Senior AV Engineer

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

We are looking for a Senior AV Engineer to join our Media Engineering team. Reporting into our Senior Media Engineering Manager, this role will provide end-to-end technical leadership, commissioning and operational support for the AV and experiential technology environments.

• →Provide technical leadership and operational support throughout the delivery of the project, acting as the subject matter expert for all AV systems.
• →Participate in technical design reviews and regular meetings with AV integrators, consultants and stakeholders to ensure systems meet operational requirements.
• →Act as a key liaison between the AV integrator, IT, Engineering and Creative teams to ensure requirements are clearly translated into system designs and workflows.
• →Oversee witness testing, system validation, technical acceptance and user acceptance testing for all AV systems.
• →Lead launch and go-live activities as the primary engineering contact, diagnosing issues and coordinating resolution with vendors and internal teams.
• →Support the day-to-day operation, maintenance, incident management and continuous improvement of the AV estate, including LED wall installations, studio facilities and experiential spaces.
• →Develop and maintain comprehensive operational and technical documentation, troubleshooting guides and Day One support playbooks.
• →Partner with Creative and Content teams to optimise media delivery, ensuring high performance across networked AV systems, video servers and display controllers.
• →Support system upgrades, enhancements, lifecycle management and the onboarding and mentoring of engineering team members.

In this role it is essential that you are:

• Passionate about technology and innovation, with impeccable attention to detail
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Calm, effective and flexible under pressure during live operational events and project deadlines
• Ability to work weekends or evening during the live events or to meet deadlines when required

Prior to the role it would be essential that you have:

• Significant experience supporting and delivering enterprise-scale AV systems in commercial and/or corporate environments
• Hands-on knowledge of LED display technology, large-format displays, LED wall video scalers and video/media servers
• Proficient understanding of AV integration, commissioning, Show Control, networked IT infrastructure
• Proven technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and documentation/runbook creation

Some desirable experience that you may bring to the role:

• Experience delivering experiential, visitor attraction or immersive technology projects within sports or entertainment environments

Qualifications

Not essential to be successful in the role but you may also have the following qualifications:

• Advanced AV industry certifications, such as AVIXA CTS, CTS-D, CTS-I or equivalent