Global Project Engineer

Description

The company is a global media and entertainment business with three segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer and TV Media.

The Global Project Engineering team is made up of engineers and project managers who plan, design, buy and configure production equipment and systems across the company's production and broadcast facilities.

In this role you help design and build technical setups and bring technical expertise to new media projects that upgrade the company's media and production infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan new and upgraded production systems, covering facility changes, equipment purchases, budgets and schedules.
• Work with operations teams to gather requirements, shape designs and budgets, and manage the rollout of new systems or upgrades to existing ones.
• Partner with other engineering groups to design, install and commission systems.
• Write and maintain engineering SOPs for operating and maintaining broadcast and production systems, such as plant routing, sync and reference, distribution and standards conversion hardware, fiber and satellite transmit/receive, VOD production and other production equipment.
• Keep technical records of the facilities current, including CAD drawings, SOPs and user manuals, and build templates for project work such as Master Equipment Lists (MELs), scope documents and schedule tracking.
• Check incoming equipment against purchase orders to confirm receipt and accuracy.
• Assess new technology and recommend equipment and software choices, testing alongside the Operations department.
• Help set up demos and training for new or prospective equipment and software.
• Liaise with vendors, clients and internal management.
• Support production staff as needed.
• Share knowledge and maintain working relationships with other technical teams and facilities.
• Use monitoring tools (Service Now, Asset DB, Solarwinds, Splunk, SNMP, Ivanti Heat), work with NDIs, and log and track support tickets.
• Report status on individual tasks and projects to management.
• Take on other duties and project assignments as they come up.

Requirements

• A degree in electrical engineering, computer science or television production is preferred but not required. Without one, equivalent professional experience is required.
• 5+ years in broadcast project engineering, broadcast or production system design, broadcast or production project management, or a similar field.
• Experience with most of the following: AutoCAD 2018 or later, Microsoft Windows and Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Lucid Charts or Microsoft Visio, non-linear editing applications (Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve), media management systems and new media encoding systems.
• Thorough knowledge of SD, HD and UHD digital video standards and digital audio standards.
• Thorough knowledge of encoding and decoding digital video transport streams such as SRT, NDI and J2K, along with other streaming and compression protocols and standards.
• Understanding of software-defined video networking and ST-2110 routing.
• Understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Follow through on support and project requests promptly, escalating to team members when appropriate.
• Manage multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment.
• Perform well under high pressure.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Create, read and interpret system schematic drawings.
• Lift heavy equipment as needed, up to 50 lbs.

Conditions

Travel may be required.

Base pay ranges from $67,136.00 to $124,681.00 per year.

Actual pay depends on location, external market data, internal equity, skills, experience, training, education and performance.

Candidates with disabilities may request adjustments or accommodations during the application and recruitment process.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives and program-specific awards may be offered alongside base pay.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness program.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation.