Global Broadcast Project Engineer & Technical Lead

Warner Bros. Discovery; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Skydance is seeking a Global Project Engineer for its Production and Broadcast facilities. You will design, build, and configure production equipment and systems, assist in technical builds, and support new media initiatives across Warner Bros. Discovery assets.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and staying ahead with evolving broadcast tech. You will work with Operations to gather requirements, manage budgets, and deploy upgrades, while mentoring teammates and

Qualifications

• College Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Television Production preferred but not required. Or equivalent professional experience required.
• 5+ Years experience in Broadcast Project Engineering, Broadcast/ Production system design, Broadcast/ Production Project management, or similar industry.
• Experience with a majority of the following: AutoCAD 2018 or above, Microsoft Windows and Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Lucid Charts or Microsoft Visio, non-linear editing applications (Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve), media management systems, and new media encoding systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the design and planning of new and upgraded production systems at WBD, including facility changes, equipment purchases, budget tracking and scheduling.
• Consult with Operations teams to gather requirements, conceptualize design, budget, and manage the deployment of new systems and/ or upgrades to existing systems.
• Collaborate with other Engineering groups to design, install, and commission new systems.
• Write and maintain engineering SOP’s pertaining to the operations and maintenance of broadcast and production systems including but not limited to plant routing systems, sync and reference systems, distribution and standards conversion hardware, fiber and satellite transmit/receive systems, VOD production systems, and other production related equipment.
• Create, keep and maintain current technical documentation of facility, including CAD drawings, SOP’s and User manuals. Also, to include templates for managing projects such as Master Equipment Lists (MELs), project scope documents and project schedule tracking.
• Assist team in tracking incoming equipment against purchase orders to confirm receipt and correctness.
• Evaluate new technology and make recommendations regarding equipment selection, software selection and testing with the Operations Department.
• Assist with setting up demos and training for new or potential equipment and software.
• Interface with vendors and clients and internal management teams.
• Provide support to production staff as needed.
• Ability to share knowledge and maintain relationships with other technical teams and facilities.
• The ability to use monitoring tools (Service Now, Asset DB entry, Solarwinds, Splunk, SNMP, Ivanti Heat) working knowledge of NDIs and support ticket data entry and tracking.
• Provide status updates and reports to management for individual task and projects.
• Other job duties, responsibilities, and project assignments as assigned.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Project management

Schematic drawings

Vendor interfacing

Team collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Television Production degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD 2018+

Windows & Office

SharePoint

Lucidcharts / Visio

Avid / Adobe / DaVinci Resolve

Job description

Skydance is seeking a Global Project Engineer for its Production and Broadcast facilities. You will design, build, and configure production equipment and systems, assist in technical builds, and support new media initiatives across Warner Bros. Discovery assets.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and staying ahead with evolving broadcast tech. You will work with Operations to gather requirements, manage budgets, and deploy upgrades, while mentoring teammates and