Application Engineer
Job Summary
Were looking for a handson Application Engineer / Project Engineer to support and deliver missioncritical control room solutions across the Middle East & Africa. You will be the technical backbone throughout the customer lifecyclepartnering with Sales in presales and ensuring flawless execution in postsalescovering KVM and/or Professional AV systems video walls signal distribution and operator workspace technologies.
Experience required: 510 years engineering in KVM/Pro AV/control room integration
Travel: Up to 50% within MEA for site surveys demos installations and commissioning
Key Responsibilities
PreSales (CustomerFacing & Solution Design)
- Conduct discovery workshops site surveys and requirements capture for control rooms (utilities transport security broadcast oil & gas finance etc.).
- Translate requirements into solution architectures block diagrams BoMs and compliance matrices (latency bandwidth redundancy cybersecurity ergonomics).
- Prepare and deliver demos/PoCs technical presentations and RFP/RFI responses with clear value propositions.
- Support costings solution sizing and bid/nobid inputs; align with Sales and PM on scope assumptions and risk.
- Drive vendor/subcontractor technical alignment; evaluate product fit and interoperability.
PostSales (Delivery Commissioning & Support)
- Execute detailed design rack layouts cabling schedules IP addressing and device configuration (KVM encoders/decoders controllers video processors).
- Lead FAT/SAT commissioning cutover and customer acceptance; produce asbuilt documentation and O&M manuals.
- Deliver user and admin training; enablement for operations teams and integrator partners.
- Troubleshoot complex signal network and control issues; own escalations and drive rootcause corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with site rules QA/QC plans and change control; contribute to continuous improvement and product feedback.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- 510 years engineering experience in KVM and/or Professional AV integration for control rooms.
- Proven delivery across MEA markets with multisite multivendor environments.
- Strong knowledge of:
- KVM: matrix/IPKVM redundancy/N1 access/control policies USB routing.
- Pro AV: signal distribution (HDMI/DP/SDI) video wall processors controllers encoders/decoders (e.g. H.264/H.265 JPEG2000 SDVoE).
- Networking: TCP/IP VLAN/QoS IGMP multicast SNMP PoE basic cybersecurity hardening.
- Tooling: MS Visio/AutoCAD (layouts) MS Project (timelines) Excel/Power BI (reporting) ticketing/collab tools (Jira/Confluence or similar).
- Languages: Fluent English; Arabic and/or French an advantage for MEA engagements.
- Education: Bachelors in Electrical/Electronics/IT/Telecom/AV Engineering (or related).
- Certifications (nice to have): AVIXA CTS/CTSI/CTSD vendor KVM certifications ITIL Foundation; safety certifications for site work.
Core Competencies
- Customer empathy and clear technical communication (whiteboarding demos training).
- Robust troubleshooting and systematic problemsolving under livesite constraints.
- Meticulous documentation and configuration management.
- Stakeholder coordination with Sales PM Engineering Service and external integrators.
- Time management prioritization and safe working practices on customer sites.
Additional Information
- Travel: Up to 50% across MEA; valid passport and ability to obtain regional visas.
- Work Authorization: Eligibility to work in the UAE;
- Diversity: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants (M/F) will receive consideration without regard to any protected characteristic.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Black Box® is a trusted IT solutions provider delivering cutting-edge technology products and world-class consulting services to businesses across the globe.