Specialist, Broadcast Technical Services Engineer

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• Ensure consistent, high quality digital television signal transports and satellite transmissions.
• Provide on-site technical support for DIRECTV. You will develop strong working relationships with Content Team, Engineering and other stakeholders to ensure a high level of quality is maintained and continuously improve the customer experience.
• Leverage broadcast and utility tools for service restoral.
• Installation, diagnosis and maintenance of critical on-air video, audio, RF, baseband, signal processing, transport, and transmission equipment.
• Incident, change and participate in Lifecycle Management.
• Summarize, document and present technical information in both verbal and written form.

• Associates degree in Broadcast Engineering, IT Engineering, Computer Science or related field, and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working within a video acquisitions environment
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working within a broadcast operations environment
• Minimum two (2) years of experience working within a Satellite RF Uplink facility
• Monitoring and Detection - Support to the onair operations environment with Monitor and Control (M&C) to restore functionality with all aspects of the broadcast. Maintain and continuously improve the support experience through scripting, automation, and tooling opportunities.
• Video/Audio Acquisition - ability to analyze baseband & fiber sources including executing source captures.
• Video/Audio Transport and Compression - Basic knowledge of Video/Audio Compression techniques and standards including video encoding, multiplexing equipment, and virtualization technologies.
• Ground Satellite Communication (RF) - Experience and demonstrated knowledge on the operation of Antenna Control Units (ACU's) and associated test equipment. Troubleshooting and restoral ability with Uplink and Downlink RF components.
• Ability to lift 30 to 40 pounds
• Ability to cover any shift spanning the 24/7 environment, including weekends, holidays and overtime
• Possess a valid ID and successfully pass a drug test and background check