Sr. Production Broadcast Engineer - NBC Sports
Core
Senior technical contributor responsible for maintaining reliability of NBC Sports production environments, leading complex troubleshooting, systems design, integration, and technology projects for live and recorded productions.
Role type
Senior IC broadcast production engineer
Builds
Reliable broadcast and IP infrastructure for live sports productions
Domain
Broadcast engineering, media systems, live production technology
Required skills
Advanced troubleshooting of integrated broadcast systems, system architecture design, project leadership, IP networking and media-over-IP, signal transport and synchronization, vendor management, root-cause analysis, technical documentation, mentoring
Preferred skills
SMPTE ST 2110, PTP, NMOS, AES67, Dante, NDI, hybrid SDI/IP, redundant high-availability systems, cloud/virtualized platforms, Sony/EVS/Evertz/Grass Valley/Calrec/Avid systems, 1080p/HDR/UHD workflows, AutoCAD/Visio/Lucidchart, scripting/automation tools
Technologies
SMPTE ST 2110, PTP, NMOS, AES67, Dante, NDI, SDI, IP, AutoCAD, Visio, Lucidchart
Responsibilities
Serve as senior escalation point for high-impact live production issues, lead advanced troubleshooting across video/audio/network systems, provide day-of-air engineering coverage, lead technical projects from design to handoff, develop system architecture and specifications, evaluate workflows for reliability improvements, lead maintenance windows and upgrades, coordinate vendor work and acceptance testing, perform root-cause analysis, develop engineering standards and documentation, mentor engineers, support budgeting and equipment planning, work rotating on-call schedule
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
