Senior AV (Audio-Visual) & Acoustics Designer

Location: Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Denver Metro, CO; or Las Vegas, NV. Full-time position with up to 20% travel and occasional overnight stays. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Salary: $101,000–$141,000 annually, with the final amount varying by location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Company

hirify.global is a 100% employee-owned U.S. design consulting firm with more than 2,500 employees, delivering multidisciplinary engineering and consulting services through local offices.

What you will do

• Lead acoustics or audiovisual design efforts for building projects across multiple market sectors.
• Perform engineering analysis, calculations, system design, implementation oversight, and technical design reviews.
• Coordinate acoustic and AV requirements with multidisciplinary design teams, including specifications and integrated project solutions.
• Manage project planning, budgets, schedules, design progress, quality control, and client requirements.
• Communicate technical concepts to clients and project teams through narratives, diagrams, presentations, and professional documentation.
• Support bidding and construction administration through site inspections, measurements, commissioning, and testing while training and mentoring staff.

Requirements

• Minimum 14 years of experience in building design consulting; 16 or more years preferred.
• Degree relevant to acoustics or audiovisual design, such as acoustics, architectural engineering, electrical engineering, electroacoustics, sound recording, physics, architecture, music, computer science, or a related field with demonstrated relevant coursework or experience.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including acoustics, vibration, noise control, digital signal processing, electroacoustics, electrical and digital/analog signal principles, video systems, IT networking, and sound system calculations.
• Proficiency with industry-standard acoustic or audiovisual engineering software and tools, including sound level meters, vibration analyzers, acoustic and electroacoustic modeling, digital signal processing software, BIM, and 2D/3D modeling tools.
• Ability to lead projects, collaborate across disciplines, communicate clearly, solve problems, and train and mentor less experienced staff.
• Ability to work from one of the listed U.S. office locations and travel up to 20%; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• AVIXIA Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) or another industry or manufacturer certification.
• Experience with Matlab, Max/MSP, Rhinoceros 3D, SketchUp, or comparable specialist tools.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employee-owned organization with opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Flexible schedule, work-life balance, continuous training, and tuition reimbursement assistance.
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, with health-related coverage available from the first day of employment.
• Retirement savings plan, paid holidays, generous paid time off, wellness program, and potential annual bonuses and stock ownership options.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary environment focused on innovation, sustainability, community impact, and local office engagement.