Job description
Join Aurora Media Group as a Senior Broadcasting Engineer. You will oversee live production systems, studio infrastructure, and broadcast automation to deliver seamless content across on-air, online, and streaming platforms.
In this role you will collaborate with producers, editors, and IT teams to ensure maximum uptime, signal integrity, and broadcast quality. We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities to lead innovative projects in a dynamic newsroom and studio environment.
Responsibility
- Design, install, operate, and maintain broadcast infrastructure including video routers, switchers, multiviewers, intercoms, and studio lighting control.
- Manage live transmission workflows for news, sports, and events across SDI and IP networks.
- Monitor and troubleshoot broadcast systems in real time; execute rapid recovery during outages.
- Develop and implement broadcast automation, playout, and ingest pipelines; optimize for reliability and scalability.
- Coordinate with IT for network reliability, cybersecurity, and disaster recovery planning.
- Document procedures, perform preventive maintenance, and manage spare parts inventory.
- Provide technical leadership to junior engineers and interns; participate in vendor management and procurement.
- Ensure compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality standards across the facility.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Broadcasting, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on broadcast engineering experience in live production environments.
- Strong knowledge of SDI-based facilities and IP-based workflows (SMPTE 2110, NDI, RTMP, HLS).
- Proficiency with broadcast automation and routing systems (e.g., Grass Valley, Ross Video, Evertz, Imagine Communications).
- Experience with streaming pipelines, content ingest, and cloud-based media workflows.
- Solid understanding of video codecs, audio routing, waveform monitors, and calibration tools.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills; able to perform under pressure.
- Preferred certifications such as Certified Broadcast Engineer (SBE) or equivalent.