
Broadcast Engineer
- Houston, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supports Director of Technology with supervision of engineering staff members as needed.
- Maintains station operation through preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Establishes and follows routine maintenance procedures and schedules for all broadcast equipment.
- Works with Radio programming, TV news and Operations department to maintain broadcast equipment as needed.
- Ensures station compliance with rules and regulations applicable to FCC, local, state, and federal, laws.
- Performs necessary measurements of equipment performance.
- Installs and performs maintenance on control consoles, audio routers, recording equipment, microphones, digital audio systems, transmitters, antennas, control systems, remote equipment, etc. Provides maintenance/support of computer networks and related systems.
- Basic knowledge of applicable FCC rules and regulations
- Television automation experience
- Working knowledge of computer networking technology.
- Ability to troubleshoot broadcast equipment to the component level.
- Knowledge of high-power FM and TV transmitting facilities.
- Familiarity with RCS-Zetta and Avid software/hardware products a plus.
- Knowledge of generators and UPS systems.
- Ability to read and interpret design documentation, including elevations, connection drawings and schematics.
- Associate Degree in Electronics, Communications, or equivalent combination of education, Military training in electronics/communications technology and work-related experience.
- Minimum 3 years Broadcast experience with TV/Radio Studio and transmission facilities.
- SBE Certification preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and an insurable driving record required.
- Ability to lift or move up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to climb ladders and working on elevated surfaces (e.g. rooftops).
- Manual dexterity for soldering, use of hand tools and working on small components.
- Ability to be on-call to respond to studio and transmission systems failures at remote transmitting locations.
- Must be willing to work from office in Houston, TX
- Must be willing to work a rotating shift schedule.
- Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States