Sr. Production Broadcast Engineer - NBC Sports

NBCUniversal•Stamford, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Broadcast Production Engineer is a highly experienced technical contributor responsible for maintaining the reliability of NBC Sports production environments. The role leads complex troubleshooting, systems design, integration and technology projects, and serves as a senior escalation point for live productions. It provides technical leadership across studios, production control rooms, and related broadcast and IP infrastructure at the Stamford Sports facility. The engineer partners with Production, Operations, Technical Management, IT, Security, vendors, and other engineering teams to turn production requirements into reliable, supportable technical solutions. The position combines hands-on day-of-air support with systems engineering, project leadership, operational readiness, and continuous improvement. It is full-time on-site in Stamford, Connecticut, with rotating and on-call coverage that may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in broadcast engineering, production engineering, media systems, or a comparable live-production technology environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent relevant education and experience.
Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting integrated broadcast production systems in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments.
Experience leading system installations, upgrades, integration, testing, or commissioning.
Strong knowledge of video, audio, timing, synchronization, signal transport, monitoring, and production control-room workflows.
Strong understanding of IP networking and media-over-IP production technologies.
Experience creating and maintaining system diagrams, technical specifications, and operational documentation.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Willingness to work overtime, including nights and weekends.
Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT.
Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SMPTE ST 2110, PTP, NMOS, AES67, Dante, NDI, and hybrid SDI/IP production environments.
Experience with redundant, highly available systems supporting 24/7 media operations.
Familiarity with cloud, virtualized, or software-defined production platforms.
Experience with Sony, EVS, Evertz, Grass Valley, RTS, Calrec, Tektronix, Leader, Avid, and Chyron systems.
Experience with 1080p, HDR, and UHD/4K workflows.
Experience using AutoCAD, Visio, Lucidchart, or similar tools for systems documentation.
Familiarity with scripting, automation, monitoring, or configuration-management tools.
Experience managing vendor deliverables and formal system acceptance testing.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and improve team support practices.
Strong ownership mindset, judgment, and composure during production-critical incidents.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex or high-impact issues affecting live and recorded productions.
Lead advanced troubleshooting across video, audio, communications, replay, graphics, routing, monitoring, compute, storage, and network-connected production systems.
Provide senior day-of-air engineering coverage and coordinate technical responses during production-impacting incidents.
Lead technical projects from requirements definition and design through installation, integration, testing, commissioning, and operational handoff.
Develop system architecture, signal-flow diagrams, equipment specifications, implementation plans, and acceptance criteria.
Evaluate workflows and recommend improvements to reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
Lead maintenance windows, system upgrades, capacity expansions, and technology refreshes while minimizing production disruption.
Work with Network Engineering and IT teams to support IP media environments, including SMPTE ST 2110, multicast transport, synchronization, and hybrid SDI/IP workflows.
Coordinate technical work performed by system integrators, manufacturers, and vendors; validate deliverables and oversee acceptance testing.
Perform root-cause analysis after significant incidents and translate findings into corrective actions, documentation, or system improvements.
Develop and maintain engineering standards, SOPs, as-built drawings, recovery procedures, and technical support documentation.
Mentor less-experienced engineers and provide technical training and knowledge sharing.
Represent Production Engineering in cross-functional project, workflow, and technology discussions.
Support budgeting, equipment planning, and technical lifecycle recommendations for assigned systems.
Participate in rotating schedule and on-call coverage, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required.