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Astreya

Lead AV & Commissioning Engineer III

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $159K/yr

Working as Lead AV Engineer you will be a central part of a team delivering industry-leading audiovisual systems installations. Onsite you will set the bar high, delivering your work to a meticulous ...

Deloitte

Senior AV Engineer - Westlake

Westlake, TX · On-site

Schedule, communicate with, and oversee AV vendors for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades, ensuring timely and effective service delivery. * Assist in the creation, updating, and delivery of ...

DSI Tech

AV Design Engineer

Ashburn, VA

$80K - $120K/yr

Minimum 3 years of AV Engineer experience * Proficiency with standard Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, and Outlook * AutoCAD and/or Visio drawing capabilities * Audio DSP programming and gain ...

Red Thread

AV Programmer

Andover, MA · On-site

The AV Programmer is responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining control system solutions that support client audiovisual projects. This role focuses on designing and programming reliable ...

DSI Tech

AV Design Engineer

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$80K - $120K/yr

Minimum 3 years of AV Engineer experience * Proficiency with standard Microsoft tools such as Excel, Word, and Outlook * AutoCAD and/or Visio drawing capabilities * Audio DSP programming and gain ...

Deloitte

Associate AV Engineer - Westlake

Westlake, TX · On-site

Schedule and communicate with AV vendors for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades, ensuring timely and effective service delivery. * Assist in the creation, updating, and delivery of technology guides ...

Deloitte

Senior AV Engineer - Westlake

Westlake, TX · On-site

Schedule, communicate with, and oversee AV vendors for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades, ensuring timely and effective service delivery. * Assist in the creation, updating, and delivery of ...

Deloitte

Associate AV Engineer - Westlake

Westlake, TX · On-site

Schedule and communicate with AV vendors for repairs, maintenance, and upgrades, ensuring timely and effective service delivery. * Assist in the creation, updating, and delivery of technology guides ...

Ignite IT

AV Engineer / IronBow Specialist

Suitland, MD · On-site

The AV Engineer / IronBow Specialist will support, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise audio/visual and collaboration environments, with a focus on IronBow-supported collaboration ...

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MD Anderson

AV Engineering Specialist

Houston, TX

$75K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience as an AV Technician / Field Engineer and the ability to manage projects and complex timelines. Ability to maintain and troubleshoot enterprise-level ...

MD Anderson

AV Engineering Specialist

Houston, TX · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience as an AV Technician / Field Engineer and the ability to manage projects and complex timelines. Ability to maintain and troubleshoot enterprise-level ...

MD Anderson Center

AV Engineering Specialist

Houston, TX · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience as an AV Technician / Field Engineer and the ability to manage projects and complex timelines. Ability to maintain and troubleshoot enterprise-level ...

MD Anderson

AV Engineering Specialist

Houston, TX

$75K - $90K/yr

The ideal candidate must have extensive experience as an AV Technician / Field Engineer and the ability to manage projects and complex timelines. Ability to maintain and troubleshoot enterprise-level ...

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AV Engineers often encounter challenges such as integrating diverse hardware and software components, managing last-minute changes to event setups, and troubleshooting unexpected technical issues under tight deadlines. The role frequently requires adaptability, as project requirements can evolve rapidly and clients may request custom solutions. Working environments may range from office boardrooms to large event venues, so flexibility in both technical know-how and physical setup is important. Success depends on your ability to collaborate with project managers, IT professionals, and end users to ensure high-quality audio-visual experiences.

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An AV (Audio-Visual) Engineer is responsible for designing, installing, and maintaining audiovisual systems used in various settings such as conference rooms, event venues, and broadcasts. They work with equipment like microphones, projectors, speakers, video conferencing systems, and control systems to ensure seamless communication and presentations. AV Engineers also troubleshoot technical issues, optimize system performance, and collaborate with clients to meet specific audiovisual needs. Their role requires knowledge of both hardware and software to integrate multiple technologies effectively.

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Lead AV & Commissioning Engineer III

Lead AV & Commissioning Engineer III

Astreya

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$120K - $159K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago

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8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 6 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

53rd of 207 rated it services

Job description

Role Description:
Working as Lead AV Engineer you will be a central part of a team delivering industry-leading audiovisual systems installations. Onsite you will set the bar high, delivering your work to a meticulous standard. Advising and closely coordinating with others, including the project manager, you will be part of the team delivering first-class installations in an economical and timely manner.
You will be supported by, and be working closely with multiple parties including Astreya AV control systems programmers, colleagues in project management, our systems design and project engineering teams, and our logistics support operatives. You will also be responsible for managing a team of AV engineers onsite, assigning them tasks each day and reporting project progress to the project manager.
Responsibilities:
  • Provide end-to-end system lead engineering and commissioning and quality assurance on a wide range of integrated audiovisual and video conferencing technologies in both the corporate and public sectors.
  • Have a major input to the success of a project and play a pivotal role in the future success of the company.
  • Take ownership of the delivery of the AV systems integration and commissioning process, both on the projects you are assigned to and generally, analyzing, documenting and implementing best practices for installation, commissioning and pre-commissioning work.

Main Duties:
  • Install, commission and quality assure audio and audiovisual installations to an excellent standard.
  • Produce system configuration documentation and ensure fully operational audiovisual systems.
  • Perform quality assurance checks on installations and identify any issues that need resolving, and work in close collaboration with the AV integration team and the project manager to ensure they are resolved.
  • Responsible for fault finding and technical resolution during the commissioning phase, escalating to third parties where necessary.
  • Manage the installation team with onsite tasks and to collaborate closely with the programmer, and in some cases the client, in order to establish and share the brief for the control systems.
  • Conduct off site testing and configuration.
  • Work through software control systems to identify programming snags.
  • Deliver system training to end users.
  • Perform maintenance visits, on-going technical support and provide advice and information to colleagues in the support team. Communicate effectively to peers, management and customers. Review and update system schematics, cable schedules etc.; create O&M documentation and 'as built' versions of the technical documents for future internal reference.
  • The development of junior audiovisual engineers / trainee commissioning engineers.
  • Feedback to systems design team regarding products and design, and any other lessons learned on a project.

Additional Duties (As & When Required):
From time to time, the post holder will also be required to perform additional duties as listed below:
AV Meeting Room Support
  • Ensure all multimedia/presentation rooms are maintained in good working order
  • AV equipment set-up and support
  • Presentation/multimedia meeting room support, including duration support
  • Assist with support for multimedia broadcasting
  • Quick response to emergency/ad-hoc requests

Faults & Room Checks
  • Carry out regular preventative room checks, ensuring all equipment functions correctly in accordance with the room check procedure
  • Ensure that all faults are reported in the correct way and in a timely manner
  • Proactive maintenance/reporting to ensure all AV equipment is always of the highest standard and functioning correctly
  • Providing first-line support, including on-the-spot diagnosis and rectification of minor faults and problems as and when they occur.
  • Carry out all power down/up when required, usually involving out-of-hours overtime commitments

Experience & Skills Required:
  • A positive attitude, a 'can-do', 'team first' approach to your work.
  • Flexible approach to working schedules to include out of hours (early or late) and weekends
  • Working unsupervised
  • Read and understand AV schematics
  • Data gathering, reporting, metrics and administrative skills
  • AV / VC Systems Knowledge in a Corporate environment ( Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco, Blue Jeans, Pexip, etc.)
  • Understanding of TCP/IP networking
  • Understanding of different audio and video protocols and codecs required
  • Ability to draft and present technical reports in English
  • Skills and experience that make you proficient in installation and commissioning of modern audio, videoconferencing and AV systems.
  • An understanding of the end-to-end complexities of an audiovisual and video installation project.
  • A proven track record in field-based audiovisual installation and commissioning tasks, maintenance and operation.
  • 3 years+ in a similar senior position.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of a range of VC and integrated audio equipment.
  • Background in leading teams in delivering VC or AV solutions.
  • Industry or manufacturer certifications highly advantageous.

Salary Range
$113,520.00 - $154,800.00 USD (Salary)
  • Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
  • Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.

Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees, including:
  • Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only
  • Dental provided through UHC
  • Nationwide Vision provided by UHC
  • Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care
  • Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific)
  • Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera
  • Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Days
    401k Plan
  • Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped)
  • Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law

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