Senior Systems Engineer - Broadcast

Department Summary

DISH is a Fortune 200 company that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service – Sling TV – that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.  

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.  

We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win – it’s in our DNA. We’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve, to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.  

Opportunity is here. We are DISH.

The Broadcast Engineering (BE) team is responsible for operating and maintaining Broadcast Television systems including the acquisition, decryption, routing, and conformance of IP video signals. Our department is evolving to data driven progressive workflows that depend on understanding and organizing the raw data that drives real time monitoring platforms.

A Broadcast Senior Engineer will research and evaluate new products, to determine next generation technologies that may provide benefit to the uplink video systems. Documentation of all product evaluation, complete with well-defined information on use cases, functionality, and features. This position will have the opportunity to bring new ideas and concepts to a progressive digital transmission broadcast facility environment. A Senior Engineer is expected to be a leader of key projects and act as mentor to others in the department.

Keeping customers top of mind, Dish is Currently developing a new monitoring and control system to monitor 5000+ Dish network channels. This position will combine the disciplines of broadcast video, IT, and unique software applications. The role will require learning video systems and leveraging the skills of an accomplished computer systems administrator, database manager, and IT professional.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

This position is located in Onsite in Gilbert, AZ or Chyenne, WY 

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain, complex television broadcast systems and signal flows which support company objectives and goals

• Collaborate with various teams and subject matter experts to generate and incorporate highly efficient interfaces to cloud based software applications that manage and control IP based video distribution and monitoring platforms

• Identified as a leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a MPEG compressed IP stream architecture who can drive special projects to completion and serve as a technical expert and consultant

• Review and recommend changes to established policies and procedures

• Engages in new technologies, develops test strategies and drives modifications with manufacturers to meet company goals and objectives

• Seek ways to proactively improve organizational processes, while understanding potential impact, and how improvements may support business needs

• Analyzes and confirms conformance of baseband and compressed MPEG signals to meet industry standards.

• Embodies a culture of continuous learning, especially in emerging technologies

• Enjoys coaching and teaching team members on systems and workflows

• System and workflows deployed must attain company defined customer availability

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• High level of self-initiative
• Understanding of IP networking, TCP/IP protocols, Routing and Switching
• Knowledge of major IP based broadcast systems and the vendors that supply them in areas such as routing,storage, graphics, transcoding, playout, master control, monitoring, etc.
• Familiarity with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms
• Experience with IP-based network technologies, virtual machines and database administration
• Ability to support a 24 x 7 365 availability, to include occasional modifications to schedule for support ofproject needs
• Intermediate knowledge in writing and running basic scripts using one or more of common scripting tools/languages including SQL/Perl/Python/Bash
• Lifting – Ability to move or lift 50 lbs. Frequently moves various equipment into and out of their assigned racks
• Must have the ability to differentiate gradations in color
• Must be able to stand for extended periods
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, have excellent time management skills and the ability to recall extensive technical knowledge quickly

Qualifications:

• Education - BA/BS or MA/MS preferred
• Experience - 4-8 years of progressively related experience
• Must be able to solve complex problems in a timely manner
• Experienced in application of a wide range of television broadcasting equipment and systems

Working Conditions

• 24x7 working broadcast environment
• Equipment rooms ranging in temperatures from 50 to 100F
• Occasionally must be able to work in tight spaces or low ceiling. i.e, under computer floors
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear
• Regular interaction with a variety of different content, to include those that may be political, religious, violent, or of an explicit nature
• Fast paced, demanding adaptability to changing priorities and direction
• Performs work under minimal supervision
• Often working on strict deadlines or within live production environments

Weekly scheduled hours - Onsite, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm 

Job Type: Full-time, Salary

Work Attire: Business Casual

Salary Range

Compensation: $100,000.00/Year - $120,850.00/Year
Compensation and Benefits

We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits.   

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.