Senior AV Engineer

Wachter's greatest asset is the people who work here. Join the Wachter family and chart your career path!

The Sr. AV Engineer position has an in-depth working knowledge of the audio-visual industry and associated technologies. This is a hybrid position with three days required in the office.

 We seek self-motivated and reliable candidates, who can work independently and find solutions to complete the job. Long-term employment with competitive pay and exceptional benefits for qualified candidates. We value relationships and invest in our employees.

Benefits Package: Company Paid!

• Medical, Dental, Prescription & Vision Benefits
• Life, AD&D, and LTD insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Teladoc & TriaHealth
• Company-Matched 401(k) and IRA Retirement Savings.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Displays complete understanding of AV systems
• Provides AV sales support to sales teams, SEs, and LBUs
• Displays working knowledge of ADA requirements
• Provides clients direction and recommendations for ADA requirements
• Displays working knowledge of AVIXA design standards
• Works with clients to design AV solutions: Produces Bill of Materials (BOM), Produces Statement of Work (SOW), Produces sketches of designed solution
• Provides design documentation to AV estimators for pricing and proposal creation
• Reviews proposal when completed by estimator to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Performs design reviews with AV engineering team
• Attends AV opportunity bid reviews
• Provides remote support for onsite installation technicians
• Works with CAD team to ensure accuracy of project drawings
• Works with WTS project managers to ensure equipment order requests are accurate prior to ordering equipment
• Works with stage and config specialists to ensure completeness and accuracy of pre-installation processes
• Works with AV programmers to ensure AV control and audio programming meets client requirements and follows SOW
• Supports AV Field Engineers during commissioning
• Responsible for project technical success from initial project discussions to commissioning and client training
• Provides level 3 AV helpdesk support
• Trains and develops stage and config specialists
• Supports all AV teammates as subject matter expert
• Attends AV tradeshows as Subject Matter Expert ( SME)

Qualifications and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• College education or degree preferred
• Demonstrates proficient use of Microsoft Office applications
• CTS-D required
• Eight (8) years experience designing and engineering commercial AV systems
• Eight (8) years experience installing, troubleshooting, and commissioning audio-visual equipment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong leadership skills
• Certifications in industry-relevant technologies such as Crestron, Biamp, and Extron

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Ability to lift 50lbs
• Ability to climb ladders
• Ability to travel 25%
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direction