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Senior Broadcast Support Engineer/Specialist

The Sr. Broadcast Engineer Support Engineer/ Specialist is responsible for maintaining, installing, upgrading, monitoring, and repairing broadcast, engineering systems & facilities and building services infrastructure, as well as ensuring that ON AIR programs as well as services provided by engineering facilities are broadcasted on time to the highest possible level of quality.

Missions

• Installs, maintains, modifies, operates and repairs broadcast equipment and systems, including the latest multimedia technology
• Working alongside others in the technical department, broadcast engineers use a wide range of equipment and systems to ensure that programmes are transmitted across different transmission centers at the correct times and to the highest standards of technical quality
• The work can be based in a variety of locations and situations for television. Many programmes are broadcast from studios, but work can also include outside broadcasts (OBs), which involves transmitting sound and images ensuring that they are relayed live back to a studio on time to the highest possible level of quality
• Perform the Daily Engineering Equipment Checklist for equipment under broadcast area
• Perform the Daily Engineering Service Checklist pertaining to broadcast area
• Ensure that the station is on air without interruption
• Handle the support of complex broadcast systems
• Troubleshoot, resolve problems, complaints and questions regarding services in a timely and efficient manner
• Build and execute periodic maintenance plan, down time requirement for all Broadcast IT system
• Interpret and implement instructions and requests from producers, directors, and other end users
• Perform periodic checks and adjustments to confirm equipment ready for operations and use
• Create and update system diagrams according to system expansion and modification
• Handles materials requisitions and projects requirements and study bidder proposal
• Minimize loss of service at times of equipment failure by rapidly identifying and implementing alternative methods of service provision
• • Provide 2nd level technical support for all broadcast areas including:
  • Digital server recording and play out technologies
  • Broadcast automation
  • Digital archive systems
  • Networking
  • Operating systems (MS windows, MAC OS, Linux.. etc.)
  • ON AIR graphics and creative systems
  • News room systems
  • Nonlinear editing system
  
• Lead team of engineers and technicians to develop and maintain station facility and provide advice on Broadcast equipment’s issues and needs
• Perform periodic checks and adjustments to confirm equipment ready for operations and use up to the station‘s standard.
• Create and perform ongoing repair, maintenance programs, and equipment replacement programs.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance
• Create specifications of broadcast projects; manage systems engineering schedules, related cost, feasibility calculations and risk performance
• Participate in the design, construction, equipment selection and implementation of current and future broadcast facility
• Provide emergency restoration procedures for broadcast facilities
• Perform technical evaluation and recommendation on broadcast projects
• Maintain, support and operate all services in the station's building, including Electro-Mechanical Services (Chillers , AHU’s, FCU’s, Precision Units, Split units) UPS, Generator sets, ATS panels, CCTV, Access control, BMS, Fire Fighting System, FM200
• Support all other activities involved in building service systems such as all types of support to Broadcast Engineering for arranging the furniture’s, Small Carpentry, Carpet works
• Design and implement changes, recommends modifications, upgrade of existing building facilities and maintaining full system documentation
• Provide presentations, training assistance, procedures, and manuals and develops unit documentation and database
• Document and report all required feedback including; weekly unit performance, unit challenges and weaknesses, needs and requirements, reports requested by management, and escalate any issues that need management support
• Coordinate with other sections, units for smooth daily operations
• Create ongoing repair, maintenance programs, and equipment replacement programs
• Create specifications of electrical and mechanical materials requisitions and projects; manage systems engineering schedules, related cost, feasibility calculations and risk performance
• Participate in the design, construction, equipment selection and implementation of current and future buidling facility
• Provide emergency restoration procedures for electrical and mechanical facilities
• Perform technical evaluation and recommendation on electrical / mechanical projects
• Lead team of engineers and technicians to develop and maintain station facility and provide advice on Building equipment’s issues and needs
• Keep equipment broadcast operational by coordinating maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer's instructions and established procedures
• Review the daily report for comments on broadcast equipment failures and act to repair and follow up on them
• Draft and submit daily technical report regarding broadcast and electronics equipment repairs and installations
• Conduct troubleshooting and address any pending maintenance issues relevant to broadcast and electronics equipment
• Assess any technical issues reported to determine root cause and take swift action to fix and report them
• Participate in the technical evaluation of received equipment and systems
• Support Broadcast Engineers on installing and testing repaired and newly acquired equipment
• Lead team of engineers and technicians to develop and maintain station facility and provide advice on Broadcast equipment’s issues and needs