Physical Security Engineer (Video Surveillance/Access Control/Integration)

Overview

The Physical Security Engineer (Video Surveillance/Access Control/Integration) position collaborates with a team of sales, estimation, engineering, and field technicians to ensure proposed solutions, are communicated, and implemented appropriately, to the budget, and with the best client satisfaction.

Compensation Range Starting At

$90,000 - $130,000/yr. (DOE) and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision; paid vacation and holidays; and a 401k matching program.

Major Areas of Responsibilities

• Proactively Communicate with the physical security team members and provide the best practices and methods on programing and installation of the related hardware and applications.
• Coordinate closely with internal sales, sales support, and service resources to review, understand, and implement the designed solution matched with customers business and/or bid requirements.
• Willing to learn and get trained periodically about the latest technical updates and innovations in physical security era and participate on manufacturer or company technical trainings.
• Identify labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents.
• Review input from all necessary solution stakeholders within the customer firm. Adapts solutions, as necessary, to ensure appropriate support.
• Pre-engineering site walks to support estimation.
• Travel to job sites for post engineering tasks, review the proposed solution with stakeholders and check the bill of material prior to purchase.
• Provide technical documentation and work closely with CAD department on project close out documentation.
• Provide support to team-member field technicians to enhance their product knowledge.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Responsible for the commissioning of systems and training of end users.
• Build strong win-win relationships with other departments within VectorUSA.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED
• Must have active Industry Certifications
• Minimum five years of engineering experience in a business-to-business, large/strategic customer segment for the following products:
• Video Surveillance Software (preferred)
• Qognify Ocularis 5.x Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
• Milestone Xprotect VMS (Corporate, Expert and Professional Plus)
• Avigilon ACC Software, all versions
• Wisenet Wave VMS
• Verkada
• Eagle Eye Cloud VMS
• Video Surveillance Hardware
• Cameras: Axis, Hanwha, Avigilon, Bosch, Verkada, Eagle Eye, etc..
• Servers: Seneca/DELL, HPE, Cisco UCS
• Access Control/ Intercom Hardware
• Hirsch/Identiv
• Brivo
• Avigilon ACM
• SALTO
• Verkada
• Keyscan
• Axis/2N
• Aiphone
• Network and Data Center Infrastructure
• Microsoft Windows Server
• VMWare vSphere
• Cisco Switches
• HPE/ Aruba Switches
• A high-level understanding of Data Center virtualization and Windows system administration is highly desirable.
• Detail understanding of the Low voltage systems, as well as communication protocols are required.
• Project coordination and management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be skilled in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be self-motivated and have excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and have excellent follow-up skills.