- Audio and Visual Telecommunications Technician – II

1 month ago


chicago, United States Revolution Technologies Full time

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human interface design, computer science or related field plus courses relevant to web technology, or user experience.

• 3-5 years of direct experience expertise with user interaction design across diverse platforms

• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other web-oriented technologies

• Certified Technology Specialist (CTS)


Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for supporting the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Money Museum by carrying out the audio, video, and control engineering functions as required to support the design, installation, and programming of updating and enhancing the custom audio-video systems. Your efforts will contribute to the Bank’s goal of fostering economic opportunity and a healthy, stable and inclusive economy and financial system where all have an opportunity to thrive. You will maintain open lines of communication both within the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and with regard to the Money Museum Team’s expectations.


The level of work required is considered advanced and reports to the Money Museum Team. This job has no direct reports.


Concept, Design, and Testing:

• Conduct a museum site survey and participate in team meetings to understand deliverable requirements and intended system functionality for the audio, visual, and control system in the Museum

• Respond to requests for modifications and additions to systems. Coordinate with the Project Manager to ensure modifications are tracked and cost-evaluation is considered for quality and reliability of all technology decisions

• Bring possible UX/Design solutions to the team for improvements and/or requirements for content and the delivery of content to achieve the Museum’s goals

• Lead the redevelopment and migration of existing interactive media content from legacy PC-based systems to BrightSign hardware. This involves reverse engineering compiled software to extract media assets, followed by recreating the interactive experiences in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and creating BrightSign integrations using BrightAuthor-connected software.

• Integrate back-end services with public facing interactives and websites using front end code


AVC Programming:

• Identify any system design challenges and proactively devise plans to avoid future troubleshooting issues that may arise

• Share knowledge of current products and various manufacturers, including but not limited to BrightSign, Dakota Audio, Brown Innovations, Holosonics, AMX, Crestron, Alcorn McBride, QSC Q-Sys, 7th Sense, WATCHOUT or Medialon control system

• Lead in coordination with Money Museum Team the commissioning of all systems in the Money Museum to ensure proper functioning and performance of a building’s systems and equipment according to the project requirements. It involves a series of thorough tests, inspections, and documentation to verify that all components work together efficiently

Collaboration and Maintenance:

• Provide training of system operation to Money Museum team and other FRBC employees as needed

• Contribute to Operations and Maintenance Manuals for the Money Museum with tips, troubleshooting, etc., to ensure minimum down time and maximum performance of technology in the Museum

• Be responsible for supporting the improvement of general tidiness, cable management, safety and order of the service area and back of house spaces

• Aid the Money Museum Team in the development of project plans and milestones

• Execute project plans within the time constraints specified while adhering to quality standards

• Create BOM (bill of materials) and AV deliverables, including drawings and other documents to meet ESI (electronically stored information) Standards

• Maintain proper safety practices in accordance with OSHA, site safety requirements, and/or ESI Standards.


Preferred Skills:

• Intermediate understanding and capability of programming Audio Visual equipment (e.g., AMX, Crestron, Alcorn, Medialon, QSC Q-Sys, 7th Sense, WATCHOUT and Alcorn McBride)

• Proficiency in AV systems programming language, including Simpl+

• Intermediate understanding of IoT, Networking, Switch Configurations, etc.

• 4-5 years' experience commissioning Corporate, Theme Park, Museum, and Entertainment AV Systems

• Experience with various system types (DSP, controllers, network switches, displays, and how they interconnect)

• Experience with Photoshop/Illustrator and video encoding to transcode older videos/programs into new formats

• Experience in game development tools and programming languages to bring concepts to life

• Familiarity with Agile methodology


Not required but helpful:

• Experience with SMAART

• Proficiency in AutoCAD software and engineering simulation tools


Additional Skills:

• Communicates effectively with a bottom line, up front approach

• Enjoys discussing the details but makes efficient use of time in meetings

• Willingness to share expertise and elaborate to ensure jargon doesn’t limit understanding

• Project management experience

• Collaborative; works well with others and can succeed in a team environment

• Ability to work under deadline


Top 3 hard skills:

• Lead the redevelopment and migration of existing interactive media content from legacy PC-based systems to BrightSign hardware. This involves reverse engineering compiled software to extract media assets, followed by recreating the interactive experiences in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and creating BrightSign integrations using BrightAuthor-connected software.

• Understanding and capability of programming Audio Visual equipment (e.g., AMX, Crestron, Alcorn, Medialon, QSC Q-Sys, 7th Sense, WATCHOUT and Alcorn McBride)Proficiency in AV systems programming language, including Simpl+) and IoT, Networking, Switch Configurations, etc. in order to ensure proper functioning and performance of a building’s systems and equipment according to the project requirements. It involves a series of thorough tests, inspections, and documentation to verify that all components work together efficiently

• Be responsible for supporting the improvement of general tidiness, cable management, safety and order of the service area and back of house spaces



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