Smart Home Installation Technician
Ideal Automation LLC · Greater Phoenix Area · 3 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
About the role
Install and wire custom AV, lighting, shading, networking, and automation systems in high-end Arizona homes — clean, organized, and built to last.
Design and program custom Crestron control systems — including modern HTML5 touch interfaces — that tie an entire home together into one seamless experience.
Responsibilities
- Pull and terminate low-voltage wiring; mount displays, speakers, keypads, shades, racks, and network gear
- Work from system designs and wiring schematics, keeping job sites clean and clients’ homes protected
- Test, troubleshoot, and verify every subsystem before handoff
- Represent Ideal Automation professionally inside luxury residences
- Program Crestron processors and build custom HTML5 touchpanel interfaces
- Integrate lighting (Lutron), AV, shades, climate, security, and networking into one system
- Build and test logic, schedules, and scenes; commission systems on-site
- Connect modern APIs and data sources for live, dynamic panel content
Requirements
- 2+ years in residential AV / low-voltage / home-automation installation
- Comfortable reading wiring diagrams and using hand and power tools
- Familiarity with Crestron, Control4, Savant, Lutron, or Access Networks gear preferred
- Able to lift 50 lbs; reliable, detail-obsessed, and great with clients
- Arizona-based with a clean driving record and valid license
- 2+ years programming Crestron (SIMPL / SIMPL+ / C#); HTML5 interface experience strongly preferred
- Solid grasp of Lutron, networking, and AV signal flow
- Strong troubleshooting and documentation habits
- Crestron certifications and a portfolio of past systems welcome
- Arizona-based or willing to relocate