Sr Media Systems Engineer

LAIKA•Hillsboro, OR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Media Systems Engineer plans, develops, installs, and maintains LAIKA’s media engineering technology and services. The role supports editorial suites and machine rooms, screening rooms, dailies playback systems, conference room AV setups, and story development and post-production delivery systems. The engineer plans, installs, configures, and supports editorial hardware and software, including Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, and Avid Nexis Enterprise. The position also develops and maintains production color management systems and calibration and quality-control standards for screening rooms and departmental review and approval stations. It maintains playback servers, projection systems, cabling and video routing, and audio recording and mixing equipment. Working with the Lead Media Systems Engineer, this role helps define technical standards and workflows and independently leads major installations, upgrades, and system improvements. The engineer collaborates with software developers on in-house solutions, trains and supports system users, mentors junior engineers and technicians, and designs, equips, and maintains conference and review room AV systems. The position is on-site in Hillsboro, Oregon. Salary is commensurate with skills and experience.

Requirements

At least 5 years of applied media or engineering experience in a professional setting, including at least 3 years of audio-video integration and design experience.
At least 5 years of feature film and/or commercial post-production experience as an editor, engineer, or media technician.
Extensive engineering experience with large-scale installation and support of professional video post-production equipment, technologies, and workflows, including Avid/Pro Tools, Digital Cinema, critical audio listening environments and acoustics, and critical viewing environments.
Advanced experience working with and supporting a variety of video conference technologies.
Knowledge of color theory, color calibration hardware systems, and modern streaming software and hardware technologies.
Familiarity with Linux, Mac, and Windows systems administration, network architecture and security concepts, accelerated file transfer, and cloud-based review platforms such as Aspera, Signiant, Frame.io, and LucidLink.
Strong understanding of and experience with audio and video over IP protocols such as Dante, NDI, and SMPTE 2110.
Proven ability to prioritize and manage technical projects through completion.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within and across teams, using effective communication to organize complex efforts.

Nice To Haves

Avid Media Composer and Avid NEXIS Support ACSR certifications.

Responsibilities

Plan, install, configure, and support editorial hardware and software, including Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, and Avid Nexis Enterprise.
Develop and maintain production color management systems, including calibration and quality-control standards for screening rooms and departmental review and approval stations.
Maintain high-resolution playback servers, projection systems, cabling and video routing, and audio recording and mixing equipment.
Maintain current knowledge of third-party systems and media engineering best practices.
Partner with the Lead Media Systems Engineer to define technical standards and workflows.
Independently lead major installations, upgrades, and system improvements.
Collaborate with software developers to deliver in-house software solutions for groups supported by media engineering technology and services.
Provide training and support to users of media engineering systems as needed.
Mentor and support junior engineers and technicians through hands-on guidance, troubleshooting, and knowledge sharing.
Design, equip, and maintain conference room and review room AV systems.