AV Project Engineer

IES Holdings; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

IES Communications in Englewood, Colorado is seeking an Audio Visual Project Engineer to translate sales estimates and client requirements into complete AV designs and installation packages. This post-sales role bridges sales, design, project management, and field operations to ensure systems are engineered, documented, and delivered to spec.

This position involves hands-on AV design and field-support tasks, with a focus on ensuring installation quality, reliability, and alignment with customer

Qualifications

• Experience in Audio Visual, Systems Engineering, AV Design, Field Engineering, Commissioning, or a related AV technical role.
• Strong understanding of commercial AV systems and system integration.
• Experience reviewing and creating technical drawings and installation documentation.
• Ability to interpret construction documents, consultant drawings, and project specifications.
• Strong knowledge of signal flow, displays, audio systems, control systems, and AV infrastructure.
• Hands-on field experience within audiovisual system installation, commissioning, or integration environments.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Review project estimates, drawings, specifications, and design intent documents.
• Engineer complete AV system solutions for installation and deployment.
• Create, modify, and maintain AV system drawings and documentation packages.
• Develop installation details, equipment layouts, signal flow diagrams, rack elevations, and system documentation.
• Verify compatibility between equipment, software, and system components.
• Work closely with sales, estimators, project managers, consultants, general contractors, and electrical contractors throughout project execution.
• Support field engineers and AV technicians by providing clear installation documentation and engineering guidance.
• Research manufacturers, product specifications, and system requirements to ensure reliable system performance.
• Participate in project reviews, coordination meetings, and job-site visits as needed.
• Assist with troubleshooting design challenges and resolving technical issues.
• Ensure engineered solutions align with customer expectations, project goals, and industry best practices.

Skills

Audio Visual

Systems Engineering

AV Design

Field Engineering

Commissioning

Communication

Customer-facing

Education

High School

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Crestron

Extron

QSC

Biamp

Job description

Audio Visual Project Engineer

Location: Englewood, CO
Salary: $80,000 - $100,000 annually (based on experience)
Work Arrangement: Primarily on-site with limited travel (approximately 10%), with future hybrid flexibility based on performance.

Position Summary

IES Communications is seeking an experienced Audio Visual Project Engineer to join our Englewood, Colorado team. This is a post-sales engineering role responsible for transforming sales estimates, consultant designs, and customer requirements into fully functional AV system designs and installation packages. The Project Engineer serves as the technical bridge between sales, design, project management, and field operations to ensure systems are properly engineered, documented, and successfully implemented.

This position is ideal for candidates who have progressed through the AV industry as installers, field engineers, systems engineers, designers, or commissioning professionals and understand both the technical and practical aspects of AV system deployment.

What You'll Do

• Review project estimates, drawings, specifications, and design intent documents.
• Engineer complete AV system solutions for installation and deployment.
• Create, modify, and maintain AV system drawings and documentation packages.
• Develop installation details, equipment layouts, signal flow diagrams, rack elevations, and system documentation.
• Verify compatibility between equipment, software, and system components.
• Work closely with sales, estimators, project managers, consultants, general contractors, and electrical contractors throughout project execution.
• Support field engineers and AV technicians by providing clear installation documentation and engineering guidance.
• Research manufacturers, product specifications, and system requirements to ensure reliable system performance.
• Participate in project reviews, coordination meetings, and job-site visits as needed.
• Assist with troubleshooting design challenges and resolving technical issues.
• Ensure engineered solutions align with customer expectations, project goals, and industry best practices.

What We're Looking For

• Experience in Audio Visual, Systems Engineering, AV Design, Field Engineering, Commissioning, or a related AV technical role.
• Strong understanding of commercial AV systems and system integration.
• Experience reviewing and creating technical drawings and installation documentation.
• Ability to interpret construction documents, consultant drawings, and project specifications.
• Strong knowledge of signal flow, displays, audio systems, control systems, and AV infrastructure.
• Hands‑on field experience within audiovisual system installation, commissioning, or integration environments.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• English language proficiency, including the ability to speak, read, write, and understand English, is required. This is based on the requirement to communicate directly with customer(s) and other employees, to complete regular reporting both to management and to the customer, and to promote safety and efficient communication in the case of emergencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• AutoCAD experience.
• Advanced Bluebeam proficiency.
• Experience with AV platforms such as:
  • Crestron
  • Extron
  • QSC
  • Biamp
• CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I, or similar AV industry certifications.
• Previous experience as an AV Systems Engineer, AV Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Post-Sales Engineer, Field Engineer, or Commissioning Engineer.

Minimum Years of Experience
6+

License Required
No

Minimum Education
High School

Why Join IES Communications?

IES Communications is a leading provider of technology infrastructure and audiovisual solutions, supporting enterprise, education, transportation, and mission-critical environments across the country. This role offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated AV projects while partnering with sales, project management, engineering, and field teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

The IES policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, or any other protected status or characteristic. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment, and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated. IES is also committed to taking affirmative steps to promote the employment of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. IES develops affirmative action programs to support its commitment to equal employment opportunity, consistent with company policy and the company’s obligations as a contractor to the United States government.

View Your Equal Employment Opportunity rights under the law. "EEO is the Law" poster| "EEO is the Law" poster supplement

View IES' policy on Pay Transparency "Pay Transparency NonDiscrimination Poster"

IES is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. IES provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact the IES corporate office at [phone] or any IES office to request assistance.

IES Participates in E-Verify

E-Verify Information

English/Spanish

Right to Work

English

Spanish

Workplace Type
Onsite