Broadcast Systems Engineer

Bloomberg; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

merit increases

incentive compensation

paid holidays

paid time off

medical

dental

vision

short and long term disability

401(k) +match

life insurance

wellness programs

Job summary

Bloomberg is seeking an experienced Broadcast Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and support live TV, radio, and media distribution systems. The role requires expertise in SMPTE ST 2110, IP routing, and traditional SDI infrastructure, with a focus on reliability and scalable workflows.

You will work across studios, bureaus, cloud environments, and external partners, handling commissioning, troubleshooting, and documentation. Occasional off-hours support is expected.

Qualifications

• Requires broadcast engineering or systems integration experience.
• Working knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110 and IP-based routing.
• Solid understanding of video and audio timing, latency, and synchronization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, commission, maintain and troubleshoot broadcast systems across studios and remote setups.
• Support workflows for contribution and distribution including OTT/HLS, SRT, Zixi, transcoding and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, servers, networks, codecs and control systems.
• Create installation plans, test plans, and engineering standards; produce technical docs and AutoCAD drawings.
• Evaluate new technologies, run proofs of concept, manage vendor issues and system upgrades.
• Improve reliability, redundancy, monitoring, automation and share knowledge across teams.

Skills

SMPTE ST 2110

IP-based broadcast routing

Video formats & sync

Audio routing & intercom

Virtualization & cloud platforms

Autodesk AutoCAD

Engineering teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

VMware/AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Broadcast Systems Engineer to design, integrate, commission, support, and evolve broadcast and media systems for live television, radio, studio production, contribution, and digital distribution.

The ideal candidate combines strong traditional broadcast engineering skills with expertise in modern IP media infrastructure, particularly SMPTE ST 2110, broadcast networking, IP routing, and system integration. This role works across the full media signal chain and requires strong troubleshooting skills, technical curiosity, and effective collaboration with engineering, operations, IT/networking teams, and vendors.

We will expect you to:

• Design, build, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot television, radio, studio, control room, remote production, and media distribution systems.
• Support contribution and distribution workflows across studios, bureaus, cloud environments, and external partners, including OTT/HLS,SRT, Zixi, transcoding, packaging, captioning, and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot issues spanning broadcast hardware, software, servers, networks, codecs, control systems.
• Develop installation plans, commissioning procedures, test plans, operational documentation, and engineering standards. Including ability to create and maintain AutoCAD drawings and create technical documentation.
• Evaluate new technologies, conduct proofs of concept, manage vendor technical issues, and support system upgrades, migrations, facility builds, and major production events.
• Improve system reliability, redundancy, monitoring, automation, and operational workflows while sharing technical knowledge across the engineering organization.

You will need to have:

• Professional experience in broadcast engineering, media technology, or systems integration.
• A working knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110, IP-based broadcast routing, and traditional SDI/baseband infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of video formats, frame rates, standards conversion, synchronization, embedding/de-embedding, latency, buffering, and audio/video timing.
• Knowledge of professional broadcast audio, including digital audio routing, consoles, IFB, mix-minus, and intercom systems.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms such as VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Broadcast Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience. Extensive hands-on broadcast engineering and systems integration experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.
• Able to isolate complex issues across broadcast devices, IP networks, software, codecs, servers, cloud services, and transmission paths.
• Comfortable evaluating emerging technologies, building proofs of concept, and introducing new solutions safely into highly available production environments.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and accountable, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across a global engineering organization.
• Comfortable working directly with vendors and balancing immediate production needs with long-term engineering objectives.
• Willing to support occasional off-hours maintenance, commissioning, and major production events.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and manage multiple priorities in a live production environment.

Salary Range = 120,000-150,000 USD Annual+ Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

Benefits:

• merit increases
• incentive compensation (exempt roles only)
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• short and long term disability benefits
• 401(k) +match
• life insurance
• various wellness programs

The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.

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