We are looking for a hands-on Broadcast Engineer to join our team and support our live TV operations, including the newsroom, production and transmission control rooms, and playout systems.
Main responsibilities
- Run, maintain and troubleshoot equipment in the production control rooms (PCR), the master control room (MCR, where the live channel is sent out) and the studios during live shows and news bulletins.
- Support our production, playout, automation and newsroom systems.
- Support the journalist and editing workstations.
- Maintain video and audio routing, sync and timing (SPG, the master sync generator), and signal distribution (SDI, IP and fiber).
- Look after the LED walls, monitors and studio displays.
- Do preventive maintenance and keep records of faults, fixes and spare parts.
- Open and follow up support cases with vendors and local partners.
- Help with installing new systems and with upgrades.
- Write clear technical documentation and hand over between shifts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunications or Computer Engineering, or similar.
- At least 3 years' experience in a TV station, broadcast facility or OB environment. Junior candidates with strong basics may also be considered.
- Good knowledge of broadcast video and audio: SDI and HD, sync and genlock, embedded audio, routers and switchers.
- Solid IT skills: Windows Server and clients, Active Directory, networking (IP, VLANs, switches), and SQL.
- Calm under pressure during live shows, with good troubleshooting skills.
- Able to work shifts, weekends and on call.
- Good English. Arabic and French are a plus.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Grass Valley systems (K2, STRATUS, Karrera, EDIUS).
- Experience with Etere playout and automation.
- Experience with newsroom systems such as iNews.
- Knowledge of broadcast over IP (SMPTE 2110 or NDI), storage and NAS, or cloud (AWS).
