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Who We Are...
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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.
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OVERVIEW:
Provide engineering support for a 24/7 365 earth station facility which distributes via satellite linear networks & downlinks resources for news and entertainment divisions of Warner Media Discovery. Duties include establishing adhoc feeds, network restoral, troubleshooting, quality control, preventative maintenance, installation, documentation and component level repair of sophisticated equipment utilized in the transmission and reception of content via satellite. Requires working rotating shifts, overnights, holidays and weekends.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintenance-This responsibility includes troubleshooting, repair, calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment and systems at the teleports to include antenna systems, high voltage transmitters, modulators, ASI & HDSDI distribution equipment, monitoring & test equipment, networking equipment, IRDs, & Lband distribution equipment.
Projects- This responsibility includes participation in the planning, integration, and testing of new or replacement equipment and systems. Function as project team member.
Quality Control-This responsibility requires the ability to ensure outgoing, and incoming signals and content are compliant with standards set forth by the FCC, the satellite providers, Warner Media Discovery and good engineering practices. Operate and understand test equipment to include, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meters, oscilloscope, modulation analyzers, video probes & RF probes.
Customer Service- Coordinate and Collaborate with operations, facilities and other engineering groups. Oversee vendor/contractor installs and maintenance.
Documentation-This responsibility requires that the Teleport engineer understand ITIL & utilize Service Now to document incidents, schedule changes and record preventative maintenance & daily tasks. Use ACAD and Visio to accurately document teleport systems. In addition accurately fills out time sheets, time tracking records and daily station logs.
Work environment- Requires working rotating shifts, overnights, holidays and weekends. Many times the sole person on duty, must be able to work independently and make quick decisions in a high pressure environment.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- 2 to 5 years of experience working as a maintenance engineer in a earth station and/or broadcast facility. Or equivalent Education
- 2 to 5 years experience working with RF, high voltage, emergency power systems and high power RF amplifiers. Or equivalent education.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to troubleshoot to component level.
- Mechanical skills
- Networking skills
How We Get Things Done...
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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.
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