Senior AV Design & Operations Engineer
Irvine, CA
(with travel twice per quarter)
Duration:
8-month contract
Pay:
$66-71/hr
Responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise Audio-Visual systems across collaboration spaces. This role ensures high-quality user experiences by maintaining, improving, and troubleshooting AV environments while supporting business communication and meeting technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Configure, operate, and maintain AV systems across conference and collaboration spaces
- Design, test, and troubleshoot AV solutions and integrations
- Develop and enforce AV standards for conferencing, live meetings, and digital signage
- Architect and manage scalable enterprise AV platforms
- Lead testing and validation to prevent disruption to business systems
- Create and maintain technical documentation and deployment processes
- Provide advanced (Tier 3) support and serve as the final escalation point for AV issues
- Develop custom configurations, scripts, or solutions to enhance AV functionality
- Act as a subject matter expert for conferencing, collaboration, and AV technologies
- Collaborate with IT and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable solutions
- Continuously improve AV systems based on feedback, data, and monitoring
Technical Expertise
- AV system design, DSP configuration, and control system programming
- AV networking and enterprise switch configuration
- Acoustic modeling and AV design tools (e.g., EASE Focus, Address)
- CAD and design platforms (AutoCAD, Bluebeam, BIM 360, ACC)
- Conferencing and collaboration platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet)
- Telephony systems (cloud and on-prem) and Microsoft 365 integrations
- Experience with AV platforms such as Q-SYS, Biamp, Crestron, and similar technologies
Experience & Qualifications
- 5–8+ years of experience in AV design/engineering with IT administration exposure
- Bachelor’s degree preferred; CTS-D certification is a plus
- Experience creating system diagrams, scopes of work, and bills of materials
- Vendor management and cross-functional collaboration experience
- Strong troubleshooting and escalation support background
Skills & Attributes
- Strong problem-solving and technical troubleshooting abilities
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple requests in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to service quality
- Self-driven, detail-oriented, and highly organized
- Passion for learning and improving technology solutions
- Ability to educate users and communicate solutions clearly
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