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Category
Sales
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
About SSIMWAVE
SSIMWAVE is an IMAX company in the business of maximizing in-home and on-the-go viewing experiences. They have improved the viewer experience of more than 150 million subscribers over billions of viewing minutes to date. The world’s top streaming media companies work with SSIMWAVE, including Disney, Paramount Global, and Warner Bros. Its technology is protected with 50 patents and patents pending globally. SSIMWAVE has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award (2020); a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering (2015); NAB Product of the Year Awards (2021 and 2022); and was named Best New Streaming Technology winner in the NAB Show (2021). SSIMWAVE is a wholly owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX).
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About the Role
As our Sales Engineer you will take ownership of the technical aspect of the sales engagement; technical expertise will be relied upon for advancing the sales cycle, ensuring customer success, and conducting demonstrations.
What You'll Do

• Provide feedback to Product Management and Engineering on product functionality and future enhancements
• Help identify new business opportunities
• Recommend integration strategies required to successfully implement a complete solution using our client’s products
• Travel to client sites throughout the assigned region
• Consult on technical features and workflows within the context of the client’s environment and goals
• Work hands-on with customers to demonstrate and prototype our client’s product integrations in customer/partner environments
• Provide technical pre-sales support during the evaluation of our software solution
• Report and communicate key takeaways with team members, management and stakeholders
• Own the technical relationship with customers, including managing product and solution briefings, proof-of-concept work, and coordination with the engineering and product management groups
• Deliver on-site and web-based presentations to broad audiences

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of experience in a client-facing Sales Engineering role preferably in the Broadcast, Cable and/or telecom industries
• Nice to have experience with cloud based encoding solutions such as AWS Elemental Media Convert or Bitmovin
• Familiar with Directshow filters
• Working knowledge of various technologies used in VOD and Live OTT video distribution including video and audio compression (Mpeg2,Mpeg4, HEVC, Dolby, AAC and ABR transcoding), Transport and Encryption (ASI, SDI, SCTE 2022, SCTE 35, and other SCTE standards) DRM and CDN functions and cloud based services and architectures
• Exposure to video processing algorithms and libraries such as FFmpeg, LAV
• Strong presentation skills
• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate technical knowledge for different audiences
• Familiarity with REST API’s, ideally building workflows with Postman
• Experience with any of the 3 main hyperscalers: AWS, Google, or Microsoft
• Knowledge in major technical disciplines necessary for the end-to-end system design, analysis, integration and testing of various digital video broadcast and delivery systems
• Driven to succeed with the ability to work well independently but comfortable in a collaborative, team driven environment
• Familiarity with containerization technologies Kubernetes, Docker
• College/University Degree or Diploma in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or equivalent related work experience

Our Commitment To You
At IMAX, you will be part of a culture built on respect – we are committed to creating a welcoming and diverse atmosphere across our organization.
For consideration, please apply online. We thank all applicants for their interest in IMAX but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Tracking Code
1764