Design Engineer

About Towne   Towne is an exceptional arrival through departure experience company. With its best-in-class parking and hospitality solutions and its fully integrated technology platform, we deliver seamless parking and mobility experiences in the places where people live, learn, work, play, rejuvenate, and recover. Towne’s 14,000 team members create smiles by delivering exceptional experiences for the millions of people we proudly serve each year. For nearly 40 years, Towne has been committed to providing the best experience, delivered by the best team, powered by innovative technology, enhancing lives and communities. For more information, visit  www.towne.com  and follow us on  LinkedIn .  Click here for important notices that may be applicable to you. For more information about our privacy policy, please click here . Towne's Nexity platform combines Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems (PARCS), guidance systems, mobile, payments, and analytics into a single, integrated parking and mobility experience. The Design Engineer, Parking Technology Solutions is the technical bridge between what Nexity's products can do and what a specific client site needs, allowing for, and requires. This role translates sales opportunities and client requirements into buildable, code-compliant, site-specific technology designs — spanning conceptual layout, detailed drawing packs, and material/scope breakdowns — that can be handed cleanly to quoting, procurement, and installation/contractor teams. The Design Engineer works closely with Sales throughout the pursuit and design phase, and with Operations and contractors through to project handover, while maintaining the accuracy, consistency, and quality of Towne's design documentation nationwide. Compensation:   Towne is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location. Benefits:   Employees are eligible to enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, and telemedicine benefits. Employees are provided company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance as well as short-term and long-term disability. Employees are also able to enroll in the company’s 401k retirement savings plan. Paid Time Off:   Employees accrue 0.0654 hours of PTO per hour worked up to a maximum of 136 hours per calendar year. Employees receive 6 paid holidays throughout the calendar year and employees accrue up to a maximum of 4 paid floating holidays per calendar year. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program. Key Responsibilities Solution Design & Technical Feasibility Develop a working understanding of Nexity's PARCS, guidance, and related hardware/software products, and how each is deployed in real site conditions. Design site-specific technology solutions that reconcile three constraints: the physical/technical site conditions, local city and municipal codes and policy, and the capability of Towne's PARCS and guidance product lines. Produce 2D layout drawings and 3D models (lane layouts, equipment placement, sightlines, clearances, cable/conduit routing, guidance sensor coverage) with a high standard of dimensional and technical accuracy. Conduct turn-radius analysis, clearance checks, and similar supporting technical studies where a design depends on them. Identify where a proposed solution conflicts with civil/structural constraints, ADA/accessibility requirements, fire/life-safety code, or local ordinance, and work with the client and internal stakeholders to resolve it before design sign-off. Produce basic on-site network diagrams for each design, showing how field devices (LPR cameras, security cameras, gates/barriers, payment kiosks, etc.) are connected on the local site LAN — typically 4–15 devices — using consistent IP addressing/naming conventions and confirming there are no address conflicts, before that LAN connects out to the server via LTE. Sales, Client & Contractor Engagement Partner with the Sales team throughout the pursuit process to shape solutions that address the client's stated pain points and business objectives, not just a generic product fit. Assist the quoting team with clear, itemized solution breakdowns (equipment, materials, install scope) that support accurate estimating. Meet directly with clients and their representatives to run discovery, walk through proposed drawings, answer technical questions, and manage revisions to acceptance. Present accepted designs to installation contractors, confirming mutual understanding of scope, methodology, and sequencing before work begins. Act as the technical point of reference for a design once it moves into project delivery, fielding site-condition questions from Operations and contractors. Standards, Documentation & Records Maintain a complete, well-organized design record for every project — from initial discovery and site data through to final client-accepted drawings — using company file management and naming conventions. Develop and maintain standardized drawing pack templates for use across the design team nationwide. Develop and maintain standardized, nationwide material/BOM requirements for common solution types, keeping them current as products evolve. Support other adjacent design deliverables as needed — e.g. safety management plans, traffic/turn-radius studies, signage and wayfinding drawings — even where they sit outside the core PARCS/guidance scope. Feed lessons learned and recurring site issues back into template and standard updates, so the design library improves over time rather than being redone project to project. Candidate Requirements Education Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a relevant d