Master Control Engineer

TelevisaUnivision • Miami, FL

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About The Position

The Network Engineering Department at Televisa Univision is looking for a Master Control Engineer to join our team! Master Control Engineer is responsible for but not limited to the uptime, configuration, preventive and corrective maintenance of file based on-air media storage and play-out automation systems; as well as all Baseband, Encoding and Transmission equipment in Master Control, Encoding, Distribution Systems, Satellite Antennas, RF Systems and Transport Stream and IP based Video Systems. Responsible for supporting cloud playout and distribution in multi-vendor IaaS and SaaS distribution and production environments used by Univision.

Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Cloud experience. GCP, AWS.
• Proficiency with server and workstation operation, configuration, and support.
• In depth understanding of digital audio and video signals, compression and transmission methodologies, codecs and standards.
• Experience with SCTE messaging (104, 35, 224)
• Experience with AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AAC video and audio codec standards
• Understanding of various multimedia transport protocols such as RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, HLS and Zixi.
• Ability to follow through on support requests in a timely manner, escalating to other members of the team or manufacturer support when appropriate.
• Ability to prioritize and address multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong communication skills in English (written & spoken); Spanish is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in developing and maintaining on prem and cloud-based playout and distributions workflows, encoding and transmission systems
• Familiar with DAI

Responsibilities

• Work with other engineers to install, maintain, and evolve our cloud-based video playout, encoding, and distribution platforms.
• Support microservice-based video processing workflows in a cloud environment.
• Investigate and resolve encoding issues in a video streaming environment.
• Work on maintenance, and continuous improvement of cloud-based video playout, encoding, and distribution platforms.
• Drive issues to resolution and provide root cause analysis if needed.
• Support and maintain IP-based broadcast infrastructures utilizing SMPTE ST 2110 standards , including video (2110-20), audio (2110-30/31), and ancillary data (2110-40).
• Ensure proper configuration and troubleshooting of PTP (Precision Time Protocol – SMPTE ST 2059) timing systems within IP broadcast environments.
• Investigate and resolve complex encoding, packet loss, jitter, multicast, and playback issues across IP and OTT distribution systems.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and drive automation initiatives to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• wellness and employee support programs
• 401K
• life and other insurance plans
• comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior