Key skills
RLeadershipRisk ManagementMentoring
About this role
Role Overview
- Own the technical architecture and delivery of large-scale digital and networked audio systems, from specification through commissioning and operational handover.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex audio reliability issues, partnering with Audio Quality & Maintenance teams to diagnose, resolve, and prevent production-impacting failures.
- Translate Audio R&D standards into practical, real-world deployments, and help shape tooling requirements through feedback from commissioning and production operations.
- Lead cross-functional technical coordination with IT, electrical, and other engineering teams to ensure robust integration across facilities, networks, and building infrastructure.
- Provide technical leadership within the audio engineering function, including mentoring, guidance to contractors, and technical mentorship for other team members.
Requirements
- Minimum 5-8 years’ experience delivering professional audio systems engineering work in broadcast and/or post-production environments.
- Proven experience owning end-to-end deployment of large-scale digital and networked audio systems in real facilities.
- Strong expertise in audio networking technologies such as Dante, Ravenna, and/or Milan AVB.
- Track record of designing for high availability, redundancy, and operational resilience in “zero downtime” production systems.
- Experience specifying and procuring audio systems and infrastructure, including vendor selection and technical evaluation.
- Strong understanding of power electronics, grounding, and power-related considerations for high-end audio systems.
- Excellent knowledge of cabling standards, structured wiring, patching, documentation, and commissioning best practices.
- Strong project planning capability, including risk management, dependencies, and structured commissioning approaches.
- Experience collaborating effectively with IT and systems engineering teams, handling high-throughput media data infrastructure.
- High-confidence troubleshooting and fault-finding skills across physical audio, networked audio, and hybrid systems.
- Nice to Haves: Experience supporting production systems in operational environments with continuous throughput.
- Familiarity with high-throughput media data infrastructure and prioritisation of audio media traffic across networks.
- Experience working to externally defined technical standards and implementing R&D-led tooling or frameworks.
- Background in multi-room or multi-building production or broadcast facilities.
- Prior experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership within a team.
Benefits
- Industry-Leading Salary Package: Enjoy a highly competitive salary package that rewards your expertise and hard work.
- Generous Paid Holiday: Take advantage of 25 days of paid holiday to relax and recharge.
- Comprehensive Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our robust pension scheme.
- Cutting-Edge Tech Office Environment: Work in a modern, tech-driven office environment equipped with the latest tools and technology.
- Free Snacks and Beverages: Enjoy free snacks and beverages to keep you energised throughout the day.
- Medical Insurance: Protect yourself with our comprehensive medical insurance plan.
- Work Location: This is a 4-day-per-week on-site role working closely with teams at our production sites, primarily at Elstree but also potentially including other future locations as the company grows.