Commercial Design Engineer II

Guitar Center • Nashville, TN

12h

About The Position

The Commercial Design Engineer II works with sales to create and present designs that meet or exceed client expectations in a timely manner. This role serves as a technical liaison to the sales team and clients, delivering comprehensive designs through thorough scopes of work and bills of materials. The position also develops long-lasting client partnerships and works with team members to maintain accounts. It includes conceptualizing AV systems, responding to proposals, coordinating with clients and internal teams, creating engineering and bid documentation, estimating installation requirements, supporting site visits and project integration, and consulting after sales.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in AV systems design and/or project engineering.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Thorough, demonstrable understanding of systems integration techniques.
• Skilled in the use of computer-aided drafting software.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access, without training.
• A combination of relevant AV experience and engineering may also be considered, including installation, field engineering or programming, and project management.

Nice To Haves

• CTS-D certification or a technical degree in engineering or computer science preferred.
• Formal education in Electronics or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize AV system designs from scratch for AVDG clients and companies.
• Respond to requests for proposals in a timely manner.
• Maintain ongoing project dialogue with clients, Sales, CAD, and Tech Ops team members.
• Generate scopes of work, RFIs, bills of materials, and block diagrams.
• Provide sketches and drawings as needed.
• Generate comprehensive bid responses.
• Identify and/or budget miscellaneous material needs.
• Generate installation estimates internally and by soliciting outside vendor resources.
• Serve as the customer liaison for engineering inquiries.
• Provide detailed handoffs to the Operations team upon project award.
• Assist with and perform client site visits for initial surveys, ongoing technical assessment, and Tech Ops support during integration, installation, and commissioning.
• Meet with vendors and prospective vendors to help evaluate products.
• Provide post-sales project consultation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Gig leave for employee musicians to take time off to share their music and return to their job after a tour.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Mental health support.
• Paid sick, holiday, and vacation time.
• Employee discount program.
• Tuition reimbursement options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed