Media Design Engineer

Who We Are Welcome to CTI — where work meets play! Since 1988, CTI has been a trusted leader in audio-visual, media, collaboration, and communication technology solutions. Our mission is simple: to provide a fantastic customer experience. We believe that happens when talented people are supported, challenged, and encouraged to bring their whole selves to work — Nerf battles, teamwork, problem-solving, and all.

What are we looking for?

As a Media Design Engineer at CTI, you will turn client needs and system concepts into detailed, build-ready media and production system designs that actually work in their day-to-day world. You will be the technical partner who listens first, understanding workflows, priorities, and expectations, then clearly articulates what the system must do and how success will be measured.

You will work with clients, sales, vendors, and project managers from early scope conversations through documentation, integration support, commissioning, and handoff, making sure everyone is on the same page about the design. Design, for you, is more than clean signal flow; it includes virtual routing, user interfaces, networking requirements, and thoughtful testing plans so the entire system behaves the way the client expects.

You will stay close to your projects during testing and commissioning, partnering with field teams to validate performance, tune systems, and confirm that the final experience matches what was promised in the design. In every phase, you show up with excellence, use technology, hard work, and common sense.

What are your responsibilities?

Listen to clients and stakeholders to understand their goals, workflows, and expectations, then translate those into clear system requirements and success criteria.

Develop conceptual media system designs that show how technology will support the way the client works and communicates.

Turn concepts into detailed, build-ready designs, including drawings, signal flows, virtual routing plans, equipment lists, rack layouts, and specifications.

Design beyond pure signal flow by defining user interfaces, control logic, networking requirements, and testing plans that ensure the system behaves as expected.

Collaborate with Sales, Project Managers, vendors, and field teams to keep everyone aligned on design intent, scope, and technical decisions.

Help identify technical risks, dependencies, and design concerns early so the project team can address them before they become jobsite surprises.

Support integration and commissioning by answering design questions, participating in review meetings, and helping field teams validate and fine-tune system performance.

Verify that installed systems match the approved design and client requirements, and document any changes made during build and commissioning.

Maintain accurate and current design documentation throughout the project lifecycle so CTI teams can service and support the system confidently.

Does experience count?

We absolutely value the experience, skill set, and attitude you bring to the table. An associate degree is preferred but not required.

Deep experience (5+ years) designing media and production systems for studios, control rooms, stadiums, arenas, or enterprise media environments.

Working knowledge of HD, UHD, HDR, SDI, SMPTE ST 2110, SMPTE ST 2082, PTP, AES
67, Dante, NDI, and related signal transport standards.

Solid networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, multicast, QoS, routing concepts, NMOS, SDN, and ACLs.

Experience with media subsystems such as video routing, multiviewers, production switchers, audio consoles, intercom, SAN/NAS storage, media asset management, and cloud-based media workflows.

Ability to read, create, and review technical drawings using tools such as AutoCAD, Visio, Revit, or similar design platforms.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail, especially during installation and commissioning.

Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate with clients, senior engineers, technicians, vendors, Sales, and project managers.

A track record of turning high-level concepts into detailed, buildable designs that…