Senior Design Engineer- Team Lead
AVI-SPL

Job Info

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Description

Job Summary

• The Design Engineer I's main function is to provide presales support by acting as a technical consultant to the sale force, generating functional system descriptions, block flow diagrams and equipment lists to enable generation of customer proposals. A Design Engineer is also leveraged by the post sales team for project engineering and or on gong project consultation.
• The Engineering Team Lead will operate under the direction and supervision of the Engineering Manager, oversee and supervise daily activities of a set team and is considered a subject matter expert in the engineering discipline.
• This role will support the pre-sales engineering function and can comprise a mix of Programmers and Engineers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to translate customer requirements into functional system designs.
• Review pre-construction design and documentation.
• Responsible for consistency of execution in their area of expertise throughout the office and project lifecycle - aligning with corporate and office directives
• Coaches and motivates team members to successfully perform job requirements and to meet and exceed goals and objectives.
• Acts as a technical interface with other teams to resolve and promote issues, communicate plans and conclusions as well as recommendations for issue closure
• Provide assistance with technical design and level of effort needed by estimating hours and highlighting logistical challenges for the sales team to consider while pricing the opportunity.
• Generate functional system descriptions and block diagram
• Identify all cabling and miscellaneous material needs.
• Design wall plates and overlays.
• Assist Account Manager with labor and material estimates for projects.
• Assume ownership of project installation when required.
• Develop engineering and architectural (RCP/Floor Plan) drawings, calculation, acoustical modeling or other data as required
• Provide on-going engineering support as needed
• Assist with project sign-off.
• Meet with vendors/prospective vendors to help evaluate product as requested.
• Other duties assigned as needed

Skills and Abilities

• Communicate and interact with internal employees, clients and colleagues in a professional and timely manner
• Proven business writing skills
• Proficient with test and calibration equipment
• Support user acceptance testing
• Excellent structured problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated customer service focus and client communication skills
• Ability to program, change and troubleshoot (AMX/Crestron)
• Ability to diagnose complex system problems
• Advanced computer skills as required for the design, configuration, and operation of AV equipment
• Ability to work and think independently and ensuring to meet deadlines
• Effective communication and interaction with employees, clients and colleagues
• Valid Driver's License and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets AVI-SPL driving standards

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum of a High School Diploma
• Formal education in Electronics or related field preferred
• At least five years of AV experience is preferred
• A minimum of 1-2 years of AV experience plus a four year degree or military experience may be considered

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job operates in a professional office environment. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The work environment is generally moderate in noise (inter-office conversations and computers/printers).

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