Grass Valley is looking for an experienced Video/Broadcast Engineer to work embedded at one of our major global broadcast customers.
This position will report on a day-to-day basis to the Engineering department of our customer, whose identity will be disclosed during the interview process.
Primary Responsibilities
* Responsible for end-to-end fulfillment of assigned projects and tasks, including installation, configuration and commissioning of video equipment and software applications.
* Coordinates in-house and third-party resources to fulfill system integration tasks for documentation, fabrication and installation.
* Collaborates with in-house technical support teams to perform system acceptance testing and training.
Basic Qualifications
The candidate must possess the following knowledge, experience, and talents:
* Experience in the design, build, and commissioning of technical systems for broadcast playout, distribution, and live streaming via IP.
* Knowledge of baseband HD/SD video, compressed video/audio encoding, IP transport stream distribution, in-band and out-of-band metadata payloads, OTT streaming architecture, and IP networking principles including multicast.
* Proven ability to test and qualify compressed video transport streams and compression technologies at the packet level, including MPEG-4 H.264, HEVC H.265, MPEG-2 and JPEG-2000.
* Familiarity with relevant industry standards, test tools and applications used in the acceptance testing of compressed video streams.
Additional Qualifications
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following preferred technical skills, professional qualities, additional knowledge, and experience:
* Knowledge and experience in scripting, process automation, data acquisition, measurement and analysis tools.
* Familiarity with video encryption and conditional access systems for content protection, broadcast and infrastructure monitoring and control systems, and Ethernet network topologies.
* Familiarity with digital Ad Insertion systems, Targeted Advertisement signaling and video industry protocols such as SCTE-104 and SCTE-35.
* Familiarity with industry developments in key technical areas of standardization and can articulate benefits/risks of various technology solutions.
* Familiarity with Agile project management tools and techniques such as SCRUM and JIRA.
* Demonstrates ability to manage assigned projects to tight timelines.
* Demonstrates ability to perform technical analysis, exercise judgment, communicate with clarity and influence key technical decisions.
* Possesses understanding of the modern video technology landscape including broadcast and streaming media.
* Remains grounded in scientific method and objective analysis, representing a disciplined engineering approach at all times.
* Maintains an awareness of best practices in the technology industry and implements forward-looking best of breed solutions.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Contract
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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