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Audiovisual Design Engineer - Twin Cities, MN

Employer
J. Patrick & Associates
Location
Eden Prairie
Salary
Competitive

Our client, a commercial AV/IT integrator based in Greater Twin Cities region is seeking a AV Design Engineer local to the area with AV Design skills and a working knowledge of AutoCAD.

  • Maintain a current expert knowledge of the Audiovisual, Videoconferencing and UC products and services provided by the firm
  • Maintain a working knowledge of competitor products and services and of emerging trends in the audiovisual, conferencing and collaboration industry as a whole
  • Make sales contacts, research customer needs and develop application of product and services in an effective manner
  • Initiate sales proposals
  • In conjunction with sales team, develop and deliver sales presentations, as well as develop accurate sales forecasting and pipeline reports
  • Manage and Execute sales and project documentation, such as Bill of Materials
  • (BOM), RFP Responses, Pricing Documents and Scopes of Works (SOW)
  • Responsible for Site Surveys, Systems Design, Line Drawings, Detail Engineering plans, and other sales and design related materials
  • Develop and maintain communications with all levels of staff and customers, ranging from line managers to corporate presidents
  • Using a consultative style, advise customers on how to best utilize company products
  • Provide technical consultancy to augment the sales effort for company and client demonstrations, as well as advising customers on how best to utilize company products
  • Manage technical relationships between the client, firm, technology vendors and distributors
  • Assist clients with feasibility studies, equipment budgets, systems requirements and specifications
  • Work effectively across cross-functional lines, in coordination with others involved in marketing, sales, logistics, technical services
  • Manage projects, including setting objectives, budgeting and observing deadlines
  • Bachelor degree in electrical, computer or telecommunications engineering desired
  • Knowledge of drawing programs such as AutoCAD strongly preferred
  • In the absence of a formal degree, 7 years of progressively responsible, directly applicable experience in which incumbent learned to perform the requirements of the position may be substituted
  • 5-7+ years of experience in a sales support and design/ project engineering, preferably with a leading Systems Integrator of Audiovisual , Videoconferencing and Unified Communications Systems. Candidates with similar skills and experience in technology vendor or end-user environment should apply
  • Demonstrate technical writing responses and formal documentation in a written and graphic format
  • Excellent analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills
  • Public speaking and presentation abilities, with a focus on presenting technical information to those with a non-technical background, including excellent active listening skills
  • Outstanding people skills, High ethical standards and work ethic, and solid communications skills
  • Must be able to present technical and non-technical information clearly and in a compelling manner
  • Technical knowledge of 3 of more of the following required: Audiovisual Equipment, Videoconferencing Endpoints, Network Equipment, Network Services, Hardware, Software, and Managed Services offerings
  • Candidates with InfoComm (ICIA) CTS, CTS-I or CTS-D certifications preferred. Other industry certification such as DMC-E, EAVA,CVE, ACE also helpful
  • Some control systems DSP programming helpful: AMX, Crestron, Extron
  • Knowledge of some of the following manufacturers' equipment strongly preferred: Audinate, Crestron, Biamp, Extron, Barco, QSC, Christie Digital, Polycom, cisco,
  • Experience with project development design and documentation experience is preferred.
  • Must be knowledgeable in the use and integration of AV equipment, as well as in the installation of said equipment
  • Some Knowledge of IP Networking, including routing protocols and VoIP, SIP, H.323, videoconferencing applications
  • PC proficiency
  • Hosted Applications (SaaS) experience helpful, especially for CRM
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