Broadcast Engineer

Broadcast Engineer

The Broadcast Engineer serves as a technical resource for Barclays Center control room and connected production systems. Reporting to the Senior Broadcast Engineer, this role assists with complex troubleshooting, implements approved system improvements, and supports maintenance and event readiness. The Broadcast Engineer collaborates with engineering and production teams to maintain reliable systems during live operations and escalates significant technical issues as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: What You Will Do

• Assist in diagnosing and resolving complex ST 2110, PTP, multicast, routing, audio/video, and control issues; use monitoring, logs, and test equipment to isolate faults and coordinate recovery with senior engineering leadership.
• Configure and support control room equipment, including Grass Valley Kayenne/K-Frame, Evertz EXE/MAGNUM, DreamCatcher, and related systems; validate routing, replay/playback control, paired fill/key workflows, tally, intercom, and synchronization.
• Perform maintenance tasks assigned by the Senior Broadcast Engineer, including approved software, firmware, configuration, server, and storage work.
• Assist with equipment installations and system integrations throughout Barclays Center.
• Troubleshoot ingest, transcoding, clip availability, playback, and graphics delivery; verify formats and LED requirements, and coordinate signal issues with LED/IPTV staff and timing/scoring system operators.
• Maintain engineering drawings, signal-flow diagrams, configuration records, inventories, and incident logs; refine monitoring and troubleshooting procedures and investigate recurring faults.
• Support NBA HSAN infrastructure, game clock systems, coaches' feed distribution, locker room infrastructure, official replay systems, player tracking technology, and related systems.
• Review requirements with production staff and visiting crews; support rehearsals and line checks, confirm contingency paths, and communicate readiness, unresolved issues, and event support needs.

Candidate Profile: Who You Are

• At least two years of broadcast engineering or comparable live production systems experience, including troubleshooting, maintenance, and technical support during live events.
• A resourceful technical professional who exercises sound judgment under live event pressure, prioritizes competing needs, and escalates significant issues appropriately.
• A collaborative communicator who works effectively with internal partners, visiting production teams, vendors, multiple trades, and union and non-union crews.
• A supportive teammate who shares technical knowledge, assists colleagues, and maintains clear technical documentation.

Key Competencies: Skills You Possess

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting IP broadcast systems, including PTP, multicast, IP gateways, IP addressing, VLANs, redundant signal paths, and SDI/IP interfaces.
• Experience supporting switchers, routing/control systems, replay and playback servers, cameras, audio, and intercom.
• Ability to read and update engineering/CAD drawings, trace signal flow, install equipment, and test or repair copper and fiber infrastructure using appropriate termination, inspection, cleaning, and cable-management practices.
• Working knowledge of codecs, frame rates, resolutions, transcoding, and playback troubleshooting; basic proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop for slates, test assets, and content corrections.
• Ability to coordinate assigned work with union and non-union crews, communicate with visiting broadcasters and vendors, prioritize incidents under pressure, and produce clear technical documentation.
• Sound judgment under live event pressure; ability to explain technical decisions, resolve competing priorities, share knowledge, and collaborate with internal partners and visiting production teams.

Work Environment: Where You Will Be

• This position is fully on-site at Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn, New York.
• Consistent on-site attendance is required to support daily operations, collaboration, and direct technical support during live events.
• Work schedules are flexible to support live events, urgent technical issues, maintenance windows, and last-minute adjustments and often include nights, weekends, holidays, long days, late nights, and early mornings.