Broadcast Engineer (1 year contract)

Grass Valley Canada; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Video/Broadcast Engineer to join their team, working closely with a major global broadcast customer. This role involves researching, designing, and testing advanced video origination and distribution systems, ensuring seamless integration for both linear and streaming delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of IP-based systems, video encoding, and the latest industry standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in the dynamic field of broadcasting technology, where your skills will help shape the future of media delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in design, build, and commissioning for broadcast systems.
• Knowledge of IP networking principles and video encoding.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for installation and commissioning of video systems.
• Collaborates with teams for system testing and training.

Skills

Design and commissioning of technical systems

IP transport stream distribution

Compressed video/audio encoding

Testing and qualifying video transport streams

Scripting and process automation

Technical analysis and project management

Tools

Agile project management tools (SCRUM, JIRA)

Test tools for compressed video streams

Job description

Grass Valley is looking for an experienced Video/Broadcast Engineer to work embedded at one of our major global broadcast customers.

The following job description is provided by our customer to describe the person they are looking for. This position will report on a day-to-day basis to the Engineering department of our customer, whose identity will be disclosed during the interview process.

Primary Responsibilities

This position is responsible for Research, Design, Documentation, Installation, Commissioning and Test of virtualized compressed IP-based video origination and distribution systems, along with related sub-systems for linear and streaming delivery via satellite and terrestrial fiber.

1. Responsible for end-to-end fulfillment of assigned projects and tasks, including installation, configuration and commissioning of video equipment and software applications.
2. Coordinates in-house and third-party resources to fulfill system integration tasks for documentation, fabrication and installation.
3. Collaborates with in-house technical support teams to perform system acceptance testing and training.

Basic Qualifications

The candidate must possess the following knowledge, experience, and talents:

1. Experience in the design, build, and commissioning of technical systems for broadcast playout, distribution, and live streaming via IP.
2. Knowledge of baseband HD/SD video, compressed video/audio encoding, IP transport stream distribution, in-band and out-of-band metadata payloads, OTT streaming architecture, and IP networking principles including multicast.
3. Proven ability to test and qualify compressed video transport streams and compression technologies at the packet level, including MPEG-4 H.264, HEVC H.265, MPEG-2 and JPEG-2000.
4. Familiarity with relevant industry standards, test tools and applications used in the acceptance testing of compressed video streams.

Additional Qualifications

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following preferred technical skills, professional qualities, additional knowledge, and experience:

1. Knowledge and experience in scripting, process automation, data acquisition, measurement and analysis tools.
2. Familiarity with video encryption and conditional access systems for content protection, broadcast and infrastructure monitoring and control systems, and Ethernet network topologies.
3. Familiarity with digital Ad Insertion systems, Targeted Advertisement signaling and video industry protocols such as SCTE-104 and SCTE-35.
4. Familiarity with industry developments in key technical areas of standardization and can articulate benefits/risks of various technology solutions.
5. Familiarity with Agile project management tools and techniques such as SCRUM and JIRA.
6. Demonstrates ability to manage assigned projects to tight timelines.
7. Demonstrates ability to perform technical analysis, exercise judgment, communicate with clarity and influence key technical decisions.
8. Possesses understanding of the modern video technology landscape including broadcast and streaming media.
9. Remains grounded in scientific method and objective analysis, representing a disciplined engineering approach at all times.
10. Maintains an awareness of best practices in the technology industry and implements forward-looking best of breed solutions.