Security Design Engineer/Security Systems Installer

Job Title

Security Design Engineer

Schedule

Hybrid (WFH & travel to local client sites) Does NOT need to report to regional office

Duration

Direct Hire / FTE

Salary Range

$100,000 – 125,000 + Benefits Package Will flex for someone at the 10+ year experience mark

Job Summary:

Your role as a Security System Designer includes leveraging your existing design experience to add value to projects while we work together to further develop and advance your capabilities. You will be empowered to take ownership of your project’s success and manage projects and team resources. Performs or delegates tasks as required to execute and fully complete assigned projects including hardware design, system programming, installation coordination, system and network commissioning and project closeout. You will work closely with the Project Leads, Clients and fellow designers/engineers to share ideas and develop innovative solutions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures work performed follows state, local and federal legal requirements and operates on the job with the highest of ethics
• Employs practices and develops processes to ensure cost effective engineering while providing consistent delivery and customer satisfaction
• Designs, estimates, and configures technically functional security systems, including enterprise security head end systems
• Creates drawing packages (technical data packages), sequence of operations, bill of material, network layouts and electrical requirements
• Ability to integrate different Security subsystems with each other
• Coordinates and creates of necessary drawings and equipment schedules for submittals and installation
• Selects, materials for assigned projects
• Assists in the loading and commissioning of all system and network-level controllers as required
• Assists, if needed, in validation of complete system functionality and troubleshoots problems with subcontractors and other trades to ensure proper operation
• Provides field change information to the project team for the creation of as-built drawings and software
• Keeps management or customer informed of job progress and issues
• Assists, if needed, in performing site-specific training for owner / operator on the total building control solution
• Participates in customer meetings with project team
• Performs value engineering to provide cost effective results while maintaining customer satisfaction
• Adheres to safety standards
• Serves as the Security/Low Voltage systems expert in application engineering.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of field experience in the Security industry
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Integrated / Electronic Security System (ESS) Alarm industry
• Demonstrated experience with pre-sales engineering development of Security Alarm building sub-systems projects
• Ability to relate technical knowledge to a non-technical audience
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Demonstrated knowledge of a wide variety of Security Alarm building and other building subsystems.
• Proficiency with Tier 1 systems like Genetech, Milestone, Avigilon, and/or SoftWarehouse C-CURE 9000 strongly preferred
• Experience working with AutoCAD
• Must be eligible to obtain + maintain a Department of Criminal Justice registration (DCJIS) and able to pass related background check, drug screen and credit check.