Broadcast Engineer

5V Video; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

5V Video in West London is seeking a Project Engineer to deliver end-to-end broadcast headend projects, focusing on encoding, multiplexing and transport stream technologies across a platform serving millions in the UK and Ireland.

You will configure Ericsson/Tandberg/MediaKind MX8400/MX400 multiplexers and Harmonic ProStream, build and troubleshoot MPEG transport streams, and document changes for handover. Join a skilled team evolving a leading broadcast platform.

Qualifications

• Experience with Ericsson/Tandberg/MediaKind multiplexers.
• Experience with Harmonic ProStream platforms.
• Strong understanding of MPEG-2/H.264 and DVB transport streams.
• Experience delivering projects in live broadcast environments.
• Familiarity with conditional access and scrambling workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end engineering projects from design to handover.
• Configure and support MX8400/MX400 multiplexers and Harmonic ProStream platforms.
• Build, validate and troubleshoot MPEG transport streams.
• Plan changes within a live 24/7 broadcast environment.
• Produce technical documentation, test plans and implementation records.
• Investigate complex streaming and multiplexing issues using industry tools.
• Work closely with playout, distribution, satellite, and network teams.

Skills

Project execution

Live broadcast experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical documentation

Tools

Ericsson/Tandberg/MediaKind muxes

Harmonic ProStream

MPEG transport streams

SMPTE 2022/2110 IP video

Job description

West London (Hybrid)

Contract

Rates Negotiable

Looking to work on one of Europe's largest broadcast platforms?

I'm supporting a leading UK pay-TV broadcaster in the search for a Project Engineer to help deliver projects across its broadcast headend infrastructure.

This is a hands‑on engineering role focused on encoding, multiplexing and transport stream technologies, supporting a platform that delivers television services to millions of households across the UK and Ireland.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver end-to-end engineering projects across the broadcast headend, from design through to implementation and operational handover.
• Configure and support Ericsson/Tandberg (MediaKind) MX8400/MX400 multiplexers and Harmonic ProStream platforms.
• Build, validate and troubleshoot MPEG transport streams, including statistical multiplexing, SI/PSI, EPG data and conditional access.
• Plan and implement changes within a live 24/7 broadcast environment.
• Produce technical documentation, test plans, and implementation records.
• Investigate complex streaming and multiplexing issues using industry monitoring and analysis tools.
• Work closely with playout, distribution, satellite, and network engineering teams.

What we’re looking for

• Experience with Ericsson/Tandberg/MediaKind multiplexers and/or Harmonic ProStream.
• Strong understanding of MPEG-2/H.264, DVB standards and transport stream architecture.
• Experience delivering engineering projects in live broadcast environments.
• Knowledge of conditional access and scrambling workflows.
• Experience using transport stream analysis and monitoring tools.
• Experience with a broadcaster, pay-TV platform, managed service provider or broadcast technology vendor.
• Exposure to IP video transport (SMPTE 2022/2110), multicast or virtualised headend technologies.

Why apply?

You’ll join a highly experienced engineering team responsible for one of Europe’s most significant broadcast headend estates, working on both existing infrastructure and next‑generation platform evolution. It’s an opportunity to own technically challenging projects that directly support services watched by millions every day.

Interested?

Get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply with your latest CV to receive the full technical brief and client details.