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Electronic Security Designer

Thornton Tomasetti
District of Columbia, USA
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Your Role

  • As an Electronic Security Designer in our Protective Design & Security practice, you will support risk-based security strategy and electronic security design for buildings, campuses, and mixed-use environments across sectors. You will help develop and coordinate vendor-neutral systems—including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and supporting infrastructure—and connect them with architecture, physical security, infrastructure, and operations to support layered security. With support from your team, you will work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment while developing technical, analytical, and project coordination skills.
  • What You'll Do
  • Support design and planning for access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related security systems.
  • Assist with technology selection and design, infrastructure coordination, as well as integration of the security measures into project designs.
  • Help prepare diagrams, technical narratives, presentations, and design documentation that communicate security measures clearly.
  • Coordinate with architects, engineers and AV/IT specialists in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Participate in on-site assessments, field surveys, and construction-phase activities.
  • Develop foundational knowledge of cabling, power, and networks for security systems.
  • Build familiarity with TT’s culture, services, and interdisciplinary approach to security and resilience while growing your technical and professional skills.
  • What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, security engineering, architecture or a related field; master's degree preferred.
  • Interest in electronic security, low-voltage systems, and security technology integration.
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with design, visualization, and documentation tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam,ARC GIS, Unreal Engine, or similar platforms is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Compensation

Benefits

  • Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare
  • Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Commuter Transit (where available)
  • 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments
  • Fitness Reimbursement
  • And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives
  • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
  • Thornton Tomasetti is proud to be an equal employment workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Thornton Tomasetti are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, security engineering, architecture or a related field; master's degree preferred.
  • Interest in electronic security, low-voltage systems, and security technology integration.
  • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with design, visualization, and documentation tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam,ARC GIS, Unreal Engine, or similar platforms is preferred.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
  • Compensation

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