Principal System Engineer - Audio
Company: Acuity Brands
Location: Costa Mesa
Posted on: January 17, 2026
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Job Description:
QSC is creating exceptional, people-centric experiences with the
perfect balance of technology and creativity. Q-SYS, our innovative
full stack audio, video and control platform, unifies data, devices
and a cloud-first architecture, empowering organizations to deliver
transformative AV experiences across built spaces. Building on the
QSC legacy, QSC Audio delivers audio technology that empowers live
entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals with the
confidence to create and deliver memorable experiences for their
audiences. Atrius, Distech Controls and QSC are part of the Acuity
Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business segment. Our mission is to make
spaces smarter, safer and greener through our strategy of
connecting the edge with the cloud using disruptive technologies
that leverage data interoperability. Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a
market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to
solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through
our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity
Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to
market products and services that make a valuable difference in
people’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of
innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting
controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and
control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth
and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior
returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the
business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Inc. is
based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America,
Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000
dedicated and talented associates. Job Summary The R&D
Technical Lead, Endpoints serves as the engineering lead of the
Endpoints products team. They work closely with other
cross-functional members of the group (e.g. Product Management,
Program Management, HW Engineering, SW Engineering, Supply Chain,
NPI, etc.) to plan and execute the Endpoint product roadmap. The
Endpoints team designs audio I/O and control endpoints for the
Q-SYS Platform. The Technical Lead, Endpoints is accountable for
coordinating the technical efforts of all team members working on
multiple Endpoints projects. They have dotted line management
responsibility for shared resources from functional departments
including Electrical , Software, Mechanical, Acoustics, and Test
Engineering. The Technical Lead drives the product architecture,
technical development plan and product validation plan. The
Technical Lead will also contribute in a hands-on manner to the
implementation as required. The role includes overseeing and
managing QSC’s development partners working at global sites, in
addition to projects based at our US offices. This requires someone
with excellent leadership and communication skills, and the ability
to grow and develop design teams, both local and remote. The
Technical Lead, Endpoints position is a senior-level position that
reports to the Sr. Director of System Engineering. The successful
candidate will bring both technical and business understanding, as
well as excellent team and interpersonal skills. In return, the
role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the Q-SYS
Platform Endpoints. Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential
Functions) • Develops Engineering Requirements Document, high-level
product architecture, Technical Development Plan and Product
Validation Plan in coordination with other key stakeholders and
subject-matter experts. • Oversees all technical resources on one
or more cross-functional product development teams. • Works closely
with offshore design partners and contract manufacturers. •
Utilizes highly effective interpersonal skills to build and grow
relationships with third party providers. • Creates and evangelizes
technical solutions that best satisfy the technical, financial,
manufacturability, quality, and time to market constraints and
requirements. • Ability and desire to travel both domestically and
internationally as needed to enhance communication and coordination
of programs. Skills and Minimum Experience Required • B.S. degree
in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. Advanced
degree preferred. • Minimum of 8 years of experience designing,
building, and testing A/V products and related subsystems (e.g.
on-board DSP HW, FPGAs, PSUs, microcontrollers, Cameras, speakers,
etc.) for commercial or professional markets. • Experience with
real-time software and firmware is desirable. • Experience working
with offshore design partners and contract manufacturers a plus. •
Experience creating cost effective solutions that meet aggressive
product feature, cost, quality, performance, and time to market
requirements. • Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills. •
Exceptional analytical and creative problem-solving capabilities. •
Excellent English language communication skills, both written and
oral. QSC. is owned by Acuity Inc., which is located in the United
States. These companies share a global recruitment system on which
the data you provide will be stored, and which will be subject to
the laws of the United States of America. The range for this
position is $114,600.00 to $206,300.00. Placement within this range
may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic
location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care,
dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and
commissions/incentive compensation depending on role. We value
diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will be considered for employment without regards to
race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and
expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy,
religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or
any other characteristic protected by law.
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