Communications Engineer

Job Description

Freelance Communications Engineer - Remote

Responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: This is a project / limited term position with an estimated duration of 12 months

Reporting to the Director of Engineering Communications, the Remote Communications Engineer will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day intercom communication needs of remote productions, remote intercom users, remote intercom systems, remote facilities, Olympics as well as remote support of the Stamford Sports facility.

Responsibilities:
• Travel to remote cities and productions when necessary to support and operate intercom-based Communications.
• Provide from-home support for remote productions as well as remote users of intercom hardware.
• Participate in the planning and design of the communication needs for remote productions.
• Perform system level troubleshooting of remote facilities and mobile units, including, but not limited to, communications systems, studio equipment, audio equipment, and computer systems associated with those areas.
• Interface with Operations and Production personnel to ensure their communications needs are being met and understood while defining and implementing technical solutions to meet production initiatives.
• Provide additional from-home and sometimes in-person communications support of the Stamford Sports Facility.
• Travel to Olympic cities as part of the NBC Olympics Comms team to launch and support Remote intercom communications for the NBC Olympics.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum five (5) years of recent experience in a television broadcast environment or combination of education/experience.
• Minimum three (3) years of recent experience with RTS Matrix-based intercoms as well as 2-Wire and RF based Party Line hardware

Eligibility Requirements:
• Willingness to travel and work overtime and on weekends with short notice.
• Willingness to work extended shifts on short notice to cover live sports productions and system maintenance and support.
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Desired Characteristics

Desired Characteristics:
• Thorough understanding and experience with RTS ADAM, ODIN, Trunking, RVON and OMNEO technologies is a must.
• Thorough understanding of audio processing, signal flow, both analog and digital including but not limited to MADI, Dante, AES-67 and VoIP technologies.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with the programming and management of RTS ADAM Matrix intercoms. This includes working with RTS applications AZedit, IPedit, TrunkEdit, ResEdit.
• In-depth understanding of Network (IT) components, topology and function is a must.
• Understanding of Windows and Macintosh computers as well as supporting peripherals.
• Ability to read and understand system signal flow diagrams.
• Knowledge of general audio and video for teleproduction technologies and processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Position requires a cool, level headed individual who works well under the pressures of ''live'' television.
• Hands-on, problem solving skills with broadcast-related equipment and systems.
• Understanding of the urgent needs of the on-air Sports environment; ability to stay focused and productive in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing assignments.
• Ability to support 24x7 production environment.
• Strong customer focus
• The ability to work alone and in a team environment with fellow engineers, Operations, IT and other departments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as diplomacy skills
• Extensive travel will be required when supporting remote productions on-site. Traveling work would account for roughly half of this position's time.
• Be motivated to develop and advance their skill sets to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technologies of our industry.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Be process-oriented and able to apply structure to complex problems.
• Be customer-focused and have the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical groups.
• Basic understanding of electronics and electronic components. Soldering skills as well as service/ repair skills are a plus.

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