Workplace Audio Visual - Senior Design Engineer

Diversified Agency - Santa Clara, CA

Full-time - Senior

Santa Clara, CA

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About the position

At Diversified, we don't just follow tech trends - we set them by leveraging the best in technology and ongoing advisory services to transform businesses. Our comprehensive suite of solutions is engineered to help our clients build connections that make a difference - whether by inspiring viewers, engaging associates, motivating audiences, or streamlining and safeguarding operations. The Senior Design Engineer (SDE) is a leading member of the core team for each project. The SDE provides the technical expertise and direction throughout the project life cycle from sales concept to design development, construction drawings to implementation support. As a technical authority on a project team, the SDE is instrumental in the determination and execution of client and system requirements, looking holistically at solutions - understanding and developing client workflows, business/operational needs, and technology/collaboration strategy in order to design solutions that best meet the functional requirements now and into the foreseeable future with focus on end user experience. The SDE will collaborate with Sales teams, Design teams, and Client teams, as required. Reporting to a Senior Manager of Project Engineering, the SDE's project assignments are determined based on enterprise-wide demands. The SDE may also be responsible for mentoring other design engineers, and will typically be assigned the most complex systems, the most complex client needs, and the largest projects.

Responsibilities

• Leads the most complex engagements and works directly with clients and project teams to develop solutions, budgets, timelines, and manage expectations.
• Negotiates changes in deliverables and schedules and is an escalation point for engineering issues.
• Attend regular meetings for the duration of the project with internal and external stakeholders.
• Attend in-person and/or virtual discovery meetings to identify client technology and business requirements; to potentially include attending site surveys when necessary to obtain design space details.
• Provide regular project engineering milestone status updates to Project Team, Technical Operations, Project Engineering, and other teams.
• Research, identify, and recommend technology options for clients and projects.
• Provide technical expertise and coordination information to support the system architecture and installation; and planning of audio, video, and control solutions, as well as tasks performed by others.
• Conceptualize system designs and determine system requirements.
• Employ detailed design documentation strategy based on established engineering standard practices, which can include Develop detailed PDF markups for CAD to translate into construction drawings. Track engineering team tasks to completion.
• Generate functional system descriptions, complete block wiring diagrams, rack elevations, custom plates, or cabling assemblies.
• Provide technical expertise for the creation of and later reconciliation of the complete construction drawing package, support documentation for installation and coordination with architect and other trades.
• Oversee and/or develop the Bill of Materials (BOM) and supporting documentation.
• Support projects and teams in build phase. Complete the as-built drawings for service hand-over.
• Support the testing, commissioning, and configuration of subsystems during project deployment.
• Continuing to develop expertise in the industry through ongoing review of trade publications, participation in industry trade shows, seminars, and educational forums.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Design Engineer in the audio-visual or related industry.
• Strong understanding of audio, video, and control systems design and implementation.
• Ability to conceptualize and develop detailed design documentation.
• Experience with CAD software for creating construction drawings and system designs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with clients and project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with project management software.
• Familiarity with industry standards and best practices in audio-visual design.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies in the audio-visual field.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Flexible work hours and remote work options.
• Professional development opportunities and training programs.