At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting projects in broadcast engineering, from design to implementation.
- Company: Join a leading UK pay-TV broadcaster with a dynamic team.
- Benefits: Competitive rates, hybrid work model, and hands-on experience.
- Other info: Opportunity for growth in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
- Why this job: Make an impact on services enjoyed by millions across the UK and Ireland.
- Qualifications: Experience with broadcast technologies and strong project delivery skills.
The predicted salary is between 42000 - 52500 £ per year.
- Project Engineer – Broadcast Headend (Encoding & Multiplexing)
- West London (Hybrid)
- Contract
- Broadcast Engineering | Video Compression | Headend
- Rates Negotiable
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.
- What you'll be doing
- Deliver end-to-end engineering projects across the broadcast headend, from design through to implementation and operational handover.
- Configure and support
- Ericsson/Tandberg (Media Kind) MX8400/MX400 multiplexers and
Harmonic Pro Stream platforms.
- 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.
What we're looking for
- Experience with
- Ericsson/Tandberg/Media Kind multiplexers and/or
Harmonic Pro Stream .
- Strong understanding of
MPEG-2/H.264 , DVB standards and transport stream architecture.
- Experience delivering engineering projects in live broadcast environments.
- Knowledge of conditional access and scrambling workflows.
- Experience using transport stream analysis and monitoring tools.
Desirable
- 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.
- Satellite/DTH distribution experience.
Why apply?
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.
Interested?
Get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply with your latest CV to receive the full technical brief and client details.
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