Low Voltage - Design Engineer

Kidwell; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Kidwell is seeking a highly motivated Integrated Systems Design Engineer to join the Integrated Systems Engineering team in West Des Moines, Iowa. This role involves designing electronic access control and video surveillance systems while collaborating with various teams for project success. Ideal candidates will bring at least 4 years of relevant experience, particularly in commercial audio-visual systems, along with expertise in using AutoCAD or MS Visio. The position offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits like health insurance and paid vacation.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience with commercial audio-visual system installation or design.
• 4 years of experience with electronic access control, surveillance camera installation, or design preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Design electronic access control and video surveillance systems for customers.
• Complete preliminary designs of systems.
• Collaborate with sales staff and owners for viable solutions.

Skills

Design engineering

Audio-visual systems

Electronic access control

Surveillance camera installation

Communication skills

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Visio

Job description

Job Summary

Kidwell is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong knowledge of design engineering to join our growing Integrated Systems Engineering team. The Integrated Systems Design Engineer will work directly with various teams at Kidwell to generate engineering designs for customers and help implement them for customers. Strong candidates will be doers who have a passion for getting projects to the finish line in the most effective way possible.

What You'll Do

• Design electronic access control, video surveillance systems and communication systems for a wide array of Kidwell customers.
• Complete preliminary designs of systems.
• Review designs for accuracy and solve any issues found.
• Walk various job sites to gather accurate information for designs.
• Collaborate with sales staff and owners to provide viable solutions for both the customer and Kidwell.
• Work with Virtual Construction Team for providing construction documents.
• Assist project managers and job foreman to ensure the correct design is implemented for customers.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience with commercial audio‑visual system installation, or design at minimum.
• 4 years of experience with electronic access control, surveillance camera installation or design preferred.
• 4 years of experience with commercial intercom or paging systems preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD or MS Visio.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, along with a positive attitude and self‑motivation is required.
• An ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership, both internally and externally is required.

Benefits

This position offers a competitive salary with career development potential. We highly encourage and even reimburse certain certifications/trainings. Additionally, we offer health, dental, life, and disability insurance along with paid vacation, paternity leave, holidays, sick leave, tool/clothing stipend, and 401(k) with company match.