Pre-Sales AV Design Engineer

AVI-SPL; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid holidays and PTO

Training and professional development

Job summary

AVI-SPL is seeking a Design Engineer to transform customer needs into actionable AV system designs and thorough documentation. You will partner with the sales team, including Account Managers, to understand requirements, identify risks, and clearly communicate with stakeholders.

You’ll present solutions and explain complex designs in simple terms, ensuring design packages enable successful project execution.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and address risks effectively.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering solutions that exceed expectations.
• Effective stakeholder communication with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales Design and Proposal Efforts.
• Collaborate with Account Managers to translate requirements into functional system designs.
• Explain design concepts in client discussions and demonstrate how proposed systems meet needs.
• Provide labor estimates and material requirements for sales proposals.
• Develop and maintain design standards packages for large, repeat accounts.
• Design detailed system documentation including BOMs, block diagrams, and scopes of work.
• Assess infrastructure requirements (power, data, conduit) during pre-sales and coordinate with contractors.
• Identify project risks and site conditions affecting design and schedule.
• Review pre-construction docs for clarity and alignment with objectives.
• Coordinate with vendors, architects, consultants, and contractors to align designs with constraints.

Skills

Problem solving

Customer focus

Stakeholder communication

Detail orientation

Cross-functional teams

Time management

Self-learning

Technical knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam Revu

AV/IT networking tools

Project collaboration tools

Job description

AVI-SPL is seeking a Design Engineer to transform customer needs into actionable AV system designs and thorough documentation. You will partner with the sales team, including Account Managers, to understand requirements, identify risks, and clearly communicate with stakeholders.

You’ll present solutions and explain complex designs in simple terms, ensuring design packages enable successful project execution.