Job Title: Chief Broadcast Engineer
Location: Washington, DC (Onsite)
Duration: Direct Hire
Salary Range: $145,000 - $185,000K
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Chief Broadcast Engineer to lead the technical planning, design, build-out, integration, and ongoing support of a new national television news broadcast facility. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep expertise in television broadcast engineering, IP-based broadcast infrastructure, and live news operations.
The successful candidate will initially work as an individual contributor while helping build and mentor a high-performing engineering team. This individual will play a critical role in establishing engineering standards, supporting a 24/7 broadcast environment, and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of broadcast systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical planning, design, integration, commissioning, and deployment of a new broadcast facility.
- Install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain television broadcast systems and infrastructure.
- Support mission-critical 24/7 live news production and transmission environments.
- Design and maintain modern IP-based broadcast workflows, including SMPTE ST 2110 environments.
- Manage broadcast networking, enterprise IT systems, transmission equipment, and signal distribution.
- Develop engineering standards, documentation, preventive maintenance procedures, and operational best practices.
- Mentor, train, and grow a broadcast engineering team while promoting a collaborative culture.
- Coordinate with production, operations, IT, vendors, and project stakeholders during facility build-out and daily operations.
- Ensure maximum system uptime through proactive monitoring and rapid issue resolution.
- Evaluate emerging broadcast technologies and recommend infrastructure improvements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Broadcast Technology, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of broadcast engineering experience within television broadcasting or live production environments.
- Previous experience serving as a Chief Broadcast Engineer or senior engineering leader preferred.
- Strong experience with television news operations and live broadcast facilities.
- Hands-on experience designing, integrating, and commissioning broadcast systems.
- Expertise with IP-based broadcast infrastructure and SMPTE ST 2110 workflows.
- Strong understanding of networking, enterprise IT infrastructure, routing, switching, and transmission systems.
- Experience leading engineering teams and mentoring technical staff.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and project management skills.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is an experienced television broadcast engineering leader with extensive hands-on expertise in live news operations, broadcast systems integration, and IP-based infrastructure. They have successfully led broadcast facility build-outs, enjoy mentoring engineers, and can transition from hands-on engineering into leadership while building a high-performing engineering organization.
Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.