College Sports Systems Technician - University of Illinois

Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)•Champaign, IL

2d•$28•Onsite

About The Position

Are you ready to be at the heart of live sports action, delivering cutting-edge technology services at Big Ten schools? As a College Sports Systems Technician with Hawk-Eye, you'll be instrumental in ensuring seamless technology operations during live games across various sports. Dive into a dynamic role where your skills and passion for technology meet the excitement of live sports events. As part of the Hawk-Eye team, you will be working on-site at the Big Ten Conference Football stadium, helping to deliver cutting-edge technology services at live games. We would like you to be able to commit to all of the home games for the season. You will need to be prepared to work long days on set and game days, as we work whenever sport happens. We will equip you with the technical training, support, and full exposure to our systems to perform your day-to-day tasks, but also to encourage development and progression to help make an impact on what we do.

Requirements

Ideally a broadcast/engineering background with an understanding of signal flow
Strong technical grounding
Proactive attitude and ability to work on your own initiative
Time management skills and ability to work in a high pressure, live broadcast environment
Ability to communicate with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/federal holidays

Responsibilities

Assisting in the set-up of the SMART replay & medical systems (both hardware and software)
Conducting pre-game checks of the systems in accordance with standard procedures
Coordinating with officials, broadcasters and Hawk-Eye staff, both on-site and remotely
Monitoring and maintaining the technology during the games
Maintaining our hardware and equipment throughout the season
Periodic work during the off-season for building and maintaining our hardware and equipment
Assisting with any installation and testing of new products and services

Benefits

A high-autonomy role with real exposure to the forefront of the sports officiating and broadcasting world.
Access to some of the most intelligent, innovative and driven people in our industry.
Involvement in some of the top sporting events in the world.
Involvement in a fast-growing business where opportunities for progression are plentiful.

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