Assistant Chief Engineer

Sinclair Broadcast GroupRichmond, VA
$50,000 - $55,000Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Chief Engineer plays an imperative role as the go-between resource for the engineering team, leadership, and the location’s personnel. This dynamic team lead will help grow the impact of our engineering team. You can expect to work with a team focused on meaningful relationships in a high-energy environment, supported, influenced & lead by some of the Broadcast Industry’s leading innovators. You will gain related on-the-job experience, work at the TV station regularly & travel with the News team routinely, with daily opportunities to learn how-to (re)prioritize. The station’s obstacles and challenges are your challenges. There is a possibility of unexpected and/or late-night calls for engineering-emergencies at the station.

Requirements

  • On-the-job and/or formal training repairing transmitters
  • Valid & unencumbered driver’s license
  • Work experience, education, and/or formal training/certification in one or more of an engineering-related fields (e.g., technology; information systems; computer science; electrical engineering and/or electronics)
  • Ability to lift 40-50 lbs

Nice To Haves

  • Previous broadcast experience
  • Familiarity with FCC regulations
  • Engineering-related certifications

Responsibilities

  • Act as the subject matter expert and point of contact for all things as it relates to equipment and technology at the location, as well as stay up-to-date on the new industry standards
  • Provide additional support and resource subject matter expertise in the absence of the Chief Engineer to all staff (including leadership and location personnel, and the onsite Engineering team)
  • Support and assist the News department in maintaining must-have for live production
  • Implement, install & maintain engineering systems and provide end-user support across all departments
  • Provide transmitter support
  • Replace or adjust defective and/or improperly functioning equipment
  • Networking / Wiring
  • Administrative “musts” (i.e., tracking and organizing department-related budget information)

Benefits

  • Participation in a retirement plan
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Health, dental and vision plans
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 15 paid vacation days
  • 2 paid personal days
  • 9 paid holidays
  • 40 hours of paid sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
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