Engineer, Maintenance (Ne)

Primary Responsibilities:

• -Maintain station equipment through preventive maintenance and repair.
• -Installation, wiring and documentation for broadcast equipment, IT servers, switches, routers.
• -Assist News Dept with support for systems such as BitCentral, ENPS, Ross Xpression.
• -Perform diagnostics and repair of computer systems. Hardware repair or software installs.
• -Operate or assist with transmission of bonded cellular, satellite or RF microwave truck.
• -Have basic understanding of technical drawings and documents.
• -Ability to interface with outside vendors for repairs or upgrades on systems.

Requirements:

• -Minimum 3-5 years experience with IT, electronics, television environment or similar.
• -Ability to troubleshoot-repair-operate broadcast equipment including video monitoring, routers, patch panels, fiber, wireless devices, ENG cameras and studio robotic cameras.
• -Use of audio-video-data test equipment such as digital waveform-spectrum analyzer.
• -Demonstrated IT experience with basic server, networking topology and operating systems.
• -Ability to work with management team on design, installation and integration of new equipment.
• -Excellent communication and critical thinking skills, ability to prioritize issues.
• -Good hand dexterity, ability to climb ladders, work in tight spots, lift minimum 50 lbs.
• -Amateur radio operator, FCC license, SBE/Cisco/Microsoft certifications all a plus.