Design Engineer – Parking Technology Solutions
Overview
Design the next generation of connected parking and mobility experiences. As a Design Engineer – Parking Technology Solutions , you will transform client requirements, site conditions, product capabilities, and applicable codes into accurate, buildable solutions integrating parking access and revenue control, guidance, payment, security, and analytics technologies.
This client- and contractor-facing role serves as the technical bridge between concept and installation. You will create site-specific drawings, 3D models, network diagrams, material breakdowns, and installation-ready documentation while collaborating with Sales, Quoting, Operations, clients, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle. Your work will help deliver practical, code-conscious designs with clear scopes and minimal rework.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop site-specific designs for parking access and revenue control, parking guidance, payment, security, and related technology systems.
- Produce accurate 2D layouts and 3D models showing equipment placement, lane configurations, sightlines, clearances, cable and conduit routing, and sensor coverage.
- Perform turn-radius analysis, clearance checks, and other supporting technical studies.
- Review designs against physical and structural conditions, municipal requirements, accessibility standards, fire and life-safety considerations, and local ordinances.
- Create basic site network diagrams for field devices such as license plate recognition cameras, security cameras, gates, barriers, and payment kiosks.
- Apply consistent IP addressing and naming conventions while identifying potential address conflicts across typical site networks of approximately 4–15 devices.
- Partner with Sales to develop solutions aligned with client objectives, site requirements, and product capabilities.
- Support quoting and estimating with itemized equipment, material, and installation-scope breakdowns.
- Present proposed drawings to clients, answer technical questions, and manage revisions through acceptance.
- Present accepted designs to installation contractors and confirm scope, methodology, and sequencing before work begins.
- Support Operations and contractors with design-related questions during project delivery.
- Maintain complete, organized design records from initial discovery and site data through final client-accepted drawings.
- Develop and maintain standardized drawing templates, material requirements, and bills of materials.
- Contribute to related deliverables such as safety management plans, traffic and turn-radius studies, signage, and wayfinding drawings.
- Capture lessons learned and recurring site issues to improve design standards and reduce rework.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- At least 3–5 years of experience producing technical or engineering drawings for physical installations, such as parking, security and access control, low-voltage systems, civil/site works, or a related technical design field.
- Ability to work independently on client-facing design decisions.
- Proficiency with a major CAD platform; AutoCAD experience is required .
- Ability to create and navigate 3D models using SketchUp, Revit, or a similar tool.
- Working knowledge of civil engineering standards and site-drawing conventions, including:
- Clearances
- Accessibility
- Grading
- Striping
- Signage
- Experience using Bluebeam Revu or an equivalent tool for markups, redlines, and drawing reviews.
- Working knowledge of local network fundamentals, including:
- IP addressing and subnetting
- Static IP assignment
- Basic switch and Power over Ethernet topology
- Avoiding address conflicts
- Diagramming self-contained site networks
- Strong file organization, naming convention, revision control, and project archiving skills.
- Ability to reconcile client requirements, sales commitments, municipal codes, and product capabilities into a coherent, buildable design.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent designs across discovery, development, review, acceptance, and delivery.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365.
- Willingness to collaborate across time zones with distributed Sales, Operations, and design teams.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with parking access and revenue control systems, parking guidance, license plate recognition, gate and barrier hardware, or LiDAR-based sensing systems.
- Experience designing for multiple jurisdictions with varying local codes and requirements.
- Familiarity with ADA and other accessibility standards.
- Experience with traffic or turn-radius analysis tools such as AutoTURN.
- Background in structured low-voltage, access control, CCTV, or related security-system design.
- Working knowledge of Civil 3D, Revit, or MicroStation.
- Experience with Salesforce or quoting and customer relationship management tools.
- Autodesk Certified Professional/User certification or a comparable vendor credential.
- Genuine interest in parking, mobility, physical security, or related technology solutions.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in drafting/CAD, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, construction-related engineering, or a similar discipline.
- Equivalent hands-on experience may be considered in place of a degree.
- Three to five or more years of relevant technical design experience, with demonstrated involvement in projects from discovery or site input through accepted, issued design.
- Experience working directly with clients and contractors on technical drawings is strongly preferred over purely back-office drafting experience.
Other Requirements
- Work arrangement: United States-based position. The specific onsite, hybrid, or remote arrangement will depend on the assigned posting location.
- Travel: Periodic domestic travel is required for client discovery meetings, design reviews, site coordination, and contractor pre-installation meetings. Travel frequency will vary based on project needs.
- Must be comfortable presenting designs to clients and contractors and coordinating with contractors onsite.
- A portfolio of 2D drawings and 3D models is required, demonstrating accurate dimensioning, clash-checked layouts, and designs used for actual construction or installation.
- Portfolio materials should demonstrate end-to-end involvement in at least one project, from discovery or site input through accepted and issued design.
