Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Event Productions

EventsSystemEngineerII(EP)

$80–106k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Events System Engineer II (EP) at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: Event production systems, Audio visual systems, Technical support. Own health and maintenance of technical production systems. Own operational health of production systems during events”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver events with top-quality audio, lighting, video; Create impactful customer experiences; Ensure success of each event; Achieve bar raising quality

Industry & Context.

Event Productions
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot technical issues; Hands-on technical problem solving; Identify root cause; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Travel approximately 35% of the time, Potential travel to regional venues, Adaptive event hours

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years Windows server environment, 4+ years entertainment/film/television/theatre production, Experience operating and maintaining technical production systems, Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, Ability to work adaptive event hours, Travel domestically approximately 35% of the time

Nice to Have

Experience supporting video conference equipment, Experience with Dante, SMPTE 2110, and Q-SYS, Comfortable with all production Audio, Lighting, Video, Experience with event setup, execution, and post-event procedures

What You'll Do.

Own health and maintenance of technical production systems

Own operational health of production systems during events

Support team to deliver events

Operate live high-capacity events

Manage and maintain health

Engage with production teams to design events

Transform customers' ideas into exceptional experiences

Serve as subject matter expert for technical event

Provide onsite support

Continuously improve customer experiences

Adapt to diverse event types

Flex with last-minute client needs

Perform planned system maintenance

Perform unplanned system maintenance

Ensure flawless performance

Ensure long-term reliability

Be in charge of health and maintenance of

Assist with planning unique events

Assist with execution of unique events

Provide event setup coordination

Make recommendations for technical resource scheduling

Make recommendations for labor script

Evaluate risks to gauge solutions

Act on immediate optimum solutions

Determine cases needing escalation

Create systematic backups for production technologies

Implement systematic backups for production technologies

Ensure teams understand backup procedures

Ensure clients understand backup procedures

Support Operational Engineers

Partner with Operational Engineers

Solve current problems

Proactively implement solutions

Prevent issues before they occur

Quickly identify problems

Quickly resolve problems

Escalate complex issues to management

Maintain production stability

Effectively troubleshoot

Act on immediate solutions

Gauge optimum solutions for quality

Assist with strike of event space

Ensure correct equipment handling

Ensure correct equipment storage

Participate in post-event feedback

Participate in post-event discussions

Participate in post-event surveys

Collaborate with System and Production Engineers

Ensure system operating procedures are followed

Ensure industry best practices are followed

Follow safety-first mindset

Train production team

Develop production team

Coordinate opportunities with production team

Improve production team skillsets

Develop production team knowledge base

Identify process improvements

Communicate proactively with event teams

Communicate proactively with customers

Communicate proactively with business partners

Communicate proactively with third-party vendors

Communicate proactively with engineers

Coordinate proactively with event teams

Coordinate proactively with customers

Coordinate proactively with business partners

Coordinate proactively with third-party vendors

Coordinate proactively with engineers

Stay connected to ensure system quality

Stay connected to ensure operating procedures quality

Stay connected to ensure key event details quality

Maintain weekly maintenance schedules

Test equipment thoroughly

Optimize systems for best quality prior to events

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Production teams; Operational Engineers; System and Production Engineers; Event teams; Customers; Business partners; Third-party vendors; Engineers across organization; Event producers; Production management

Full Job Description

The Event Productions System Engineer role will own both the health and maintenance of technical production systems as well as the operational health of the production systems during events. Are you passionate about the opportunity to innovate, build, and implement new industry standards while building the future of event production? Amazon Engine’s Event Production team is searching for an innovative and solution-oriented Events Systems Engineer to be a part of the team producing high-profile, industry-leading production events. The Events Systems Engineer will support the team to deliver events in Amazon venues with top-quality audio, lighting, video, and production technology, creating impactful customer experiences. Our Event Systems Engineers operate live high-capacity events while managing and maintaining the health, quality, and reliability of all production systems and equipment within the venue, ensuring the success of each event. With technical autonomy, they engage with production teams to design, program, and execute events, transforming customers' ideas into exceptional experiences. In this role, you’ll serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for technical event productions with strong, deep systems knowledge across audio, video, and lighting. Providing onsite support, you’ll continuously improve customer experiences, adapt to diverse event types, and flex with last-minute client needs and changes. You will perform planned and unplanned system maintenance overhauls ensuring flawless performance and long-term reliability. This system engineer role, specifically focused on lighting and video systems, will be in charge of the health and maintenance of the production systems as well as assisting with the planning and execution of unique, or non standard, events that require special configurations. Successful candidates will have strong experience supporting large-scale productions of live onsite events. They have a deep understanding and background of the

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