Physical Security Engineer

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Mount Laurel, NJ
In-Office
Software
The Role
Wachter's greatest asset is the people who work here. Join the Wachter family and chart your career path!

Wachter is seeking a dedicated and organized Physical Security Engineer who will be responsible for supporting our technicians with validated designs, detailed implementations, and service/maintenance assistance on our clients’ physical security systems. You will work with our teams for configuration, testing, and troubleshooting of access control systems, video surveillance, and other physical security technologies.

We seek self-motivated and reliable candidates, who can work independently and find solutions to complete the job. Long-term employment with competitive pay and exceptional benefits for qualified candidates. We value relationships and invest in our employees. 

Requirements:

  • Must have CAD/Design Experience
  • Ideal candidate should have a strong technical background in physical security systems and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • College Education preferred, although not required. 
  • Proficient with the use of personal computers, including email, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office programs. 
  • Excellent customer relationship and communication skills; verbal and written. 
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational, and follow-up skills. 
  • Ability to prioritize tasks. 

Benefits Package: Company Paid!

  • Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision Benefits--No premium cost!
  • Life, AD&D and LTD insurance
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • MD Live & TriaHealth
  • Company-Matched 401(k) and IRA Retirement Savings

Essential Duties:

  • Translate the pre-sales high-level design to an executable low-level design.
  • Generate the project desk runbook where applicable (enabling project desk commissioning)
  • Implementing, triaging, troubleshooting, and repairing advanced technologies equipment in the
  • systems listed below.
  • Access control systems
  • IP video systems
  • Intrusion systems
  • IP intercom and SIP device integration
  • Perform new install commissioning for non-project desk projects and provide technical
  • escalation support both on-site at customer locations as well as remotely via the phone and specialized tools
  • A major duty is to execute awarded projects utilizing existing skills or with the assistance of a senior resource when necessary.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • A working understanding of TCP/IP network addressing schemes, low voltage electric calculations /circuit factors and the understanding of IP video system calculations.
  • The following manufacturer experience is a plus but not required:
  • Milestone
  • Avigilon
  • S2 Security
  • Brivo / Eagle Eye
  • Lenel
  • Axis (Cameras, Entry Manager and Camera Station)
  • IPConfigure
  • Hirsch ICPAM / Velocity
  • Genetec
  • DMP (Digital Monitoring Products) or Bosc

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The Company
St Joseph, MO
858 Employees
Year Founded: 1930

What We Do

Wachter is on the cutting-edge of technology and infrastructure installation and has been since 1930. Wachter is a Cisco Gold Certified Partner. We’re committed to the exceptional service and forward thinking that lets us provide leading technologies to meet diverse client needs.

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