Audio Visual Engineer
Are you looking to be part of an Audio-Visual engineering and consulting team that is designing some of the largest and most complex systems in the world?
Do you like working in a creative and collaborative team environment? Are you looking for a change in your role that will give you more room to be creative and engage with clients?
Would you like to help shape the direction of the AV industry for the future?
If you answered Yes! to the above questions, you may be a good fit for the Faith Group Team!
Faith Group, LLC is a national leader in providing Consulting, Design, Engineering, and Project Management services for clients who require specialized solutions.
Every system we design comes with unique challenges to solve. Millions of people daily see, hear, and use the systems in our projects.
International Airports, Stadiums, Universities, Fortune 500 companies, and the US Military all trust FG for their projects.
Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with six regional offices in major cities and project teams spread strategically across the country, FG is staged to provide the personalized services to our clients that we have become known for.
We are currently seeking experienced Audio-Visual Engineers to join our team. This is not your typical AV Designer / Engineer role.
You will be challenged daily to create unique solutions for our clients. FG AV projects routinely range from $5MM to over $50MM.
This requires a special kind of engineer. Our ideal candidate has most of the following traits :
- Well versed in REVIT and AutoCAD
- They came up through the ranks and turned wrenches in the field for part of their career
- Has several multimillion-dollar AV project design credits
- Forward thinking and designs for the future
- Extroverted with great client management skills
- Well versed in Bluebeam REVU or eXtreme
- Some AV Project Management experience a plus
- ProCore certifications a plus
The FG team is not your average consulting group. You will be challenged constantly as you work on systems that tens of thousands of people experience daily or are part of a mission critical facility.
Responsibilities :
- Contribute Technical Expertise on Audio and Visual System Design and Deployment
- Assist clients in developing complete AV systems as they relate to construction design planning, consulting, and overall project lifecycles
- Participate in various planning and design assignments including development of alternate solution architectures, cost-benefit analysis, development of basic infrastructure requirements, equipment specifications and cost estimates
- Collaborate internally with other team members who possess expertise in different IT and technical disciplines to ensure modern validated designs are being produced for clients
- Provide AV focused expertise to non-AV colleagues within the company who also work in their own disciplines with clients (e.
g. Security System, Mechanical, and Infrastructure focused employees)
- Occasional site surveys, meetings, and commissioning work at Client sites
- Good verbal and writing skills are required to produce several types of formal client deliverables, such as : Technology Master Plans, High-Level Design (HLD) artifacts, Basis of Design (BoD) documentation, among several others
- Ability over time to become comfortable leading technical workshop discussions with clients that are focused on extracting complex chunks of information
- Ability to vocalize concerns to reporting manager as they arise, and utilize feedback and tools provided to continually improve final work products in all projects
Education and Professional Certifications :
Education : This position is flexible with degree requirement in lieu of actively held technical certifications and or technical competency demonstrated during interviews.
Bachelor’s or Associates Degree in related field is a plus.
- Certifications :
- CTS-D or RCDD is a Plus
- Manufacturer Certifications in QSC, Crestron, Planar, NanoLumens, Jupiter, Christie, Digital Projections, and / or AtlasIED are a plus
Other Job Notes :
- This is a full-time position that does require some degree of travel to remote client sites (approximately 10-25% of the year) Travel is reimbursed after being paid for upfront by the employee