Job Listings: The Industry Is Hiring 08/12/2026

Are you looking for a job? Full-time, part-time, temporary, hourly? Live Design brings you a selection of some industry opportunities.

Rigging Design Engineer, Clearwing, Phoenix, AZ 

The position of Rigging Design Engineer will involve supporting the Operations and Installation teams in the drafting of equipment floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, and details of mounted and rigged equipment, converting measurements or 2D drawings of physical environments into 3D models, and addressing installation-related questions from the field.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Supports the Engineering and Operations Teams:
Attend, design, and project kick-off meetings, as well as other project-related meetings as necessary.
Draft equipment floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, and details of mounted and rigged equipment, such as speaker arrays, projection systems, drapery track systems, and dead-hung, counterweight, and automated rigging systems.
Developing bills of material/hardware schedules of drafted rigging systems to support the Operations team in ordering and staging rigging hardware.
Convert measurements and/or 2D drawings of physical environments into 3D models to facilitate other colleagues modeling speaker array systems during the pre-sales phase and drafting shop/build drawings in Revit in the engineering phase.
Collaborate with AV and lighting-specific engineers on construction drawings for interdisciplinary projects (AVLRD).
Review drawing packages drafted by other engineers as needed.
Review existing bills-of-material for functional completeness per the scope of work of the project.
Author change orders for contracted projects as needed.
Respond to technical questions from the Operations team during installation and update installation documentation as needed according to installation schedules.

Skill/Experience Requirements:

Extensive knowledge of performance rigging and scenic systems, including 5 years of design, installation, technical theatrical, or touring/production experience.
High proficiency in Autodesk AutoCAD and/or Autodesk REVIT and experience in SketchUp.
In-depth knowledge of construction documentation, including floor plans, RCPs, building sections, schematics, and riser diagrams.
Understanding of consultant specification documentation.
Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously and meet or exceed project-driven deadlines.
Ownership and use of a smartphone for app-based communication platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, etc.

Skill/Experience Preferences:

Working knowledge of audio system modeling programs such as Soundvision
Certifications:
ETCP Certified Rigger – Theatre
ETC Rigging Authorized Service Provider
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Senior Electrical Engineer, Product Development, Yorkville Sound, Pickering ON

Yorkville Sound is a Canadian manufacturer of professional audio equipment with a 60-year history of designing and building reliable products for musicians, venues, and commercial customers.  

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will own significant portions of product designs from concept through to production. You will work on systems such as powered loudspeakers, amplifiers, signal processors, and related hardware, in close collaboration with mechanical, acoustic, firmware, and manufacturing teams.
 
Responsibilities
    • Lead or support the design of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits for audio products
    • Design and review switch-mode power supplies, power amplifiers, and DSP-based hardware as appropriate to the project
    • Take designs from concept through schematic, PCB, prototype, verification, and transfer to manufacturing
    • Conduct and oversee testing, including performance, reliability, and compliance tests
    • Work with mechanical, acoustic, firmware, and manufacturing teams to ensure products are manufacturable, robust, and cost-effective

    • Investigate field and production issues; implement and validate corrective actions
    • Produce clear design documentation, including specifications, test plans, and engineering reports
    • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers and technologists within the team

Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
    • Typically 5+ years of experience in electronic hardware design, ideally in product development for manufactured goods

    • Demonstrated experience taking designs from concept to production
    • Strong background in analog and digital circuit design
    • Eligible to work in Canada and able to work on-site in Pickering, ON

How to Apply
Please send your résumé and cover letter summarizing your experience and project examples to: [email protected]
 

 

Entertainment Lighting Systems Designer, ETC, Middleton, WI

ETC has a great opportunity to join our Entertainment Systems department as an Entertainment Lighting Systems Designer located at our global headquarters in Middleton, WI.

Some Responsibilities:

  • Works with the project manager, drafters, customers, engineers, product managers, etc. to ensure that submittal packets are accurate, forward planned, and timely from the beginning of the project.
  • Lay out the system in an efficient and clear manner to make sure the system works as desired.
  • Ensures system meets customer requirements.
  • Thoroughly reviews bid documentation and quoted material for accuracy and compatibility.
  • Provides feedback to quotations staff on areas for improvement on systems quotes
  • Successfully translates the documented control intent into a complete and working system using ETC products that is clearly and completely documented for hand-off to Applications Engineering, Drafting, and PM staff.
  • Research inconsistencies or errors in the bid documents and quote, resolves them, and documents any changes in an effort to provide an accurate submittal package.
  • Strong desire to understand how best to communicate to other departments to provide a clear and concise layout package.
  • Establishes and maintains relationships with ETC dealers, reps, and consultants and ETC product management to ensure design intent, regardless of documentation, is met while conforming to ETC manufacturing capabilities.
  • Remains current on changes in policies, procedures, and product offerings
  • Ensures product knowledge is up to date
  • Works with PS management and PS Program Manager to review and improve existing procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or 8 years of comparable business experience in increasingly responsible positions in the related discipline
  • 4-6 years of job-related experience
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and perform multiple tasks without general supervision.
  • Strong knowledge of entertainment lighting systems
  • Knowledge of high-powered electrical, digital and analog control systems

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