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Engineer 1 - New College Grad 2026 - 2027 (CIM - Harrisonburg, VA)

M. C. Dean

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Compensation
$76–94K/yr
Location
Harrisonburg, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

M.C. Dean is hiring new college graduates for Engineer 1 roles across control, design, energy, software, systems, and telecommunications engineering. Associates work with experienced professionals in corporate offices, testing labs, project sites, or a manufacturing facility, building expertise through formal training and on-the-job learning. The roles support mission-critical projects and may involve engineering design, programming, system management, or energy-efficiency initiatives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CAD, nice to haveSolidWorks, nice to haveRevit, nice to havePython, nice to haveSCADA, nice to haveMATLAB, nice to haveVHDL, nice to haveTravel Reliability, requiredCommunication, nice to haveReading Comprehension, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Higher in Engineering, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave

Full job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

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.

We are seeking new college graduates driven to excellence and inspired to build a smarter, more sustainable, and connected future. Engineers who join M.C. Dean's team will have access to a wide range of technical fields supporting mission-critical projects that help our customers shape the modern world.

Responsibilities

Our early career associates work side-by-side with experienced professionals in our corporate offices, testing labs, project sites, or world-class manufacturing facility to put problem solving and creativity to work. Join us to build expertise through a combination of formal training programs and experiential, on-the-job learning to develop a broad and highly advanced skillset across the company's integrated business units.

Our Engineer 1 – New College Grad roles include :

  • Control Engineer: Design, develop, install, and maintain equipment used to monitor and control systems, machinery, and processes

  • Design Engineer: Develop, integrate, and support project engineering deliverables through drawings, specifications, product selection, installation sequence planning, and commissioning

  • Energy Engineer: Drive energy efficiency initiatives, reducing operational costs, and supporting our commitment to sustainability

  • Software Engineer: Provide software development services such as programming for projects and infrastructure support required for the creation of enterprise software in Client and Web environments

  • Systems Engineer: Provide system programming and management support for large scale networking infrastructures, including high performance computer configurations as well as other systems

  • Telecommunications Engineer: Design, coordinate, and specify telecommunication distribution systems and infrastructure for medium to large projects

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or Industrial Engineering, or similar discipline

  • Professional or academic experience using technical solutions such as CAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Python, SCADA, MATLAB, VHDL, or similar

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

  • Ability to reliably travel to and from assigned offices, project locations, etc. is required

Pay Range

USD $75,520.00 - USD $94,400.00 /Yr.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,363 open Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–94K/yr
  • Virginia median$103–156K/yr78 salary ranges
  • US median$108–160K/yr1,570 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($128K) — in the lowest quarter of Design Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 99 open Design Engineer jobs in Virginia and 2,363 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (1,954 postings).
Education
1,586 of the 2,363 open Design Engineer jobs (67%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Software Engineer jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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