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Join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of engineers who power the 24x7x365 support behind master control origination and channel delivery technologies. We’re the frontline of innovation and reliability, ensuring seamless content delivery and an exceptional customer experience. If you’re passionate about connecting people with the content they love, thrive in high-impact environments, and want to be part of a team that values technical excellence and collaboration—this is the place for you.
Job Summary
Join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of engineers who power the 24x7x365 support behind master control origination and channel delivery technologies. We’re the frontline of innovation and reliability, ensuring seamless content delivery and an exceptional customer experience. If you’re passionate about connecting people with the content they love, thrive in high-impact environments, and want to be part of a team that values technical excellence and collaboration—this is the place for you.
Job Description
Competencies
- Strongly task-oriented with the ability to quickly grasp new concepts, systems, and tools.
- Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of broadcast operations, workflows, and engineering procedures.
- Applies critical thinking and troubleshooting skills to independently diagnose and resolve technical issues.
- Collaborates effectively with engineering, production, and operations teams to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Conducts technical research to identify root causes of complex issues and recommends solutions.
- Pursues continuous professional development through certifications, training, and industry learning.
- Shares knowledge and best practices with colleagues; leads technical discussions and project briefings.
- Proactively takes on advanced responsibilities and shows initiative in problem-solving and innovation.
- Capable of creating accurate incident reports and timelines for use in post-mortem analysis and root cause investigations.
Core Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a working understanding of broadcast workflows, signal flow paths, and systems architecture.
- Identify malfunctioning equipment within the signal chain and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Perform basic configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting of satellite and fiber decoders.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of analog and digital signal formats, including SD/HD video, audio types (analog, AES, Dolby), and metadata handling.
- Use broadcast test equipment such as waveform monitors, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and audio analyzers to validate signals and troubleshoot issues.
- Exhibit foundational knowledge of IT systems, computer hardware/software, and IP networking as they relate to modern broadcast infrastructure.
- Understand and apply networking concepts including TCP/IP, multicast, VLANs, and Quality of Service (QoS).
- Assist in the design, planning, and deployment of IP-based broadcast systems and contribute to the development of technical standards.
- Create and maintain clear, concise documentation for hardware configurations, software setups, and operational workflows.
- Participate in engineering projects involving implementation and support of real-time, networked audio/video infrastructure.
- Install, configure, and repair broadcast equipment and systems, both hardware and software, as required.
- Maintain accurate records using issue tracking tools and follow team protocols for incident reporting and resolution.
- Perform other engineering duties as assigned, including participation in cross-functional support teams.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's Degree (preferred), or combination of coursework and experience; extensive related professional experience may be considered.
- Relevant Work Experience: 0-2 Years
Skills
Broadcasting, Broadcast Engineering, Broadcast Technologies
Employment Type
- Full-time
Location/Salary
Primary Location Pay Range: $30.75 - $46.12
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience.
Equal Opportunity
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.