Onsite Lead Broadcast & Media Systems Engineer

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 119,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in Bristol, CT is seeking a Sr. Media Systems Engineer to lead the technical design and implementation of broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure across multiple networks.

The role requires 5+ years of broadcast engineering experience, a degree in engineering or CS, and strong knowledge of SMPTE standards, video transport, encoding, and storage.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 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.
• Knowledge of file transfer acceleration technologies and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation of traditional broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure.
• Modernize legacy media production systems toward SMPTE ST 2110, 4K/UHD HDR, and related formats.
• Coordinate installation of routing, playout, storage, and media asset management systems.
• Collaborate with management, vendors, and operations to plan facilities and capital needs.

Skills

Baseband/IP video

Video encoding/transcoding

DNS/DHCP knowledge

Communication skills

Scripting languages (Python, Perl, etc

C/C++

SMPTE standards knowledge

Cloud/storage concepts

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

AutoCAD

TCP/IP

DNS

HTTP/UDP

SNMP

SMPTE standards familiarity

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology in Bristol, CT is seeking a Sr. Media Systems Engineer to lead the technical design and implementation of broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure across multiple networks.

The role requires 5+ years of broadcast engineering experience, a degree in engineering or CS, and strong knowledge of SMPTE standards, video transport, encoding, and storage.