Broadcast & Video Lead Engineer - Nasa Hdq

Company	RotheSee more
Address	Washington, DC
Form of work	Full-Time
Category	Information Technology

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Job Description

Company Description

We have served NASA and the DoD since 1978, providing critical support to our customers’ mission and enterprise systems. We provide a variety of services and capabilities to government and commercial industries including engineering, cybersecurity, communication, multimedia, and IT.

Job Description

Lead Engineer / Broadcast & Video Operations

Rothe Development, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Lead Engineer / Broadcast & Video Operations under the Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services Contract (eMITS) working for the Office of Communications at NASA’s Mary W. Jackson’s Headquarters, located in Washington D.C. This position will work as a member of the Broadcasting & Production Unit within the NASA Productions’ system. This is a hybrid position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; or 10+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in broadcast engineering and/or live and remote production engineering experience.

• Experience with installation, maintenance, and operation of technical broadcast control rooms/trucks, maintenance and operation, and live production equipment.

• Experience with video switchers, graphics platforms (ProPresenter), LED lighting, broadcast cameras, fiber, coax, and audio cable termination, Video transmission over IP and Satellite.

• Experience creating and updating documentation and diagrams of networks and video distribution systems.

• CAD/Design software experience desired, or ability to create formal drawings and block diagram documentation using software-based tools.

• Developing multimedia requirements, planning, checkout, and operational verification of equipment before deployment.

• Generating audio and video testing and verification checklists for validation before live events to assure technical and operational performance.

• Experience designing, pricing, and installing production control, audio control, edit stations, master control, and other multimedia hardware installations.

• Experience with video file management, quality control, and distribution for streaming optimization.

• Experience with Dalet.

• Exhibit strong work ethic, ability to work in a team setting, and a desire to work in federal government environment

• Ability to work outside of typical business hours as needed, including but not limited to evenings, weekends, and holidays depending on event schedules

• Experience with Blackmagic design products/ cameras, Sony Cameras, Linear and on demand Media solutions, Yamaha CL/QL series, Dante Audio routing, RTS Comm communications, Evertz Captioning, Multiview systems, SMPTE Fiber and Single Mode Fiber, Terranex Frame synchs, fiber systems, and other broadcast equipment

• Working knowledge of SD/HDSDI/UHD/4k broadcast industry standards such as SMPTE and other standards groups for equipment performance, technical facilities, broadcast A/V and IT production equipment and systems, including experience and exposure to file-based video recorders, production switchers, routing systems, intercoms, RF, cameras, audio mixers, transmission and encoding equipment as well as computer networks and subsystems including Danté, MADI , and AES67 industry trends

• Working knowledge of television production and postproduction processes, workflow, NAS/ Cloud storage (AWS S3, BOX, etc) and remote post production workflows. Software (Adobe, DaVinci, ProTools, Audition, etc)

• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds

• The Lead Engineer / Broadcast & Video Operations will work as a member of the Broadcasting & Production Unit within the NASATV system

• This position will need to be able to develop and maintain system diagrams, drawings and plans for all installs and projects.

• Will work with IT and Cybersecurity in maintaining and developing a System Security plan of the Broadcast and Video Operations for NASATV

• Maintain equipment inventory, including computer equipment, software and hardware throughout video production facilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting on broadcast equipment located in NASATV suite, auditorium, sub rooms, broadcast control rooms.

• Lead, plan, and assist with set-up, operation and strike of remote and studio broadcast productions

• Additional responsibilities include assisting in designing, developing, and implementing future Broadcast AV systems with integration into the Broadcast Centers with NASA IT, AV teams, manual patching, updates and network scanning for vulnerabilities.

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