Audio Engineer

CE Rental Inc•Covington, LA

About The Position

The Audio Engineer ensures a clear, balanced, high-quality sound experience for audiences and performers during live events, regardless of venue or acoustical challenges. The role directs the construction, placement, tuning, operation, and strike of event audio systems, and participates in pre-production preparation, quality control, system specification, inventory pulls, and truck loading. The position also provides technical leadership and support to audio technicians and other personnel, communicates and solves problems with clients and artists, and supports show and shop operations as needed. The job may involve irregular hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends, as well as travel.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience as a live audio engineer in settings such as concerts, festivals, corporate events, or theaters.
Expertise with a variety of mixing consoles, such as Yamaha, DiGiCo, and Midas.
Strong understanding of signal flow, gain structure, equalization, dynamics processing, and effects.
Proficiency with digital and analog systems, including Dante, AVB, and AES50.
Experience with stage monitoring, in-ear monitors (IEMs), and RF coordination.
Ability to troubleshoot technical issues under pressure and adapt to changing live environments.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Knowledge of acoustics and sound design principles.
Willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings, nights, and weekends.
Willingness to travel as required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or certification in Audio Engineering, Sound Design, or a related field.
Familiarity with live sound software such as Smaart and QLab.

Responsibilities

Maintain safety as the top priority and ensure compliance with applicable safety and regulatory standards.
Supervise, lead, train, and mentor audio technicians and other support personnel in audio system installation and operation.
Specify audio systems appropriate for artists, venues, and audiences, including all components and hardware required for installation.
Participate in pre-production preparation and quality control, and specify systems for inventory pulls and truck loading.
Communicate and problem-solve effectively with clients, artists, engineers, and their representatives.
Operate audio systems and consoles for shows.
Develop and perform advanced patching schemes.
Troubleshoot audio systems and related systems.
Maintain, calibrate, and repair audio equipment as needed.
Develop stage and input plots.
Model audio systems using appropriate software.
Determine suitable hang points for audio speakers.
Time-delay audio systems of any size or configuration.
Perform RF coordination.
Perform other duties related to show and shop support as required.