OverviewThe 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.
** This position is on-site in San Diego, CA**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.
