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.