Fire Alarm Early Intern

Overview --------

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.

Life Safety Internship ---------------------

The Life Safety intern will be exposed to a wide variety of fire alarm and fire protection systems aspects with broad roles and responsibilities to include:

• Assisting engineers
• CAD design support
• Data analysis
• Documentation
• Project coordination
• Fieldwork assistance
• Software proficiency
• Safety compliance
• Research and development support

Responsibilities ----------------

The Life Safety intern will have various responsibilities aimed at providing them with valuable exposure to the engineering field. This may involve supporting engineers in their projects by conducting research, preparing reports, and assisting with technical tasks. The intern could also assist in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tasks, such as creating drawings, sketches, or models, working under supervision to gain practical skills.

Responsibilities may include:

• Data analysis
• Documentation tasks like organizing project specifications and reports
• Helping with project coordination by managing timelines and communication between team members
• Accompanying engineers on field visits, inspections, or testing activities to gain hands-on experience
• Learning engineering software tools
• Ensuring safety compliance
• Contributing to research and development projects
• Engaging in learning opportunities, such as attending engineering meetings and training sessions
• Professional communication with team members, clients, and vendors
• Showcasing problem-solving skills and contributing innovative ideas to engineering projects

Through these varied responsibilities, the intern can develop technical skills, gain industry insights, and contribute meaningfully to the companys projects.

Qualifications -------------

Qualifications for this position include:

• Interest in engineering concepts
• A solid academic background in subjects like mathematics and physics
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with team members
• Basic computer proficiency with a willingness to learn engineering software
• Analytical abilities to contribute to projects
• Teamwork skills
• A proactive learning attitude
• Safety awareness
• Good time management
• Professionalism in handling internship responsibilities
• Currently pursuing a high school degree or equivalent

Abilities ----------

As a Life Safety intern, you will be required to:

• 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