Senior Broadcast Production Engineer - Live Sports Tech

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 87,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Senior Broadcast Production Engineer to maintain the reliability of NBC Sports production environments and lead complex troubleshooting and projects in Stamford, CT.

You will partner with multiple teams to translate production requirements into reliable technical solutions, provide day-of-air coverage, and mentor engineers while driving system design, integration, testing and operational handoff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering or related field.
• Experience troubleshooting integrated broadcast production systems under pressure.
• Proven ability to lead system installations and testing.
• Knowledge of video, audio, timing, and signal transport workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex live/recorded productions.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting across video, audio, routing, and networked systems.
• Provide senior day-of-air engineering coverage and coordinate technical response during incidents.
• Lead technical projects from requirements to handoff, including installation and testing.
• Develop system architecture, signal-flow diagrams, and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and share knowledge.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Production engineering

IP networking

SMPTE ST 2110

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

Lucidchart

Job description

NBCUniversal is seeking a Senior Broadcast Production Engineer to maintain the reliability of NBC Sports production environments and lead complex troubleshooting and projects in Stamford, CT.

You will partner with multiple teams to translate production requirements into reliable technical solutions, provide day-of-air coverage, and mentor engineers while driving system design, integration, testing and operational handoff.