Transmission Engineer

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Location California, United States / New York, New York, United States / New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 06, 2026 This role is considered remote, which means the employee will work remotely on an ongoing basis and will not have an assigned workspace at a Company designated location.

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we thinkyou’dlove working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, andsolve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Content Platforms & Operation sis responsible forthe development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, networktransmissionand origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

The Streaming Disney Entertainment & ESPN Transmission team supports 24/7 monitoring and operational sustainment for Linear and Event streaming products; HULU, ESPN+, and Disney+.

As a member of our 24/7, highly skilled streaming transmission team, you will support critical streaming broadcast systems, oversee and analyzing audio/video transmissions across multiple data centers and ensuring successful management, monitoring, and delivery of live linear andlive event broadcast streams, within the IP based transmission ecosystem. You will work with cutting edge technology andbe responsible forThe Walt Disney Company’s most valuable sports and entertainment content airing on our linear and event streaming platforms.

If you are looking for an environment where you will be challenged every daywhileworkingina high-level technical collaborative team, the Streaming Transmission team is the right place toshowcaseyour talents and expertise.

• Demonstrates an understanding of signal flows, measurements, and procedures.
• Basic understanding of Satellite, fiber, and IP based transport (HLS, RTMP, SRT, unicast, multicast, etc.)
• Quality control and…