Lead AV & Commissioning Engineer III

Astreya•San Francisco, CA

1d•$113,520 - $154,800

About The Position

The Lead AV & Commissioning Engineer III is a central member of a team delivering audiovisual system installations in corporate and public-sector settings. The role leads end-to-end engineering, commissioning, and quality assurance for integrated audiovisual and video-conferencing systems, maintaining meticulous standards and coordinating closely with project managers, programmers, design and engineering teams, logistics staff, colleagues, and clients. The position manages onsite AV engineers, assigns daily tasks, and reports project progress to the project manager. The role owns delivery of AV integration and commissioning work on assigned projects and contributes to broader best practices for installation, commissioning, and pre-commissioning. Duties include installation, configuration, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, end-user training, maintenance, and technical support. The engineer also supports meeting rooms and multimedia events when required, conducts room checks, responds to faults and urgent requests, and develops junior engineers. The position requires a flexible schedule that can include early or late hours, weekends, and out-of-hours overtime. The stated base salary range is $113,520–$154,800 USD. Astreya offers benefits to regular full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off and holidays, professional development, wellness programs, and other insurance and leave benefits.

Requirements

Positive attitude and a can-do, team-first approach.
Flexible approach to working schedules, including early or late hours and weekends.
Ability to work unsupervised.
Ability to read and understand AV schematics.
Data gathering, reporting, metrics, and administrative skills.
Knowledge of corporate AV and video-conferencing systems, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco, BlueJeans, and Pexip.
Understanding of TCP/IP networking.
Understanding of audio and video protocols and codecs.
Ability to draft and present technical reports in English.
Skills and experience in installing and commissioning modern audio, videoconferencing, and AV systems.
Understanding of the end-to-end complexities of audiovisual and video installation projects.
Proven field-based experience in audiovisual installation, commissioning, maintenance, and operation.
At least 3 years in a similar senior position.
Comprehensive knowledge of a range of video-conferencing and integrated audio equipment.
Background leading teams delivering video-conferencing or AV solutions.

Nice To Haves

Industry or manufacturer certifications.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end engineering, commissioning, and quality assurance for integrated audiovisual and video-conferencing systems.
Install, commission, and quality-assure audio and audiovisual systems to a high standard.
Produce system configuration documentation and ensure audiovisual systems are fully operational.
Conduct quality assurance checks, identify installation issues, and coordinate their resolution with the AV integration team and project manager.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical faults during commissioning, escalating to third parties when necessary.
Manage onsite installation teams, assign daily tasks, and report project progress to the project manager.
Coordinate with programmers and, when appropriate, clients to establish and communicate control-system requirements.
Conduct offsite testing and configuration and review software control systems for programming issues.
Deliver system training to end users.
Perform maintenance visits, provide ongoing technical support, and advise colleagues in the support team.
Review and update system schematics and cable schedules, and create operations and maintenance documentation and as-built technical documents.
Develop junior audiovisual engineers and trainee commissioning engineers.
Provide feedback to the systems design team about products, designs, and lessons learned.
Maintain multimedia and presentation rooms and provide AV equipment setup and support, including meeting-room and multimedia-broadcasting support.
Respond quickly to emergency or ad hoc requests.
Carry out regular preventative room checks, report faults promptly using the correct process, and proactively maintain AV equipment.
Provide first-line support, including diagnosing and rectifying minor faults on the spot.
Carry out power-down and power-up tasks when required, usually involving out-of-hours overtime.

Benefits

Medical coverage through UHC (PPO, HSA, or Surest options) or, for California employees, Kaiser HMO.
Dental coverage through UHC.
Vision coverage through Nationwide Vision provided by UHC.
Flexible Spending Account for health and dependent care.
Pre-tax commuter benefit for parking and transit, depending on location.
Continuing education and professional development through platforms such as Udemy and Coursera.
Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group.
Employee Assistance Program.
Wellness Days.
401(k) plan.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Critical illness, critical hospital, and voluntary accident insurance.
Tuition reimbursement, available six months after start date and subject to a cap.
Paid time off accrued and prorated, up to 120 hours annually.
Paid holidays.
Other statutory leaves, paid time, or ancillary benefits required by state and federal law.