Senior Design Engineer - Workplace Technology​/AV Systems

About Diversified:

Diversified is a global leader in audio visual and media innovation, recognized for designing and building the world's most experiential environments. Our award-winning team specializes in delivering solutions for the most complex, large-scale and immersive installations. Serving a global clientele that includes major media organizations and retailers, sports and live performance venues, corporate enterprises, and government agencies, Diversified partners with clients to create spaces that bring people together and keep them coming back.

What to Expect:

At Diversified, we're on a mission to create a world without boundaries, where technology enables all people to connect and experience the moments that matter, wherever they choose to be. With clients spanning the globe and an exciting pipeline of projects across industries, Diversified offers more than just a job. We offer a career path with the flexibility to grow personally and professionally, wherever your ambitions take you.

As a Diversified associate, you'll dive headfirst into big, complex, and rewarding projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. Plus, you'll enjoy a flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT AT DIVERSIFIED.

How You'll Contribute:

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Design Engineer to help elevate our Workplace Technology engineering practice across Canada. This role is ideal for a senior technical expert who is experienced with large enterprise environments, excels in client facing engagements, and consistently delivers high quality engineering solutions.

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise clients, a standards champion within the engineering organization, and a key partner to Sales, Operations, and PMO teams. You will influence engineering excellence across the project lifecycle and guide dotted line junior engineers through complex design challenges.

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will shape the technical foundation of enterprise workplace technology solutions across Canada. You'll influence engineering quality, elevate design standards, and serve as a trusted advisor to major clients-without the administrative overhead of managing direct reports.

NOTE - while a virtual position, this role supports our Canadian customers and will require periodic travel to customer and project sites countrywide.

What You'll Do:

Enterprise Level Design & Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and technical direction of large scale Workplace Technology and AV integration projects across pre-sale phases: requirements, conceptual design, detailed design, submittals, and support the post-sales phases of fabrication, testing, commissioning.
• Develop high quality engineering documentation, drawings, specifications, and technical solutions that meet enterprise standards and client expectations.
• Act as a senior technical resource during presales engagements, solution development, and client presentations.

Client Facing Expertise & Relationship Building

• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for enterprise clients, translating complex requirements into clear, actionable engineering solutions.
• Communicate design intent, risks, and recommendations with clarity and confidence to executive level stakeholders.
• Support client workshops, design reviews, and technical discovery sessions to ensure alignment and satisfaction.

Cross Functional Collaboration & Influence

• Provide dotted line mentorship and technical guidance to junior and midlevel engineers through design reviews, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner closely with PMO, Sales, Operations, and field teams to ensure engineering deliverables align with project goals, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Promote a collaborative, cross functional "one company" mindset that strengthens communication and reduces friction between teams.

Standards, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Uphold and enhance engineering standards, processes, and documentation frameworks.
• Support project audits and quality reviews to ensure consistency and adherence to standards.
• Drive innovation in engineering practices, tools, and technologies to improve efficiency and design quality.

Risk, Quality & Operational Support

• Identify design risks, technical gaps, and process issues early, escalating appropriately to leadership.
• Support value engineering, scope clarification, and change order strategies to maintain project profitability.
• Contribute to resource planning discussions by advising on technical skill requirements and workload considerations.

Strategic Alignment & Business Impact

• Ensure engineering deliverables reflect the company's mission, vision, and enterprise level strategy.
• Track personal performance metrics such as quality, efficiency, and utilization.
• Partner with leadership to ensure engineering work supports organizational priorities and client…