Global Project Engineer

The Global Project Engineering team is a group of engineers and project managers responsible for the design, planning, purchasing and configuration of production equipment and systems across Warner Bros. Discovery's production and broadcast facilities. The GPE Project Engineer assists in the design, build and creation of technical builds at WBD and provides technical expertise on new media project initiatives that advance the company's media and production infrastructure.

• Design and plan new and upgraded production systems, including facility changes, equipment purchases, budget tracking and scheduling.
• Consult with Operations teams to gather requirements, conceptualise design and budget, and manage the deployment of new systems and/or upgrades to existing systems.
• Collaborate with other Engineering groups to design, install and commission new systems.
• Write and maintain engineering SOPs for the operation and maintenance of broadcast and production systems, including plant routing systems, sync and reference systems, distribution and standards conversion hardware, fibre and satellite transmit/receive systems
• VOD production systems and other production-related equipment.
• Create and maintain current technical documentation of facilities, including CAD drawings, SOPs and user manuals, as well as project management templates such as Master Equipment Lists (MELs), project scope documents and project schedule tracking.
• Track incoming equipment against purchase orders to confirm receipt and correctness.
• Evaluate new technology and make recommendations on equipment and software selection and testing with the Operations Department.
• Assist with setting up demos and training for new or potential equipment and software.
• Interface with vendors, clients and internal management teams, and provide support to production staff as needed.
• Use monitoring tools (ServiceNow, Asset DB entry, SolarWinds, Splunk, SNMP, Ivanti Heat) with working knowledge of NDIs, and carry out support ticket data entry and tracking.
• Provide status updates and reports to management for individual tasks and projects.
• Share knowledge and maintain relationships with other technical teams and facilities.
• Carry out other job duties, responsibilities and project assignments as assigned.

• 5+ years' experience in broadcast project engineering, broadcast/production system design, broadcast/production project management, or a similar industry.
• Equivalent professional experience in place of a degree.
• Experience with a majority of the following: AutoCAD 2018 or above, Microsoft Windows and Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Lucid Charts or Microsoft Visio, non-linear editing applications (Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve), media management systems and new media encoding systems.
• Thorough understanding of SD, HD and UHD digital video standards, as well as digital audio standards.
• Thorough understanding of digital video encoding and decoding transport streams such as SRT, NDI, J2K and other streaming and compression protocols and standards.
• Understanding of software-defined video networking and ST-2110 routing.
• Understanding of cloud-based technologies and platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow through on support and project requests in a timely manner, escalating to other members of the team when appropriate.
• Ability to prioritise and address multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to perform well in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to work independently and with other members of a team.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to create, read and decipher system schematic drawings.
• Ability to lift heavy equipment as needed (50 lbs).

• College degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Television Production (preferred but not required).

• Health insurance coverage.
• Employee wellness programme.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation.
• Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and programme-specific awards.