Audio Video & Broadcast Project Engineer

About the role

The Audio Video Engineer is part of General Motors Core IT and supports in-person and hybrid collaboration services for internal GM teams in the Detroit, Michigan area. This is an operations-focused role responsible for delivering a high-quality customer experience across meeting rooms, live events, video collaboration spaces, streaming environments, and related audio/video technologies. This individual provides hands-on technical support for collaboration services including video streaming, video and audio switching, video collaboration rooms, Microsoft Teams, and other approved meeting platforms used within GM. In addition to direct technical support, this Level 7 role has broader responsibility for scheduling, planning, producing, supporting, and coordinating live events, including high-visibility onsite events such as all-people meetings, executive meetings, town halls, and similar productions. This role also includes project management responsibility for Facilities and business-driven remodels, renovations, and office space upgrades that involve audio/video, conferencing, collaboration, or broadcast-related technologies. The successful candidate will interface with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and team members to help keep projects on schedule, within budget, and aligned to quality expectations. This individual will review project deliverables at multiple stages to help ensure high-quality outcomes from planning through implementation and handoff. The successful candidate will troubleshoot issues, coordinate resolution through remote or onsite support, maintain documentation and standard operating procedures, and work closely with operations, engineering, end-user support teams, customers, event stakeholders, Facilities partners, and external suppliers. This position requires strong customer service, sound technical judgment, event production experience, project coordination skills, and the ability to remain calm and effective in high-visibility situations. This position may require a flexible shift structure to support business needs, including coverage for video and digital signage services in a 24x7 operations environment, as well as onsite support for early morning, evening, or extended-duration events.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for audio/video and collaboration services across meeting rooms, event spaces, and related environments
• Lead support for live and recorded events by operating or coordinating operation of video switchers and associated audio/video peripherals
• Schedule, plan, produce, support, and coordinate live onsite events, including all-people meetings, leadership meetings, town halls, and similar internal productions
• Partner with customers, presenters, site contacts, and technical teams to define event requirements, timelines, room setup, show flow, testing, and support plans
• Develop and manage event run-of-show details, technical checklists, support coverage, and readiness activities to ensure successful execution
• Serve as a lead point of coordination during high-visibility events, managing technical execution, troubleshooting, communications, and escalations in real time
• Manage AV-related portions of Facilities and business-driven remodels, renovations, and office space upgrades
• Partner with internal stakeholders, Facilities teams, suppliers, integrators, and technical team members to define project scope, requirements, schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables
• Track project milestones, action items, dependencies, and issue resolution to help keep projects on timeline and within budget
• Review project deliverables, drawings, technical designs, installation progress, testing results, and final outcomes for quality and alignment with requirements at various stages of the project
• Coordinate implementation activities including planning meetings, site readiness reviews, equipment delivery timing, installation scheduling, testing, commissioning, and turnover to operations
• Escalate project risks, schedule concerns, budget impacts, and quality issues in a timely manner and help drive corrective action
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving audio, video, streaming, conferencing, and room technology to minimize service disruption
• Perform routine maintenance on broadcast and collaboration equipment to help prevent downtime
• Coordinate repairs, replacements, upgrades, and escalations as needed
• Monitor audio and video quality and perform quality control checks to maintain service standards
• Support collaboration platforms and products used within GM, including technologies from Cisco, Microsoft, Google, Adobe, and other approved providers
• Assist with implementation and support of solutions developed by Core IT and partner teams
• Create, update, and maintain SOPs, support documentation, event support guides, project records, and related operational materials
• Provide direct customer support for meetings, events, and se

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