Audio Video Engineer (SR)

Blackwatch International • Huntsville, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Blackwatch provides critical personnel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support enterprise-wide platforms across a wide variety of mobile and collaborative technologies within a zero-trust framework. Blackwatch provides comprehensive services to facilitate secure communication using various media in both classified and unclassified environments. This includes technical and technology support requirements exist for the engineering, deployment, and ongoing support activities for these communications services. Blackwatch supports these missions, and the underlying capabilities that they provide, to the FBI enterprise providing highly skilled and reliable Audio/Video (A/V) Video Teleconferencing (VTC) System personnel to provide lifecycle support for critical information technology products, systems, and capabilities in multiple geographical FBI locations. The scope includes providing design, development, engineering, deployment, enhancement, operations and maintenance for existing A/V capabilities, enhancements/changes to existing capabilities, and engineering new A/V capabilities. The Senior Audio/Video Engineer serves as a technical expert, leading high-impact A/V projects and overseeing complex system deployments across FBI facilities. This role involves advanced design, strategic planning, and supervision of technical staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field
• Minimum 8 years of A/V engineering experience (certifications or past work may substitute).
• Comprehensive knowledge of A/V and VTC systems, acoustic design, and enterprise integration.
• Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills.
• Top Secret, Counterintelligence Polygraph Security Clearance
• US Citizenship Required

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts for major A/V technology assignments.
• Evaluate performance results and recommend changes to improve systems and workflows.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of sophisticated audiovisual systems.
• Serve as a technical advisor across multiple projects, ensuring compliance with FBI standards.
• Supervise and mentor junior and mid-level staff.
• Drive innovation through adoption of new technologies and methodologies.
• Ensure all systems maintain high availability and security integrity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior