Broadcast Engineer

Overview
The Broadcast Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining state‑of‑the‑art contribution, distribution, and routing platforms for the international news studios in Washington, DC. The individual must have deep knowledge of network principles and broadcast technologies, television standards, systems, and all aspects of LAN, WAN, and WLAN networks and network services.

Essential Job Functions

Build and maintain state‑of‑the‑art contribution and distribution platforms for the broadcaster.

Build and maintain cutting‑edge broadcast network infrastructure for the facility.

Conduct performance and system tests to continuously evolve facility architecture and infrastructure.

Analyze dashboards and constantly optimize system traffic, security, and identify bugs in the facility.

Collaborate with vendor product development teams, operational teams, and engineering teams to develop long‑term strategy and implement roadmaps.

Work with broadcast switches and routers for effective signal distribution throughout all operational areas.

Work with IP‑based network technologies, WAN interconnects, virtual machines, AD domain services, group policy deployment, and database administration.

Support on‑air broadcast systems.

Lawo audio consoles and broadcast audio systems (Lawo VSM), NDI workflows and IP‑based broadcast infrastructure, MOSART automation systems, Riedel intercom systems, broadcast audio mixing and troubleshooting, and live production and studio operations.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of broadcast technologies, television standards, systems, and theories along with strong IT skills and installation of IP‑based systems.

Understanding of SMPTE standards and implementation of quality control on broadcast center equipment.

In‑depth experience and talent in using packet/protocol analyzers and TCP‑dump to find and remedy application and network performance issues.

Ability to work alone as an individual contributor, as a technical lead when required, and as a participant in a team environment.

Experience with on‑prem and cloud‑based storage and compute infrastructure platforms, ensuring technology on site complies with business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

Strong documentation skills, including maintaining signal‑flow diagrams, system configurations, and technical documentation.

Providing implementation services related to specifications, installation, configuration, administration, testing, training, and support of high‑availability network infrastructure.

Designing IP scheme and network diagram for multi‑server environments.

Creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation for all implementations.

Maintenance and problem resolution, operating system patches and software upgrades, and routine hardware configuration.

Response to emergency situations as needed for the purpose of resolving immediate concerns.

Good knowledge of broadcast engineering and IT technologies.

Experience with VMware system administration for medium‑sized businesses with multiple offices.

Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and other cloud services providers is a major plus.

Self‑starter, ideally with business start‑up experience.

Teamwork‑focused attitude geared toward knowledge transfer within a multi‑skilled team.

Excellent problem‑solving skills.

Excellent people‑management and communication skills.

Ability to work in a fast‑moving environment.

Skills

Broadcast

IP networks

Infrastructure

Cloud

Network troubleshooting

Systems design

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Communications, Electronic Engineering, or related field preferred; or technical school training with electronics training and related experience.

Cisco Certifications (CCNA/CCNP).

5+ years of experience in a broadcast environment.

Experience Level
Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Washington, DC.

Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $87,000.00 - $110,000.00/yr.

Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Washington, DC.

Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 24, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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