Ptv Broadcast Maintenance Operations Engineer

PTV BROADCAST MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ENGINEER - 25935

USA: | Engineering | Full Time

28.00 USD per hour

PTV BROADCAST MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ENGINEER

Idaho Public Television (PTV) has an exciting and very rare opportunity for aPTV BROADCAST MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS ENGINEER

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About the Agency:

Idaho Public Television is a PBS member station and Idaho's only statewide educational broadcast network. We are a state agency under the Idaho State Board of Education. Our nonprofit arm, The Friends of Idaho Public Television, Inc., provides private support for our content and educational content efforts and allows us to produce award-winning long form documentaries, quality public affairs journalism, podcasts, and educational events.

We harness the power of public media to encourage lifelong learning, connect our communities, and enrich the lives of all Idahoans. We Tell Idaho's Stories.

Summary:

To install, troubleshoot, repair, and operate professional broadcast studio, transmitter, and related analog and digital equipment, perform broad systems administration and technical support for both automation hardware and software and local area networks; perform related work.

Responsibilities:

Broadcast studio and transmitter equipment:

• Installs, diagnoses, troubleshoots, repairs, and services professional state-of-the-art TV studio and transmitter equipment, satellite receivers, and microwave transmitters and receivers.
• Installs and maintains hardware and software products related to automation, switching, encoding, and transmission.
• Configures PCs and network equipment across multiple VLANS's according to IT department standards.
• Uses various professional broadcast test equipment to monitor and evaluate equipment performance quality, compliance with FCC rules and regulations and PBS standards.
• Documents all maintenance and testing performed.
• Occasionally this position involves traveling to remote transmitter sites to assist in repairs and inspect transmitter and related high voltage equipment.

Equipment Operations:

• Operates and monitors transmission system automation, performs on-air control operations for live and pre-recorded studio events.
• Monitors video/audio levels and digital transport streams to ensure compliance with station technical standards and FCC regulations.
• Maintains program and operations logs to FCC requirements.

Remotes and productions:

• Installs equipment and sets up microwave link from studio to remote sites.
• Sets up and makes equipment adjustments to ensure quality remote productions.

On-Call Responsibilities:

• This role is included in a pre-scheduled on-call calendar rotation, providing 24/7 technical support (including weekends and state holidays) for statewide transmission with a required one-hour response time.

Remote & On-Site Support:

• While on call, this role is responsible for attempting remote troubleshooting via VPN or telephone; if the issue is not resolved within approximately 30 minutes, the individual is expected to report on-site to their designated station for further repair as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of: electronic theory; FCC rules and practices in a Broadcast facility.
• Typically gained by:
  
  At least forty-five (45) semester units of college level courses in electronics; OR, At least 700 hours of formal training in electronics
  AND
  at least two years' full-time paid technical engineering work experience in television studio, transmitter, post production and master control…