Audio Engineer

In Places we dont sit back and let things happen we make things happen and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apples retail stores workplaces and workplace services. We develop and manage Apples global real estate portfolio lead all related capital construction projects provide outstanding facilities and site services develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities including commute and renewable energy programs and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel facilities and customers in our facilities around the seeking an experienced Audio Engineer for our Austin-based Production Services team. This role provides audio engineering support for Apples Austin theater spaces delivering technical excellence for internal meetings and events that keep employees connected through in-person virtual and hybrid experiences.

Working on the Production Services team to support teams across Apple the Audio Engineer sets and maintains the highest production standards while leading the local audio crews and vendor partners. The primary function of this role is hands-on audio operation for events and remote productions. Production Services teams are intentionally small and cross-disciplinary while audio is the primary focus of this role we value engineers who are naturally curious with a continuous need to learn. You should want to grow across video streaming stage management and other production disciplines. Success in this role requires deep technical expertise meticulous preparation and calm execution in executive-facing environments with zero margin for error. Youll work directly with senior leaders and their teams from micing up executives minutes before a live event to coordinating logistics with non-technical support staff. Poise discretion and clear communication are as critical as technical skill.n

Mix and supervise live audio for executive presentations comms meetings and broadcast with audio engineers across Production Services including Austin SCV and Seattle to design configure operate and maintain audio systems ensuring consistent standards across all up and maintain PA RF intercom and playback in alignment with Production Services and support digital mixing platforms including SSL and YamahanDesign deploy and manage Dante-based audio networks including redundancy QoS and monitoring coordinating with audio engineers at other sites to maintain and operate theater and remote production sound systems are aligned tuned and documented with signal flow diagrams production ready ahead of every hands-on audio operation for events and remote productions as audio quality in real time ensuring intelligibility tonal balance latency control and broadcast and resolve audio issues quickly and calmly during rehearsals and live seamless integration between in-venue audio systems broadcast audio paths intercom and show as a direct point of contact with senior leaders and executive support teams providing clear professional communication in high-stakes and time-sensitive closely with Transmission Video Engineering Production teams and cross-functional in to support video engineering streaming and other production workflows as needed we operate as a cross-trained team where versatility is valued alongside special events remote video shoots and studio-style edit and master audio content as to equipment budgets forecasts and technical role requires up to 25% travel including domestic and international based on project is required; this role may exceed 40 hours per week during peak production periods.n

7 years of proven experience supporting large-scale productions touring or medium to large size performance theaters or in console bussing and complex routing groups auxiliaries matrices and mix-minus with the ability to maintain signal integrity across multiple output expertise in television theatrical concert and event audio A2 background with proven expertise in micing talent managing RF frequencies and deploying comms systems in live executive-facing production knowledge of signal flow and system design including both analog and networked audio paths such as Dante and AVBnThorough understanding of acoustics and audio device selection and ability to work directly and professionally with senior executives presenters and non-technical stakeholders in high-pressure live production settings. nWillingness to develop skills beyond audio interest in video engineering broadcast workflows or adjacent production disciplines.

Experience in corporate or executive-facing production environments where discretion composure and interpersonal skills are communicator with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences comfortable fielding questions from executive admin event producers and senior with immersive and spatial audio understanding of audio networking including Dante redundancy and system experience with SSL System T and Yamaha Rivage digital mixing knowledge of ClearCom and Riedel comms to create and modify system line drawings including signal flow diagrams and I/O documentation for production to safe work practices and high production record of working on small collaborative teams where roles flex based on production needs.n