AV Architect

Company Overview By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.

Position Overview The Audio Visual Architect / Engineer will provide daily operation support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Headquarters on Ft. Meade, Maryland.

Responsibilities Ability to troubleshoot complex audio, video, switching and control systems problems

Knowledge of standard software for DSP set-up, switcher set-up, etc.

Experience with Polycom/Cisco, Clearone, Biamp and similar products

Ability to design and engineer complete AV systems

Ability to lead design and coordination discussions for AV system installations.

Ability to create AV system design drawings in AutoCAD/Visio. Ability to create Architectural plans for Audio visual systems and modify architects drawings to incorporate AV systems.

Develop and maintain knowledge of current and new AV technologies

Create equipment list for estimating based on functional needs of customer. Create rough-order-of-magnitude budget summaries.

Provide project managers and technical staff with technical support on projects with AV system designs

Provide details used for assembly and installation of audio, video, and control systems

Follow projects through installation to final acceptance

Review and approval of technical documents (Schematics, rack drawings, layout drawings and detailed technical info for IP systems) for handover to Project Management for deployment

Required Experience/Qualifications Minimum of 10 years Audio Visual experience

Preferred Experience /Qualifications
10+ years Design experience working with the AV Industry Degree level qualified in a technical discipline or 4+ years professional AV industry field experience in implementation or system support.

CTS-D, CTS-I Certifications Crestron Programmer Certification Excellent communication skills, and confidence when dealing with demanding clients, building contractors, architects and other technical members of the project team.
10+ years experience of successfully supporting installation teams with technical assistance and problem solving for professional AV equipment and systems.

Experience of key technologies such as:

Control (Crestron, AMX, Extron)
Audio (BIAMP, Shure, Crestron)
Video (1

Beyond, Cisco, Crestron)
AVoIP Design and Deployment

Special Requirements /Security Clearance Minimum SECRET clearance required; TS/SCI preferred

Salary Range Salary Minimum: $115,000

Salary Maximum: $150,000

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.

Salary Minimum: $115,000

Salary Maximum: $150,000

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.

Job Summary ID: # of Openings: 1

Category:
Systems Support Clearance:
Tier 3 - Secret/ADP II