Role: Field Engineer

Location: Tampa, FL

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: $98,000 - $105,000 per annum, plus benefits including: health, vision/dental insurance; disability, vacation, sickness, 401K

Kinly is a leading integrator of audio-visual and unified communications solutions, and the largest in Europe, serving as a globally trusted technology advisor to leading organisations. For more than 25 years, we have been designing, developing, integrating and supporting complex audiovisual solutions and businesses rely on us to deliver consistently secure and flexible meeting experiences.

Kinly is seeking an experienced Senior Field Engineer to support the installation, troubleshooting, testing, and light commissioning of commercial audiovisual systems throughout the Florida region. This is a hands-on field position for a technically strong AV professional who can work independently, communicate clearly with project teams and customers, and help bring installed systems to a successful completion.

Key Responsibilities

Install, terminate, label, test, and troubleshoot commercial AV systems at customer jobsites.

Read and interpret AV line drawings, signal-flow diagrams, rack elevations, wiring schematics, and construction drawings.

Diagnose system issues and isolate faults involving signal, control, audio, video, cabling, network-connected devices, or installation quality.

Perform light commissioning activities, including device verification, system functionality checks, basic configuration validation, and punch-list closeout.

Use appropriate AV test equipment, hand tools, and power tools safely and correctly.

Coordinate with project managers, programmers, commissioning engineers, field leads, and customer contacts to resolve issues and maintain project progress.

Document jobsite conditions, completed work, outstanding issues, and recommended next steps through clear daily updates and field reports.

Identify scope gaps, drawing conflicts, missing equipment, or site-readiness concerns and escalate them promptly.

Provide technical guidance and support to installers and junior field personnel when assigned.

Follow Kinly safety practices, customer-site requirements, and quality standards.

Skills & Experience

Commercial AV installation and field troubleshooting experience.

Working knowledge of integrated audio, video, control, conferencing, and display systems.

Ability to read AV line drawings and construction drawings and apply them in the field.

Ability to troubleshoot commercial AV systems methodically and communicate findings clearly.

Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with a broader project team.

Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to jobsites as required.

Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and perform the physical duties associated with field installation work.

Preferred Qualifications

AVIXA CTS certification is preferred but not required.

AVIXA CTS-I certification is a plus.

Experience with commercial AV control, DSP, conferencing, and networked AV platforms.

Prior experience supporting commissioning, testing, or system turnover activities.

Physical and Work Requirements

Lift, carry, and move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Work on ladders and in equipment rooms, above-ceiling spaces, and active construction environments as permitted by site requirements.

Stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and perform installation activities for extended periods.

Travel within the West Coast region and to other project locations when required by business and jobsite needs.

Work outside standard business hours when project schedules, customer needs, or system cutovers require it.

What Success Looks Like

Systems are installed, tested, and documented to a consistent professional standard.

Field issues are diagnosed efficiently, communicated clearly, and driven toward resolution.

Project teams receive accurate, timely jobsite updates and escalation details

Customers experience a professional, safety-conscious, and solutions-oriented Kinly representative onsite.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

If you do require details of the vacancy or the application process in an alternative format, please email jobs@kinly.com outlining your requirements.

Equal Opportunities

Kinly is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, age, gender identity, pregnancy, colour, race, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, religion or any other ‘protected characteristics. We welcome your application.