Broadcast Engineer Apprentice

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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Digital Media
The Role
A 12-month apprenticeship developing broadcast engineering skills through rotations in equipment maintenance, fiber optics, copper cabling, camera support, power systems, systems integration, and live production assignments. Responsibilities include installation, wiring, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and technical procedures. The role requires extensive travel, potential relocation after program completion, and strong technical, analytical, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.
Summary Generated by Built In

Launch your career in broadcast engineering with NEP. Our 12-month Engineer Apprentice Program combines structured technical rotations, hands-on training, systems integration experience, and real-world exposure to live production environments.

You’ll learn from experienced professionals, work with industry-leading broadcast technology, and build the technical skills needed to support complex productions and live events.

What You’ll Do:

Complete hands-on technical rotations in:

  • Field Shop: Equipment preparation, troubleshooting, maintenance, shop operations, and technical procedures.
  • Fiber Optics: Fiber handling, termination, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
  • Copper: Copper cabling, connectors, termination, testing, and broadcast signal infrastructure.
  • Panheads, Sticks & Power Systems: Camera support equipment, panheads, tripods, and basic electrical and power distribution systems.
  • Systems Integration: Equipment installation, wiring, configuration, documentation, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Systems Integration Road Assignments: Apply your technical knowledge alongside experienced NEP engineers in live production environments.

What You’ll Need:

  • An associate or technical degree in Broadcast Communications, Electronics, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.
  • Formal training or hands-on experience in electronics, broadcast technology, cabling, or IP networking is preferred.
  • Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to learn new technologies and technical systems quickly.
  • Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
  • Ability to relocate following successful completion of the program.
  • Ability to travel extensively—up to 100%—depending on the assigned role and business unit.

Upon successful completion, you will be required to relocate to the designated home location of your assigned business unit. Apprentices promoted into Mobile Unit engineering roles will remain based in Pittsburgh for an additional year before moving to their selected location.

You might not know our name, but you’ve probably seen our work – on stage, on screen or on the field. Our technology solutions and unique Global Production Ecosystem empower content creators and rights holders to tell their stories in breakthrough ways. We’ve supported some of the world’s most watched productions and live events in sports, entertainment, concerts, festivals, film, TV and more. For over 40 years our clients have trusted us to deliver live production, live events, and virtual production solutions for them, anytime, anywhere. Put simply, we bring content to life.

Check us out at: https://www.nepgroup.com/career/careers

Skills Required

  • Associate or technical degree in Broadcast Communications, Electronics, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • Formal training or hands-on experience in electronics, broadcast technology, cabling, or IP networking
  • Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to learn new technologies and technical systems quickly
  • Strong communication, organization, and teamwork skills
  • Ability to relocate after successful completion of the program
  • Ability to travel extensively, up to 100%, depending on assignment
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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
3,705 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

NEP Group is the world’s leading media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment and corporate events – and even if you don’t know our name, you’ve seen our work. Our clients range from the leaders in sport, music, film and TV, to major corporate brands, agencies, and new types of content creators. From international award shows to major sporting events to global product launches to world concert tours and festivals, we power thousands of live events and broadcasts each year, reaching millions of fans and viewers around the world. Anywhere, anytime, on any platform—we help our clients make, manage and show the world their content. Come be a part of it!

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