At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering projects in broadcast technology, focusing on encoding and multiplexing.
- Company: Join a leading UK pay-TV broadcaster with a dynamic team.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive pay, and hands-on experience in a live environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a cutting-edge broadcast environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact on broadcasting services enjoyed by millions across the UK and Ireland.
- Qualifications: Experience in live broadcast engineering and transport stream analysis.
The predicted salary is between 42000 - 52500 £ per year.
Project Engineer – Broadcast Headend (Encoding & Multiplexing) West London (Hybrid) Contract
Looking to work on one of Europe's largest broadcast platforms? I'm supporting a leading UK pay-TV broadcaster in the search for a Project Engineer to help deliver projects across its broadcast headend infrastructure.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on encoding, multiplexing and transport stream technologies, supporting a platform that delivers television services to millions of households across the UK and Ireland.
- Deliver end-to-end engineering projects across the broadcast headend, from design through to implementation and operational handover.
- Build, validate and troubleshoot MPEG transport streams, including statistical multiplexing, SI/PSI, EPG data and conditional access.
- Plan and implement changes within a live 24/7 broadcast environment.
- Produce technical documentation, test plans, and implementation records.
- Investigate complex streaming and multiplexing issues using industry monitoring and analysis tools.
- Work closely with playout, distribution, satellite, and network engineering teams.
Experience delivering engineering projects in live broadcast environments.
Experience using transport stream analysis and monitoring tools.
Experience with a broadcaster, pay-TV platform, managed service provider or broadcast technology vendor.
Exposure to IP video transport (SMPTE 2022/2110), multicast or virtualised headend technologies.
You'll join a highly experienced engineering team responsible for one of Europe's most significant broadcast headend estates, working on both existing infrastructure and next-generation platform evolution. It's an opportunity to own technically challenging projects that directly support services watched by millions every day.
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