Independent Contractor Audio Engineer Jobs in Colorado

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When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.
The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.
At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!
If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!
Position Location
This position will be located onsite in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Hourly Range: $30-$45/hr
Job Overview
As a Design Engineer specializing in Audio-Visual (AV) systems, you will develop and integrate advanced video visualization layouts for mission-critical Command and Control (C2) facilities. Your expertise in video routing, display systems, and AV integration will directly support space operations. You will work on preliminary video designs, evaluate the performance of AV equipment, and review new approaches to video signal distribution and circuitry to ensure seamless mission assessment and visual situational awareness.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Duties:
Working with NIWC Pacific Engineering Design II, will provide engineering & support services for various C2 facilities throughout the period of performance. Services required include AV design and installation of space operations centers fusing mission systems and ops center workstations in a manner that provides quick mission assessment and decisional information to adequately affect kill chain decisions.
• Engineering review of current drawing packages, make requisite changes required to meet requirements and room configurations.
• Prepare pre-installation, test, and checkout documents of all new AV equipment components and subcomponents.
• Cataloging and archiving software media included and/or created for AV equipment.
• Engineering oversite and Installation of AV equipment components and subcomponents in locations specified in the IDP or as otherwise directed by the Government.
Key Responsibilities:

• We expect this work to be conducted in a timely and professional manner.
• We expect the employee to be a self-starter and to pursue self-education to remain current with industry trends, new technology, new equipment and capabilities.
• We expect the employee to keep manager and supervisors apprised of their progress, maintain ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures.
• Ability to meet deadlines and exercise judgment in Quality AV Design.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all team members.
• Skilled in effectively managing and prioritizing taskings.

Job Requirements
Mandatory:

• Bachelor's level degree in an Engineering discipline or Industrial Design.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in mechanical, structural, or electrical/electronic design.
• Current active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Must be able to successfully pass a background check and pre hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Experience in Audio Visual Engineering & Design well versed in AV Applications.
• Certified Technical Specialist - Design (CTS-D) (AVIXA Certification).
• Certified Quality Designer - (CQD) (AQAV Certification).
• Possess knowledge and skills for monitoring and measuring quality while the AV system is designed and developed through design reviews and engineering review milestones.

Working Conditions:

• Position may be exposed to and is expected to protect internal/external confidential/unclassified information.
• Work is generally performed indoors (sedentary).
• Outdoor work, if any, is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Occasional travel may be necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand and/or walk for long periods at a time, sit, use of hands and fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, climb ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, or smell.
• May include lifting weight up to thirty (30) pounds as necessary.

Disclosures
Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.
Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.