Broadcast Field Engineer

ALPHA VIDEO & AUDIO INC•Eden Prairie, MN

93d•$70,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

The Broadcast Field Engineer adjusts, tests, configures, and commissions broadcast and IT systems, bringing projects to completion and ensuring quality. The role requires understanding system design and demonstrating installation and commissioning techniques. The engineer must be able to break large broadcast systems into subsystems and have a solid technical understanding of video, audio, control, and data networking. The position works closely with the Field Manager, Engineers, Lead Installers, and Project Managers, providing recommendations on installation standards, technologies, personnel, job specifics, and implementation. Upon completion of systems, the engineer provides redlined drawings and commissioning reports. In rare cases, the engineer may act as Project Foreman. The engineer works with design engineering during initial system design, understands end-user functional requirements, attends drawing reviews, and identifies concerns with system design, equipment integration, and end-user functionality. The role includes coordinating task lists, testing cabling and signals, programming broadcast equipment at the fabrication facility and client sites, communicating project status and issues, completing punch-list items and commissioning reports, and ensuring deliverables meet safety and quality requirements. The engineer also trains employees and clients, supports employees and clients technically, works with subcontractors and third parties, identifies integration-process inefficiencies, and may perform other assigned duties. The position is listed as full-time, remote in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, with a day shift and salary range of $70,000–$100,000 per year. Travel is up to 70%, sometimes on short notice and for as long as two weeks at a time. Occasional evening and weekend work is required. A valid driver’s license and successful background check are required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least five years of relevant experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to create, manage, prioritize, and complete task lists.
Familiarity with construction and corporate job sites.
Ability to communicate effectively as part of a team.
Knowledge of broadcast A/V theory and IT networking.
Ability to read and comprehend CAD drawings, blueprints, and technical drawings.
Demonstrated experience troubleshooting audio, video, and IP signal flows.
Excellent soldering skills and computer skills.
Solid knowledge of system configurations and audio and video design theory.
Ability to solve unusual or unexpected problems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Ability to pull, terminate, and label broadcast video, audio, and control cabling.
Valid driver’s license.
Must pass a background check.
Up to 70% travel, occasionally at short notice and for up to two weeks at a time; occasional evening and weekend work.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience deploying and configuring ST 2110 IP media networks, PTP synchronization, boundary clocks, IP gateways, and IP video test and measurement equipment.
Experience with audio-over-IP signals such as Dante, AES67, and AVB, and familiarity with IPTV systems.
Experience with broadcast equipment from Evertz, Ross, Imagine Communications, Sony, Grass Valley, Panasonic, JVC, EVS, and AJA, including routers, switchers, cameras, and servers.
Experience with displays, including LCD, direct-view LED, and monitor walls.
Proficiency generating, testing, and measuring video signals including baseband SDI, component, composite/VBS, 2110-20, and NDI.
Proficiency generating, testing, and measuring audio signals including balanced and unbalanced, line and mic, MADI, AES, Dante, and AES67.
Proficiency with Ethernet traffic analysis using Wireshark and general network troubleshooting.
Engineering background in a production truck, sports venue, integrator, news media, or manufacturer setting.
Additional advanced or product-specific certifications.
Experience with AutoCAD, Visio, and Bluebeam Revu.
SBE, CTS-I, or CTS-D certification; additional broadcast and network certifications.

Responsibilities

Uphold the Alpha Values.
Work with and advise design engineering during initial system design.
Understand end-user functional requirements and configure systems to reflect the intended design and the client’s best interests.
Attend drawing reviews.
Proactively identify concerns with system design, equipment integration, and end-user functionality needs.
Work with the project manager and lead installer to create task lists for technicians.
Perform signal tests to certify cabling and ensure proper functionality.
Program broadcast equipment, including routers, switchers, mixers, and character generators, at the fabrication facility and client sites.
Communicate status updates, issues, and potential solutions to the client, project manager, salesperson, and engineer.
Work with the on-site technical team to identify and finalize punch-list items.
Compile system commissioning reports and provide redlined drawings upon system completion.
Act as the final point of quality control for work performed by Alpha staff and contractors, ensuring deliverables meet safety and quality requirements.
Perform employee and client training.
Serve as a role model for technicians through high-quality work, a strong work ethic, and a positive attitude.
Work directly with subcontractors and third parties as needed.
Identify integration-process inefficiencies and advocate for solutions.
Provide technical support to Alpha employees and clients in areas of expertise.
Pull, terminate, and label broadcast video, audio, and control cabling.
Occasionally act as Project Foreman.
Perform other duties as assigned and deemed appropriate.
Travel up to 70%, including occasional last-minute travel and trips of up to two weeks.
Occasionally work evenings and weekends.