Senior Media Systems Engineer- Broadcast
Company: Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution
Location: Arcadia
Posted on: May 12, 2022
Job Description:
Be involved in designing state of the art broadcast facilities
for a global company that is at the forefront of technology. In
this position, special emphasis is placed on design and
implementation of all of DMED's content acquisition, origination
and distribution systems. A Senior Systems Engineer is an
experienced broadcast/IT professional who designs and documents
upgrades and changes DMED's daily Multi-Platform content systems.
This person is also responsible for new system designs and
implementation of such systems. This includes specifying the
hardware and software to meet the production department's needs as
well as managing the roll out of new equipment and
systemsResponsibilities :
- Responsible for the design and implementation of DMED's content
creation, distribution and related facilities. The scope of which
will include core routing, intercom, playout and distribution
systems, new equipment or equipment upgrades, facility relocation,
and facility redesign
- Take lead role in facility design, layout, evaluation of
equipment alternatives, and equipment selection and
configuration.
- Implement solutions for content creation, manipulation,
encoding/transcoding and distribution. This may include non-linear
edit systems, video servers, storage solutions, file acquisition,
file transcode, file transfer, media asset management and
automation systems.
- Plays a lead role in equipment procurement, including
specification development, capital budget conformance, and
technical specification verification
- Oversees and coordinates the construction of facilities and the
installation of new equipment, including collaborating closely with
installation engineers, equipment manufacturers and vendors,
installation service contractors, electronic maintenance engineers,
technical operations staff, and others involved in the
projects.
- Monitors facility/equipment manufacturers and vendors to ensure
compliance with design specifications and contractual
agreements
- Monitors project progress and takes corrective action as
necessary to keep projects on track
- Ensures that completed facilities and installed equipment meet
industry specifications and operate as intended.
- Assists Support, Technical and Transmission operations
departments in developing training programs for people who will be
operating the new facilities and help resolve complex technical
issues and problems.
- Collaborates closely with DMED and Operations' management and
key staff to assess facility needs
- Develops project plans, schedules, and budgets
- Collaborates closely with equipment manufacturers and vendors
to understand the range of equipment that might be relevant to
DTCI's broadcasting facilities and operations
- Communicates with system design engineers to understand the
requirements of selected hardware platforms
- Maintains relationships with other technical DMED Operations
groups
- Maintains and builds new vendor relationships
- Provides project status updates to stakeholders and
management
- Gathers, organizes and updates requirements of assigned tasks
and projects.
- Presents solutions to peers, Technology management and
customers.Basic Qualifications :
- 5+ years of experience in television broadcast engineering
- Demonstrated knowledge of television broadcast and transmission
best practices
- Demonstrated experience in building solutions for problems of
sizeable scope and complexity that have been successfully deployed
to customers/users
- Demonstrated experience in influencing and driving best
practices within their team Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Working knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, SSL, and
SNMP.
- Knowledge of file transfer acceleration technologies and
techniques. Understanding of video audio/video encoding/transcoding
techniques and formats.Preferred Education :
- Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to Electrical or
Broadcast Engineering, or Computer Science OR equivalent relevant
experience in broadcast facilities design and
documentation.Additional Information : DISNEYTECH
Keywords: Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, Arcadia , Senior Media Systems Engineer- Broadcast, Other , Arcadia, California
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