Mission-critical infrastructure design, build, and operations for federal and enterprise facilities
M.C. Dean designs and operates cyber-physical systems for high-security government and enterprise infrastructure—power, security, life safety, telecom, automation, and IT. With 9,000+ employees and an engineering-heavy hiring mix (731 active engineering roles), the company is actively deploying DOD STIG compliance, C4ISR systems on naval vessels, and large-scale construction projects while managing preventive maintenance and 99.999% uptime requirements across mission-critical assets. The stack reflects this operational maturity: industrial controls (PLC, SCADA, HMI), enterprise management (Primavera P6, CMMS), and cloud infrastructure (AWS) alongside traditional design and CAD tools.
Notable leadership hires: Safety Director, Chief Engineer
M.C. Dean is a privately held design-build-operate firm specializing in cyber-physical infrastructure for U.S. federal agencies, defense contractors, and large enterprises. The company operates across electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio-visual systems, and IT infrastructure. With headquarters in Tysons, Virginia and a workforce exceeding 9,000 professionals, M.C. Dean manages the full lifecycle of complex, regulated facilities—from design and construction through ongoing operations and maintenance. Current work includes data center deployments, DOD security implementations, naval system integrations, and operational risk management across mission-critical sites.
M.C. Dean actively recruits across the United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, and Djibouti, with engineering and security roles leading the hiring velocity.
M.C. Dean uses industrial control systems (PLC, SCADA, HMI), project management (Primavera P6), maintenance management (CMMS), design tools (Revit, Bluebeam, CAD), power infrastructure (Schneider Electric, Eaton, APC, Mitsubishi Electric), and cloud infrastructure (AWS) for system operations.
Active projects include data center design and deployment, DOD STIG compliance on IT and OT systems, C4ISR system installations on ships and submarines, large-scale construction initiatives, CMMS implementation for field maintenance, and site-specific safety and electrical compliance programs.
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