A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline your experiences that directly relate to this position.

The University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is hiring an AV Project Engineer to join a diverse team of professionals dedicated to successful design, installation, and systems integration of AV equipment in teaching and learning spaces and event and meeting spaces across the College of LSA. You will report to the manager of AV System Integration, Engineering, and Design in the Technology Services department. Salary Range: $54,000-$64,000. Salary will be based on the skills and background of the selected candidate.

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers comprehensive benefits and wellness programs to help you stay well and to support you as you plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave benefits including up to six weeks of paid parental leave to all eligible parents and legal guardians to bond with a new child.

While you will primarily work from our central campus in Ann Arbor, LSA offers some flexible work options. To support well-being, LSA has a communication standard that limits non-essential emails to weekday business hours.

As an Associate Engineer, you won't just be a cog in the machine; you'll be a key member of a team that has your back. You'll work on the most exciting AV integrations on campus while having dedicated time to focus on your own professional development and certifications.

What You'll Do

• Build & Design: Work alongside senior engineers to craft designs, visualizations, and documentation that set the standard for instructional technology.
• Own the Process: Follow projects from the "napkin sketch" phase through to commissioning, training, and high-level maintenance.
• Collaborate: Present your solutions in a feedback-friendly environment where knowledge sharing is the norm, not the exception.
• Innovate: Help LSA Technology Services push the boundaries of what's possible in AV integration.

ABOUT YOU

You have a foundation of experiences and a variety of skills in AV integration and installation. You have experience working on AV integration projects simultaneously, maintenance projects,
installations, and equipment upgrades. We care about teaching and learning and need those spaces to work consistently. It would be helpful if you have demonstrated experience working on construction sites and following all required safety regulations, OSHA guidelines, and local job site requirements. A working knowledge of principles and procedures of at least one specialized field of AV systems and digital AV technologies is also beneficial as it will help the team complete renovations, new construction, and new installations, and maintain and troubleshoot existing systems.

You'll work with people from many different cultures and backgrounds, some more technical than others, and each requiring you to develop relationships. It will be important that you can talk with people who are dedicated to teaching and learning and conducting research, but who also may not have the AV background. We need to be able to help them understand why we make certain recommendations for equipment and installations. 

You might have an Associate's degree or a Bachelor's degree. You might not. The equivalent technical training and relevant AV technology experience, or equivalent work experience in one of the following areas AV Systems Integration and Installation Project Engineering, AV Systems Design, Audio Engineering, would be great. We care about what you can do and how you do it, not about the journey of how you got where you are. A record of conscientious, collaborative, and thoughtful work speaks volumes.

• Associate's degree or equivalent technical training, supplemented with continuing education network/telecom courses/technical seminars
• At least 1-2 years of relevant AV technology experience (or equivalent work experience in one of the following areas: AV Systems Integration/Installation, Technical Sound Studio Setup, Live Show AV Engineering)
• Strong technical skills with the ability to evaluate situations utilizing logical and decisive reasoning; Creative problem solving abilities and technical analysis skills, Analyze issues in the field make decisions as position allows
• Demonstrated experience with a common ticketing system and standard productivity applications (Google, Word, Excel), as well as basic online communication tools (Slack, Google Chat, Teams, Zoom, etc.) and file organization in shared folders
• Demonstrated history of strong AV technical skills with the ability to assess and evaluate possible interventions with AV systems utilizing logical and decisive reasoning
• Demonstrated experience in creative problem solving abilities and technical analysis skills in Tier 2 AV troubleshooting; including analyzing issues in the field and make decisions for resolution as appropriate, and operating professional test instruments
• Demonstrated history of effective communication skills, explaining issues, assisting non-technical users, and guiding AV technicians to successfully resolve technical problems
• Demonstrated history of av mounting techniques (video projectors, flat panel displays, video screens, speakers & microphones) within concrete, block, drywall, acoustical ceiling, etc)
• Demonstrated experience with the use and safety of power tools (Drills, Hammer-Drills, Saws, etc) & Hand Tools
• The ability to read blueprints,schematics and/or other construction documentation
• Demonstrated Low-Voltage Cable Termination experience
• Demonstrated history of effective customer service and positive collaborative teamwork

Physical Requirements

This position does require the person in this position to be able to move and transport objects such as projectors, screens, monitors, AV racks, and AV podia with weight up to 50lbs (frequency of working with the maximum weight may be up to several times a week). The person in this position will also need to negotiate and climb a 12ft ladder to install AV equipment in classrooms, auditoriums, and departmental spaces. This will involve maneuvering projectors and other equipment (weight of up to 35 lbs) to installation location on ceilings and walls. Additional physical requirements also include: Travel between buildings during inclement weather; Move cart-based equipment between buildings; Work in enclosed spaces, particularly around installed rack units in enclosed spaces; Work for an extended period of time to access AV racks, panels, and equipment at height of 3 to 7 feet.

• CTS Certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience working AV/IT projects in Higher Ed environment and working with clients/customers on AV integration projects, as well as design, installations, repairs, and maintenance projects
• Broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the specialized field of AV Systems and Digital AV technologies for instructional initiatives in Higher Education and university environment.
• Knowledge of pedagogical, technological, and learning space design trends, especially as they relate to face-to-face instruction, active learning/flipped classrooms, and blended/remote learning
• Experience installing and supporting conference room and classrooms' IT and AV technologies, integrating complex digital systems within classroom settings
• Manufacturer certifications (eg: Crestron, Dante)
• Experience in Scaffolding and/or Man-Lifts

We feel strongly about work-life balance. While we love to work hard and finish projects, we will not work you to tears, burn you out, or make you choose between work and important family events. Our goal is for you to maintain a healthy relationship between life and work. Most of our team works 8 hours per day Monday through Friday, although some members do work 4 days with 10 hours/day. While our team does not typically work late or work weekends, there may be rare occasions where team members just want to get the work done when a classroom is empty and therefore may flex their schedule to come in on weekends or evenings to wrap things up. Your manager is eager to work with you to craft a schedule that is predictable and adjustable.

Because our team's work is in the classrooms and conference rooms, installation work does require someone to be on campus much of the time. There are tasks, however, that require time and space to concentrate and focus. That might be design review, documentation and modeling, and other systems design/programming. Those tasks often can be done from home. We like to have an environment where there is the flexibility to get the work done in the best possible way.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

More About Us

LSA is the largest and one of the oldest of the university's 19 schools and colleges, with more than 100 degree programs in over 75 academic departments and programs. Learn more about LSA at https://lsa.umich.edu. The college has a large workforce of approximately 1,200 staff, 1,500 faculty, 1,800 graduate student appointees and research fellows, and an additional 2,000 temporary employees.

We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, fulfill our mission, vision, and values, and sustain the excellence of LSA.

As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.

To learn more about the LSA Technology Services organization and services, visit https://lsa.umich.edu/technology-services/

To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit lsa.umich.edu/strategicvision.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.