AV Engineer
London, UK
Posted 2d ago
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
As an AV Engineer based in our London office, you'll design and implement the systems that enable world-class collaboration and communication across offices in the EMEA region. This role is critical as we rapidly expand our physical footprint, with plans for multiple new offices and expansions over the coming years. You'll be responsible for architecting AV solutions from concept through commissioning, ensuring our conference rooms, event spaces, and collaboration areas provide frictionless experiences that enable our teams to advance AI safety research. You'll help establish standards and systems that scale efficiently while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in workplace collaboration technology. This is an opportunity to shape how a cutting-edge AI research organization communicates and collaborates, building infrastructure that supports everything from small team meetings to company-wide all-hands broadcasts reaching thousands of remote participants.
Responsibilities
- Lead AV design, procurement, and programming for new office builds, expansions, and retrofits.
- Create and maintain AV system designs including schematic drawings, line diagrams, and elevation plans.
- Program and commission AV systems to meet specific use cases and user requirements.
- Execute successful 'first day of business' deployments for new offices.
- Attend build coordination meetings with architects, contractors, and workplace teams.
- Innovate and test emerging AV technologies to optimize productivity.
- Develop automated solutions to improve system reliability and reduce operational overhead.
- Partner with Security and IT teams to ensure AV systems meet enterprise security requirements.
- Create comprehensive documentation for all systems.
- Oversee global AV operations to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Manage relationships with AV integrators and vendors.
- Assist with AV operations support including event production and system maintenance.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience designing and implementing AV systems in an enterprise environment.
- Proficient in control system programming utilizing the Q-Sys ecosystem or similar.
- Hands-on experience with video conferencing platforms, particularly Google Meet.
- Ability to read and create AV technical drawings including schematics, line diagrams, and rack elevations.
- Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) concepts for audio.
- Familiarity with enterprise video distribution, streaming technologies, and broadcast standards.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive timelines.
- Effective collaboration with non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and comfort with complex integrated systems.
- Commitment to creating exceptional user experiences through technology.
- Excitement about building scalable AV infrastructure from the ground up.
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.