Senior Audio Visual Control Systems Programmer

Job Posting Title:

Senior Audio Visual Control Systems Programmer

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Hiring Department:

College of Liberal Arts

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) is seeking highly skilled and motivated professionals to assist with the operations of a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas. On-campus work is required. Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. 

 

Join Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/), a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. 

 

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package (https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective) that includes: 

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage for employee 

• Optional medical insurance for employee’s dependents - up to 50% employer-paid 

• Optional dental, vision, and term life insurance for employees and dependents 

• Paid holiday time off each year; state legislature determines the number of holidays 

• 12 days of paid vacation time off per year for new employees

• 12 days of paid sick leave per year

• Matching contribution to Teacher Retirement System (TRS)

• Staff Tuition Assistance Program

• Access to Recreation & Health Facilities

Purpose

The College of Liberal Arts Technology Integration Team is seeking an experienced Senior Audio Visual Systems Programmer to join our in-house, full-service, design-build integration team at The University of Texas at Austin. In this role, you will develop and implement control system programming code, create user-friendly graphical interfaces, and provide technical training and documentation for AV systems used across campus. 

 

Beyond programming new systems, you will also play a critical role in supporting and troubleshooting existing AV installations, ensuring reliability and optimal performance for faculty, staff, and students. You will collaborate with a skilled team to maintain, refine, and upgrade AV systems as technology evolves, addressing issues and providing advanced technical support when needed.  

 

This position is ideal for a highly motivated professional who thrives in a collaborative, problem-solving environment and is eager to contribute to innovative AV solutions in an educational setting. This Austin-based role, supporting projects across campus with no travel outside the Austin metro area, offers an experienced AV programmer a unique opportunity to work locally with a dedicated team that designs, builds, maintains, and supports cutting-edge AV technology for UT Austin's various learning spaces.

Responsibilities

• Create control system programming designs to meet requirements and system capabilities. Read and interpret AV systems drawings. Gather programming requirements. Produce new modules and interfaces.
• Create user interface programming to meet requirements and system capabilities. Install control programs and touch panel design onsite, offsite, and remotely in physical systems. Mentor junior AV Systems programmers.
• Develop systems, with the assistance of STAs, to implement modern programming languages and frameworks for use with current and future control system hardware. Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise level software tools and asset management systems that will assist with the Technology Projects Team.
• Perform commissioning and acceptance testing of code. Test integrated systems and perform troubleshooting as needed. Demonstrate completed system to clients. Create programming-related documentation. Maintain and update programming and code in installed systems. Maintain control code in version control repositories. Travel to various job sites on UT Campus is required.
• Provide Tier 3 assistance to the Classroom Help Desk group as directed.
• With the assistance of STAs, implement a system to ensure all the possible hardware configuration is completed before the device is installed by the installation team.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Demonstrated Crestron programming skills comparable to those typically gained through at least two years of experience, including the ability to independently develop, test, and commission complete control systems.
• Proficiency with Crestron development tools and programming languages used to create, troubleshoot, and maintain control programs and touch panel interfaces.
• Experience designing and developing Crestron graphical user interfaces that provide clear, consistent operation for end users.
• Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and test complex integrated AV systems.
• Working knowledge of computer networking concepts and AV-over-IP technologies relevant to AV system deployment and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of integrated AV system components and their operation in educational or enterprise environments.
• Ability to read and interpret AV system drawings, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and collaborate with clients, installation staff, support teams, and other technical partners.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Completion of Crestron 201 training
• Completion of Crestron 301 training.
• Crestron Certified Programmer (CCP) certification
• Experience developing HTML5 user interfaces.
• Experience programming in C#.
• Crestron Digital Media Engineer Certification or Crestron NVX Certification;
• Experience deploying, configuring, and supporting AV-over-IP systems.
• AVIXA CTS, CTS-I or CTS-D certification.
• Experience configuring, commissioning, and troubleshooting DSP systems from manufacturers such as Biamp, Q-SYS, and Shure.
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting AV devices using TCP/IP, UDP, RS-232, or RS-485 communication.
• Experience deploying or troubleshooting systems that use Dante, AES67, USB, and HDMI.
• Experience integrating unified communications and collaboration systems with room AV systems.
• Experience developing Crestron control modules using manufacturer APIs and technical documentation.
• Experience modifying, troubleshooting, and maintaining control programs developed by others.
• Experience maintaining organized source code, revision history, and programming documentation.
• Experience conducting system acceptance testing and documenting results.
• Experience coordinating programming and commissioning work across multiple projects and deadlines.
• Professional experience in a university or large-scale enterprise environment.
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to AV installation or support staff.

Driving Required

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$88,500+ Depending on Qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands:

• May work in extreme temperatures.

• May work around standard office conditions.

• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards.

• May work in shared work spaces with frequent interruptions.

• May work on multiple projects concurrently, under pressure of rigid deadlines and time limitations.

Physical Tasks:

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Use of manual dexterity.

• Climbing of stairs.

• Climbing of ladders.

• Lifting and moving.

• Extensive walking between buildings on campus

Work Shift

Occasional overtime, evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required as needs demand.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• Archive of recently completed control system and GUI design projects

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.