AV Design Engineer - Digital Signage

About the role

At Diversified, you’ll work on exciting and complex projects with opportunities to grow your career. We offer a collaborative and flexible work environment, competitive pay and benefits, and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. If you’re ready to grow, create, and make an impact, Diversified is the place to do it.

The Design Engineer (DE) is a member of the core team for Rollouts & Named Accounts. The DE provides direction and oversight through the project life cycle from sales concept to design development, construction drawings to implementation support.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer digital signage and digital experience solutions, including media players, displays, video walls, dvLED walls, CMS platforms, content distribution, networking, control, and monitoring requirements.
• Negotiate changes in deliverables and schedules and serve as an escalation point for engineering issues.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate digital signage technologies, including CMS platforms, media players, commercial displays, LED processors/controllers, mounts, encoders/decoders, and monitoring tools based on project scope and client standards.
• Conceptualize system designs and determine system requirements.
• Oversee and/or develop the Bill of Materials (BOM) and supporting documentation.
• Develop detailed design documentation strategy based on established engineering standard practices.
• Track engineering team tasks to completion.
• Generate functional system descriptions, complete block wiring diagrams, rack elevations, custom plates, or cabling assemblies.
• Research, identify, and recommend technology options for clients and projects.
• Provide technical expertise and oversee the creation of and later reconciliation of the complete construction drawing package, support documentation for installation, and coordination with architects and other trades.
• Test, commission, and configure subsystems during project deployment.
• Support projects and teams in the build phase.
• Complete as-built drawings for service hand-over.
• Provide regular project engineering milestone status updates to Technical Operations resource planning.
• Occasional travel by car and airplane is required. Local travel to job sites (within a 2-hour driving distance each way) will make up 90% of travel, but remote travel can be up to 30% of the job at times. Less than 10% remote travel is required on a regular basis.

Employee must possess a valid driver’s license in their state of residence. Employee will be required to use their own vehicle and will be reimbursed for mileage at the current corporate rate.

Requirements

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Required Skills/Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Digital Signage/Experiential and Workplace Conference Solutions
• Proven track record of successfully completing engineering projects
• Detailed oriented, independent, self-starter
• Exceptional time management skills with a track record for meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to analyze complex issues and communicate concise, succinct messages
• High level of problem-solving and technical troubleshooting skills

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Deep experience in designing enterprise digital signage, experiential technology, and workplace collaboration solutions across corporate, higher education, retail, sports/entertainment, healthcare, or other complex environments
• Knowledge of workplace conference solutions, including UC platforms, room standards, audio DSP, microphones, cameras, control systems, AV-over-IP, BYOD/BYOM, room scheduling, monitoring, and enterprise device management
• A clear understanding of project phases: Program, Conceptualization, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation, Construction, and Commissioning
• A thorough, demonstrable understanding of the construction process, installation, and integration as well as architectural and construction drawings and specifications

Benefits

• Multiple medical plan options to fit you and your family’s needs
• HSA & HRA company contributions
• Dental coverage, including orthodontic benefits, and vision plans
• Company-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous paid time off — 3 weeks PTO plus company holidays and floating holidays
• 401k with company match
• Paid maternity leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• A wide range of voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Pet Insurance, Homeowners and Auto Insurance, Supplemental Life and AD&D coverage, and Legal Services
• Commuter benefits