Lead Broadcast & Media Systems Engineer (Onsite)

The Walt Disney Company; Bristol (CT); Vor Ort; USD 119.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Walt Disney Company in Bristol, CT is seeking a Sr. Media Systems Engineer to lead the technical implementation of broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure.

This onsite role focuses on content acquisition, production, encoding, decoding, and distribution across Disney networks. You will drive modernization projects (SMPTE ST 2110, 4K/UHD HDR, JPEG XS, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1) and coordinate facility upgrades with vendors and operations teams.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of broadcast engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience.
• Strong understanding of baseband/IP video, audio and digital compression, transport systems, audio/video encoding/transcoding techniques and formats.

Aufgaben

• Responsible and lead role for technical implementation of traditional broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure that support content acquisition, production, encoding, decoding, and content distribution across multiple Disney technology networks.
• Take lead on projects to modernize legacy media production infrastructure to support SMPTE ST 2110, 4K/UHD HDR, JPEG XS, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1, with multi-resolution support across facilities.
• Coordinate construction of facilities, upgrades and installation of equipment including core routing, intercom, playout, distribution, non-linear edit systems, graphics, storage, and automation; collaborate with engineers, manufacturers, and vendors.
• Develop facility needs assessments, project plans, schedules, capital planning, and vendor interactions to understand equipment relevancy for broadcasting facilities and operations.

Jobbeschreibung

The Walt Disney Company in Bristol, CT is seeking a Sr. Media Systems Engineer to lead the technical implementation of broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure.

This onsite role focuses on content acquisition, production, encoding, decoding, and distribution across Disney networks. You will drive modernization projects (SMPTE ST 2110, 4K/UHD HDR, JPEG XS, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1) and coordinate facility upgrades with vendors and operations teams.