Senior Broadcast Engineer — Live Event Systems Lead

ASM Global; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY is seeking a Senior Broadcast Engineer to serve as an advanced technical resource for the control room and connected production systems, reporting to the Director, Broadcast Engineering. This on-site role leads complex troubleshooting, implements system improvements, and supports live event operations.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, coordinate maintenance tasks, validate routing and playback workflows, and ensure event readiness while collaborating

Qualifications

• At least five years of broadcast engineering or comparable live production systems experience.
• Resourceful technical professional who exercises sound judgment under live event pressure.
• Collaborative communicator who works with internal partners, vendors, and crews.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex broadcast issues in live events and control rooms.
• Configure and support control room equipment and routing workflows.
• Develop maintenance tasks and perform software/firmware updates.
• Assist with installations, commissioning, and vendor coordination.
• Mentor engineers and technicians and document troubleshooting steps.
• Maintain engineering drawings and incident logs; ensure event readiness.

Skills

IP broadcast systems

Troubleshooting

Communication

Mentorship

Problem solving

Documentation

Event readiness

Tools

Grass Valley Kayenne

K-Frame

Evertz EXE/MAGNUM

DreamCatcher

IP gateways

Job description

Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY is seeking a Senior Broadcast Engineer to serve as an advanced technical resource for the control room and connected production systems, reporting to the Director, Broadcast Engineering. This on-site role leads complex troubleshooting, implements system improvements, and supports live event operations.

You will mentor engineers and technicians, coordinate maintenance tasks, validate routing and playback workflows, and ensure event readiness while collaborating