Senior Broadcast and Audio Engineer

LA 411; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting company in San Ramon, CA, seeks a Senior Broadcast and Audio Engineer to provide technical support for live productions. Responsibilities include overseeing audio systems, maintaining broadcast equipment, and collaborating with production teams. Candidates should have at least three years of experience in audio engineering or broadcast maintenance, knowledge of IP technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. The role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience in audio engineering or broadcast maintenance.
• Strong understanding of audio engineering principles and troubleshooting.
• Experience with hardware and cloud-based CODECs, including AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for live broadcasts and maintenance.
• Oversee setup, operation, and troubleshooting of audio systems.
• Collaborate with production teams to ensure high-quality audio.

Skills

IP technology

Audio engineering principles

Audio signal flow

Troubleshooting

Basic networking skills

Project management tools (Jira)

Good relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in audio engineering, broadcast engineering, or related field

Tools

Audio-over-IP systems (Dante)

Cloud-based CODECs

File-based workflow systems

Job description

This is a Full Time position in the field of Live Broadcast / Sports / TV News / Technical Operations, located in San Ramon, CA.

As a Sr. Broadcast and Audio Engineer, you will rely on your technical knowledge, problem-solving, and people skills to provide day‑to‑day maintenance and support of our production control rooms, studios, and broadcast and transmission infrastructure. Your objectives are to provide excellent service to our production, operations, and engineering teams. This role will work closely with staff, freelancers, vendors, and customers to ensure that our many high‑quality live events are successfully produced and delivered to distribution partners. The person in this role must be a collaborative and clear communicator with a determination to solve real‑time issues and develop long‑range technology plans.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Broadcast Engineering: Provide engineering support for assigned live broadcasts as first‑line support for Production and Transmission teams.
• Support the planning and execution of broadcast technology deployment and maintenance in the facility and field.
• Provision and maintain physical equipment for the facility and field, including case assembly, racking, cabling, electrical, etc.
• Define, document, and help implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices.
• Availability to participate, respond to, and manage 24x7 responses to emergency needs.
• Limited travel as required.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Audio Engineering: Oversee setup, operation, and troubleshooting of audio systems for live and recorded productions.
• Maintain and calibrate audio equipment, including microphones, mixers, DSPs, intercom systems, IFB systems, and loudspeakers.
• Ensure high‑quality audio capture and transmission across all production environments, both in‑studio and remote.
• Collaborate with producers, directors, and on‑air talent to ensure optimal audio quality and consistency.
• Manage audio routing, signal flow, and audio‑over‑IP (AoIP) systems such as Dante.
• Work with A1s and A2s to prepare audio setups for complex shows, including multichannel mixes and remote audio feeds.
• Maintain an organized inventory of audio equipment and recommend purchases or upgrades as needed.
• Assist in the design and integration of new audio systems and infrastructure in control rooms and mobile units.

Experience

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ experience within an engineering, audio engineering, or broadcast maintenance organization.
• In‑depth knowledge and experience in IP technology and broadcast technologies design and support, specifically for At‑Home (REMI) production models.
• Strong understanding of audio engineering principles, audio signal flow, gain structure, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with hardware and Cloud‑based CODECs (Nevion, Evertz, Haivision, AWS/Elemental, etc) using J2K, H.264, HEVC, HLS, RTMP, RTP‑FEC, SRT, RIST, ZIXI.
• Production control room and studio infrastructure: video routers, switchers, audio consoles, intercom systems, audio interfaces, graphics, MAM, etc.
• Setup and configuration of file‑based workflow systems.
• Audio‑over‑IP (AoIP) systems such as Dante, AES67, or Ravenna.
• Basic networking skills: router & switch config, traceroute, ping, nmap, etc.
• Basic Linux and Windows server administration.
• Exposure to key AWS services (S3, EC2, CloudFront, etc).
• Google Workspace (Docs, Calendar, Gmail, etc).
• Project management tools such as Jira.
• Good relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be on‑call 24 hours to provide support for escalated issues.
• Ability to lift and move audio/visual equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Bachelor’s degree in audio engineering, broadcast engineering, computer science, or related field preferred.
• Knowledgeable and passionate about sports.

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