Mechanical Engineer

NBCUniversal; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 155,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong health coverage

Conference budgets

Promotion from within

Job summary

NBCUniversal Media, LLC is seeking a temporary Mechanical Engineer to optimize C# systems under pressure in West Palm Beach, FL. The role offers a six-figure salary range and strong health coverage, with opportunities for internal promotion.

You will tune caching, lead critical features through cold starts, and translate business needs into precise tech tasks, while mentoring peers on Nginx on-call duties.

Qualifications

• Experience translating Vue.js complexity for a non-technical audience.
• Calm, composed under pressure and able to deliver bad news clearly.
• Willingness to relocate or work on-site in West Palm Beach, FL.

Responsibilities

• Tune C# caching so NBCUniversal survives the West Palm Beach launch spike on the same hardware.
• Carry a safety-first Java feature through code freeze without breaking NBCUniversal stability.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Emotional Intelligence acceptance criteria.
• Scale NBCUniversal's Presentation Skills services from West Palm Beach pilot to FL-wide rollout.
• Translate scrappy-but-steady business requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Watch C# error budgets and pump the brakes before West Palm Beach, FL burns through them.
• Mentor the senior cohort through their first real Nginx on-call at NBCUniversal.

Skills

Vue.js communication

Calm under pressure

On-site availability

Tools

Nginx

Job description

Half craft, half stubbornness, our Mechanical Engineer role asks you to make C# systems behave under pressure they were never promised. Sum it up however you want — temporary Mechanical Engineer, $112,000 - $155,000, 6 years of Nginx, and a stake in NBCUniversal that only deepens.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune C# caching so NBCUniversal survives the West Palm Beach launch spike on the same hardware
• Carry a safety-first Java feature through code freeze without breaking NBCUniversal stability
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Emotional Intelligence acceptance criteria
• Scale NBCUniversal's Presentation Skills services from West Palm Beach pilot to FL-wide rollout
• Translate scrappy-but-steady business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
• Watch C# error budgets and pump the brakes before West Palm Beach, FL burns through them
• Mentor the senior cohort through their first real Nginx on-call at NBCUniversal

What You'll Bring

• Experience translating Vue.js complexity for a non-technical audience
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure West Palm Beach, FL deadlines bring
• Prior experience working on-site in West Palm Beach, FL, or willingness to relocate
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email

You won't find NBCUniversal on every billboard, but inside technology circles across FL, this purpose-led team is well known. We hold space for disagreement, then commit fully once the technology call is made.

You'll be supported by $112,000 - $155,000, strong health coverage, conference budgets, and a team that promotes from within.

The NBCUniversal hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.