Skip to content

Open nowFirst seen 3 days ago

Audiovisual Design Engineer

Confidential398 open roles

Pay
$110,000 – $125,000 a year
Where
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowAudiovisual Design EngineerConfidential · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Confidential's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

12.1% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.1%7 days
  4. 19.1%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 52.7%60 days
This job: first seen 3 days ago

The posting

The Design Engineer will support preconstruction efforts by developing accurate, strategic estimates across low voltage systems including structured cabling, AV, security, sound masking, and public safety DAS/BDA.

This role blends estimating, technical design coordination, and vendor engagement. You will interpret complex plans, perform detailed take-offs, build competitive proposals, and collaborate with project management and engineering teams to ensure scope alignment and smooth handoff into execution.

This is primarily an office-based role in Raleigh, NC with occasional site visits and vendor meetings.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review Division 27 and 28 drawings, specifications, bid manuals, and subcontractor requirements
  • Perform detailed take-offs using Bluebeam Revu and estimating platforms
  • Develop accurate labor models, BOMs, and material pricing based on real-world field conditions
  • Build complete, competitive bid packages including assumptions, exclusions, and value engineering options
  • Coordinate with vendors and subcontractors to validate scope and pricing
  • Respond to RFIs, ASIs, and addenda while maintaining internal scope alignment
  • Support device layout and pathway coordination using AutoCAD and Revit
  • Follow up on open proposals and maintain relationships with GCs, electrical contractors, architects, and owner representatives
  • Participate in preconstruction and kickoff meetings to ensure proper project handoff
  • Track pricing trends and contribute to continuous estimating process improvement

Required Qualifications

  • 5–10 years of experience in low voltage estimating, field design, or related technical role
  • Strong background in structured cabling, AV, security, telecom, and low voltage systems
  • Proven ability to interpret construction drawings and bid documents
  • Experience estimating systems including:
  • Structured cabling (Cat6, Cat6A, OM3/OM4 fiber, single-mode, IDF/MDF buildouts)
  • AV systems (conference rooms, digital signage, paging, DSP systems)
  • Security systems (IP CCTV, access control, electrified hardware)
  • Sound masking deployments
  • Public Safety DAS/BDA and emergency responder systems
  • Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu and Excel
  • Experience with estimating software such as Accubid, Esticom, or similar platforms
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit for device placement and pathway coordination
  • RCDD certification preferred; BICSI experience a plus
  • High school diploma required; degree in construction, engineering, or related field preferred
  • Strong communication, organization, and time management skills

Benefits and Compensation

  • Base salary: $110,000 – $125,000
  • Performance incentives
  • Full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision
  • Retirement plan options
  • Paid time off and company holidays

Why Work With Us

  • Work alongside experienced PMs, engineers, and field leaders
  • Influence project success before the first cable is pulled
  • Be part of a team that values precision, collaboration, and technical excellence
  • Engage in challenging, diverse projects across commercial and mission-critical environments
  • Gain exposure to complex systems and high-profile clients in a growing market

If you are a systems-driven estimator who enjoys owning the numbers, coordinating across teams, and helping win meaningful work, this role offers strong compensation, long-term stability, and the opportunity to make a measurable impact.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Confidential's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.
  3. We apply on Confidential's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.
  4. Every reply, sorted

    Confidential's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.
  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.