AV Engineer

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

As an AV Engineer based in our London office, you'll design and implement the systems that enable world-class collaboration and communication across offices in the EMEA region. This role is critical as we rapidly expand our physical footprint, with plans for multiple new offices and expansions over the coming years.

You'll be responsible for architecting AV solutions from concept through commissioning, ensuring our conference rooms, event spaces, and collaboration areas provide frictionless experiences that enable our teams to advance AI safety research. You'll help establish standards and systems that scale efficiently while pushing the boundaries of what's possible in workplace collaboration technology.

This is an opportunity to shape how a cutting-edge AI research organization communicates and collaborates, building infrastructure that supports everything from small team meetings to company-wide all-hands broadcasts reaching thousands of remote participants.

• Lead AV design, procurement, and programming for new office builds, expansions, and retrofits across our global portfolio

• Create and maintain AV system designs including schematic drawings, line diagrams, and elevation plans

• Program and commission AV systems to meet specific use cases and user requirements

• Execute successful "first day of business" deployments for new offices, ensuring all systems are operational for day-one occupancy

• Attend build coordination meetings with architects, contractors, and workplace teams to drive AV requirements and integration

• Innovate and test emerging AV technologies to optimize productivity and enable premium experiences for existing and upcoming spaces

• Develop automated solutions to improve system reliability and reduce operational overhead

• Partner with Security and IT teams to ensure AV systems meet enterprise security requirements

• Create comprehensive documentation for all systems including programming logic, troubleshooting guides, and operational procedures

• Oversee operations globally to ensure seamless AV operations and service delivery standards are consistently met

• Manage relationships with AV integrators and vendors to ensure project success

• Assist with AV operations support including event production and system maintenance as needed

You may be a good fit if you

• Have 8+ years of experience designing and implementing AV systems in an enterprise environment

• Are proficient in control system programming utilizing the Q-Sys ecosystem or similar

• Have hands-on experience with video conferencing platforms, particularly Google Meet

• Can read and create AV technical drawings including schematics, line diagrams, and rack elevations

• Understand digital signal processing (DSP) concepts for audio, including acoustic echo cancellation, noise reduction, EQ/dynamics, and automixing

• Are familiar with enterprise video distribution, streaming technologies, and broadcast standards

• Can manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive timelines

• Collaborate effectively with non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

• Have excellent troubleshooting skills and are comfortable diving into complex integrated systems

• Care about creating exceptional user experiences through technology

• Are excited about the