Maintenance Engineer
Core
Installing, operating, and maintaining video, audio, and broadcast equipment including data networks, switchers, and RF transmission systems for live and production events.
Role type
broadcast maintenance technician
Builds
broadcast operations infrastructure for live news and production events
Domain
broadcast television engineering
Required skills
broadcast system maintenance, RF and fiber optic workflows, network troubleshooting, hardware/software updates, ladder climbing, confined space work
Preferred skills
associate degree in engineering or IT, prior television or radio broadcast engineering experience
Technologies
SMPTE ST 2110, production control switchers, audio mixers, automation systems, routing switchers, server-based record and play-out systems, non-linear editors, encoders, decoders, multiplexers, newsroom computer systems, media streaming systems, RF transmission equipment
Responsibilities
install, operate, and maintain broadcast equipment; troubleshoot and repair technical issues to minimize interruptions; manage data networks in compliance with security policies; perform minor repairs for live and production events; provide technical assistance and training to operational staff
Seniority
entry to mid-level, hands-on IC
