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_Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of._

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

The Transmission Maintenance Engineer I is responsible is to provide technical operation support for satellite and fiber optic television transmissions from internal and external event locations for both live & taped events. This includes all aspects of transmission equipment set-up, operation, signal acquisition, quality control & enhancement, distribution, and identification and removal of possible disruptive components within the signal stream. This position must devise immediate and viable solutions to issues that do or can affect air quality.

The TMEI will closely interact with vendors to troubleshoot transmission related equipment, including satellite receivers, satellite antenna systems, frame synchronizers, routers, MPEG and RF analyzers, and computer network management systems. This position will be responsible for maintaining and programming transmission related equipment such as receivers, decoders, frame syncs and other live broadcast equipment.

This position requires technical operations skills, computer operation skills and organizational skills. Must possess a solid knowledge of TCP/IP, SNMP, IP addressing, and network server operation. Position must also have a good working understanding of MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and JPEG 2000/JPEG Xs encoding, ASI transport, and QPSK, 8PSK, DVB and DVB-S2 compression/modulation formats. Must be comfortable troubleshooting various fiber optic systems. Must also have a thorough knowledge of various audio formats such as Dolby-PL2, Dolby-AC-3 and Dolby-E. Must be comfortable operating various test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, MPEG analyzers, SDI analyzers, IP prisms etc. Must be able to troubleshoot issues with complex systems in a quick and efficient manner.

Position must be able to work under constantly changing pressure levels and rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Your Role Accountabilities...

Operational and Technical Execution:

+ Perform daily operations of the TOC, execute the transmission paths of live and recorded events and network signals. Follow departmental guidelines and best practices. Be the point of contact for all site related issues and actively communicate them throughout the organization. Provide daily reporting related to operational issues and/or Air impacting events.

Knowledge Sharing:

+ This position should update documentation and refine SOPs to reflect changes in technology and workflow. They should be able to communicate effectively to management, customers, and the wider TOC team.

Workflow efficiencies, Change Management:

+ Define new and creative ways to implement workflow changes to gain efficiency for the business by engaging the team and customer needs with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications & Experiences...

+ 2+ Years of live event technical operational experience

+ Demonstrated understanding of MPEG compression technology

+ Demonstrated understanding of RF transmission technology.

+ Demonstrated understanding of fiber optic technology and broadcast satellite systems

Not Required but preferred experience:

+ Technical field experience with remote transmissions and systems

+ TV Engineering knowledge, background or experience

+ Effective communicator with Senior Executives, Clients and Vendor

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) for instructions to submit your request.