AV Engineer

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

As an AV Engineer based in our NYC or SF office, you'll design and implement the systems that enable world-class collaboration and communication across offices. 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 across our global portfolio

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, ensuring all systems are operational for day-one occupancy

Attend build coordination meetings with architects, contractors, and workplace teams to drive AV requirements and integration

Innovate and test emerging AV technologies to optimize productivity and enable premium experiences for existing and upcoming spaces

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 including programming logic, troubleshooting guides, and operational procedures

Oversee operations globally to ensure seamless AV operations and service delivery standards are consistently met 

Manage relationships with AV integrators and vendors to ensure project success

Assist with AV operations support including event production and system maintenance as needed

You may be a good fit if you

Have 8+ years of experience designing and implementing AV systems in an enterprise environment

Are proficient in control system programming utilizing the Q-Sys ecosystem or similar

Have hands-on experience with video conferencing platforms, particularly Google Meet

Can read and create AV technical drawings including schematics, line diagrams, and rack elevations

Understand digital signal processing (DSP) concepts for audio, including acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction, EQ/dynamics, and automixing

Are familiar with enterprise video distribution, streaming technologies, and broadcast standards

Can manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive timelines

Collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

Have excellent troubleshooting skills and are comfortable diving into complex integrated systems

Care about creating exceptional user experiences through technology

Are excited about the opportunity to build scalable AV infrastructure from the ground up

Strong candidates may also have

Experience with Logitech video conferencing ecosystem and management platforms

Certifications such as Q-Sys Level 2, CTS, or CTS-D

Familiarity building control scripts using Lua within Q-Sys

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