What are the responsibilities and job description for the Audiovisual Design Engineer position at HireSparks AV Recruiting?
A 20 year old Commercial Audio Visual Integrator is seeking an experienced Commercial Audiovisual Design Engineer for Pre and Post-Sales Design work. As with all HireSparks clients in the AV industry, this client seeks full-time employees only, with excellent salary, benefits, and PTO. Location can be either Las Vegas, or Reno. THIS COMPANY CATERS TO COMMERCIAL AND UNIVERSITY CLIENTS ONLY. THIS IS NOT CASINO OR HOSPITALITY WORK.
The job responsibilities of the Design Engineer include the following:
- Conceptualize from scratch AV systems designs
- Interface & maintain ongoing dialogue for projects with Clients, Sales, CAD, and Tech Ops team members
- Provide documentation for quotes & bid packages detailing equipment, cost, labor estimates, pre-installation requirements, and site survey results
- Develop detailed Bill of Materials (BOM), detailed infrastructure drawings in CAD for architect, general contractor and electrical contractor use, and create final engineering drawings for rack layout, system wiring and custom plates or cabling assemblies
- Maintain awareness of emerging technology that can fit our client’s budget without sacrificing quality or reliability
The design engineer will be able to help in this area by:
- Assist in the preparation of consultant specified bids and submittals
- Assist and perform client site visits for initial surveys, ongoing technical assessment, and support for tech ops during integration, install, & commissioning
- Assist programmer with technical direction when developing user interfaces & control programs and be able to support Crestron or BSS programming.
- Create, and manage change orders to assist with maintain or increasing profitability on projects
- Assist with technical oversight, red lines, and design questions during integration & commissioning of systems
- Capture field mark ups and assist with generating As-Build drawings sets for the final design package
What do we require from you?
• CTS and/or CTS-D preferred
• 5 years’ experience in AV systems design
• A thorough, demonstrable understanding of systems integration techniques
• Proven experience developing a detailed BOM for fully functioning AV systems designs
• Skilled in the use of AutoCAD and Visio
• Knowledge of or a desire to learn about networking systems design and operation
• MS Office – able to use Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access proficiently without training
