Lead AV Engineer
Avion Talent
2 weeks agoAbout Job Job Title: Lead AV Engineer Location: San Francisco, United States Summary: Leads the design, engineering, deployment, and ongoing operation of audiovisual systems across multiple corporate locations, meeting environments, and event spaces. Acts as the senior technical authority for AV architecture and standards while supporting complex live productions, conferencing technology, capital projects, vendor relationships, and workplace technology initiatives. The role also focuses on automation and AI-enabled solutions that improve system reliability and operational efficiency. Key Responsibilities Lead the design, engineering, programming, testing, and deployment of audiovisual systems across offices, conference rooms, collaboration spaces, and event venues. Establish technical requirements and design standards for meeting rooms, presentation environments, and event spaces. Develop and maintain AV standards covering room configurations, signal distribution, control systems, cameras, audio, lighting, and production equipment. Serve as the primary technical authority for audiovisual architecture across multiple company locations. Design and oversee the technical production of executive meetings, company-wide events, customer programs, fireside discussions, onsite meetings, podcasts, and other high-profile productions. Develop production plans, equipment specifications, technical workflows, show-control requirements, and contingency procedures for major events. Act as technical director during live productions and take ownership of technical performance, troubleshooting, and failure recovery. Lead the audiovisual workstream for video conferencing platform migrations, including room interoperability, hardware conversions, configuration, identity requirements, and related integrations. Develop and manage a multi-location AV technology roadmap, including equipment refreshes, upgrades, new installations, and long-term capital requirements. Coordinate AV projects associated with office construction, renovation, expansion, and technology upgrades. Manage relationships with AV integrators, manufacturers, consultants, and specialist service providers. Review vendor designs and ensure installations meet established technical specifications and design requirements. Hold external vendors accountable for project quality, technical performance, timelines, and adherence to agreed standards. Administer conference-room platforms, collaboration systems, AV endpoints, streaming technology, monitoring tools, and related software services. Monitor room performance, equipment health, firmware versions, system availability, and technology lifecycle requirements. Create dashboards, reports, and processes for identifying room-health issues and recurring technical problems. Provide senior-level escalation support for complex audiovisual, meeting-room, and event technology issues. Support IT and workplace technology teams with troubleshooting, system analysis, and technical guidance. Maintain strong knowledge of emerging audiovisual, conferencing, streaming, networking, and workplace technologies. Use AI and automation to improve technical operations, including documentation, reporting, system analysis, show-control workflows, vendor evaluation, and repetitive administrative tasks. Develop scripts, tools, and automated processes that reduce manual operational work. Provide technical guidance and mentoring to technicians and team members responsible for day-to-day AV operations. Create documentation, standards, diagrams, procedures, and runbooks to ensure systems can be supported effectively by the wider team. Support internal video-production activities and provide technical assistance for professional media requirements. Maintain appropriate records relating to equipment, systems, projects, vendors, maintenance, and technical incidents. Work closely with networking, IT, workplace, facilities, security, executive operations, and other technology teams. Ensure audiovisual systems comply with established technology, security, safety, and operational requirements. Handle confidential, sensitive, financial, business, and proprietary information responsibly. Participate in technical planning, system reviews, project meetings, training, and knowledge-sharing activities. Perform other related audiovisual engineering and technology responsibilities as required. Skills and Qualifications Extensive practical knowledge of professional audiovisual systems, workplace technology, video conferencing, and live-event production. Strong understanding of AV architecture, signal flow, equipment selection, rack design, system integration, and room standards. Advanced experience with AV control-system programming, with Q-SYS experience strongly preferred. Familiarity with Crestron, Biamp, Extron, or comparable control and DSP platforms. Strong knowledge of professional video-production and switching systems, including platforms such as Barco E2, Ross Ultrix, and Blackmagic ATEM. Practical expertise with networked audio technologies such as Dante, digital audio routing, microphone systems, and professional mixing consoles. Ability to configure, operate, and troubleshoot audio systems and tune meeting or event spaces for reliable performance. Knowledge of theatrical and architectural lighting systems, including ETC, Paradigm, Martin, Chroma-Q, DMX, and related technologies. Strong understanding of conference-room technologies and collaboration platforms such as Google Meet, Zoom Rooms, Logitech, Neat, or comparable solutions. Knowledge of video routing, digital signage, conference-room systems, virtual events, and live production environments. Experience with live-streaming architectures, encoding, AWS MediaLive, AWS MediaConnect, Wirecast, vMix, OBS, or similar technologies. Familiarity with PTZ and broadcast cameras, including Sony Cinema Line equipment. Experience with production and show-control tools such as QLab, Stream Deck, Bitfocus Companion, and OSC. Working knowledge of professional video post-production tools such as DaVinci Resolve. Strong understanding of networking concepts as they apply to AV-over-IP, streaming, conferencing, and distributed audiovisual systems. Ability to use AI tools as part of everyday technical work and develop practical AI-assisted solutions. Experience using APIs, scripting, automation, or other technical methods to improve AV operations. Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities with a methodical approach to identifying root causes. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong project-management, organisational, and prioritisation skills. Ability to manage multiple projects, vendors, technical issues, and operational priorities simultaneously. Ability to remain composed and make effective decisions during live events and high-pressure technical situations. Strong attention to detail with a focus on documentation, consistency, reliability, and technical quality. Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with workplace, IT, networking, facilities, and external vendor teams. Strong customer-service mindset and commitment to creating reliable technology experiences. Willingness to learn new technologies, platforms, applications, and technical approaches. Ability to travel between company locations and support events outside standard working hours when required. Education and Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Audiovisual Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred. Eight (8) or more years of professional audiovisual engineering experience preferred. Experience serving as a senior AV engineer, technical lead, or design authority for a multi-location organisation. Demonstrated experience creating AV designs, room standards, signal-flow diagrams, rack layouts, control-system documentation, and technical specifications. Significant experience designing and technically directing executive meetings, corporate events, customer-facing productions, or other high-profile live programs. Practical experience with professional audio, video, lighting, control, conferencing, and streaming systems. Experience managing AV installations, technology upgrades, office projects, and equipment lifecycle programs. Experience managing or significantly contributing to AV budgets and capital-planning activities. Experience working directly with AV integrators, manufacturers, consultants, and technology vendors. Experience administering conference-room and collaboration technology across multiple locations. Experience supporting large-scale video conferencing and workplace technology deployments. Experience developing automation, scripts, dashboards, or AI-assisted workflows is advantageous. Experience with AV-over-IP networking and distributed audiovisual environments. Professional AV certifications or manufacturer-specific training are advantageous.