Sr. Engineer
Responsibilities
NBC Universal is looking for a talented individual to become a Sr. Engineer in the Production Engineering group for NBCU Operations and Technology (O&T) based in the Telemundo Center facility located in Miami, FL. O&T supports Enterprise Technology, Broadcast and Production systems across NBCU globally.
The Sr. Engineer is responsible for providing best-in-class live television production support for NBCU, supporting live and scripted/unscripted productions. This position will be a core component of the team and lead projects associated with technology refresh and production expansion & upgrades.Primary Responsibilities
- Provide technical support and support maintenance of a complex broadcast production environment consisting of multiple studios and production control rooms.
- Resolve support requests, monitor ticketing systems for new issues and assigned tasks, and performing preventative maintenance as assigned.
- Work with the engineering team and production clients to successfully execute support of event productions.
- Lead projects; hosting project meetings, creating conceptual diagrams, implementing changes and deploying new systems as assigned.
- Support virtualization and cloud initiatives, continuing deployment of virtual production systems both on-premises and in the cloud.
- Assist in following up administrative tasks (timekeeping, documentation, training, etc.) for the engineering team.
- Ensure all engineering documentation (technical drawings, SOP's, tutorials, etc.) are being updated as required and document repositories kept up to date.
Qualifications/Requirements• Bachelor's degree in Film Production, Broadcasting, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields, or equivalent work experience.• 5+ years of recent experience supporting live, television and streaming production environments. • Demonstrate expertise with a broad range of technologies, including television production, transmission, wireless audio, intercom, and similar technologies, as well as automation/development and monitoring tools • Experience supporting and deploying equipment in a production environment, including video router, production switchers, audio consoles, graphics and video playback systems, studio cameras, video & streaming encoders, and wireless audio systems.• Must be willing to work evenings, overnights, weekends, holidays with little or/no notice depending on production schedules• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and SharePoint.• Strong customer service skills and professionalism.• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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