd party inspectors.
• Document tailored processes across the value stream using ISO, CMMI, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PMBOK, ITIL and other internationally recognized process frameworks.
• Identify technical and administrative controls and create rules, policies, and procedures for the implementation of controls.
• Lead all activities involving quality assurance, compliance, audits, deliverables, and process improvement.
• Conduct specific audits to measure the degree of adherence to documented policies and procedures.
• Prepare product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Develop project scorecard on Quality Assurance and report to project and executive teams on the level of adherence.
• Work on special process improvement projects to identify root cause and put in place corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence.

Education/Experience:

• 2+ Years of experience with a Bachelors Science Degree in Engineering or Construction Management, with Industrial/Systems Engineering preferred.
• Must successfully pass a background check
• Working knowledge of USACE/NAVFAC 3-Phase Quality Control System.

Desired Qualifications:

• Data Collection, Management and analysis knowledge.
• Planning and organizational
• Written and verbal communication
• Quick Decision-making abilities.
• Teamwork, Team building and collaboration
• Customer service orientation
• Sharp attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Meticulous and diligent attributes
• Great team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to influence with no direct supervisory authority

 We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

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.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave