Transmission Compression Engineer
Core
Support 24/7 television transmission facilities by managing network restoration, diagnostics, quality control, and maintenance of transport systems for News, Sports, and Entertainment divisions.
Role type
Senior IC transmission compression engineer
Builds
Primary network distribution and contribution resources for WBD divisions
Domain
Broadcast television transmission and compression
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
troubleshooting and repair of compression equipment, calibration, preventive maintenance, signal flow documentation, video monitoring equipment operation, spectrum analyzer usage, network analyzer usage, UDP/unicast/multicast protocols, video transport standards (SD/HDSDI, ASI, IP), MPEG encoding systems, AutoCAD, Visio, Cisco, Arris, Harmonic
Preferred skills
Digital television distribution, IT data certifications, cable TV and IPTV experience, remote monitoring and control systems (SNMP), multiplexes and conditional access knowledge
Technologies
Cisco, Arris, Harmonic, AutoCAD, Visio, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, J2k
Responsibilities
Provide Tier 1 support for compression-related issues and incidents, participate in planning and integration of new equipment, ensure signal and content quality, provide customer service to Teleport operations and distribution technology teams
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC
