Transmission Engineer
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Support Disney's live and event-based streaming and broadcast systems (Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu) as part of the Transmission Engineering team, ensuring 24/7 signal quality and delivery across the company's IP-based transmission ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and troubleshoot linear and event-based acquisition signals across formats (IP
- fiber
- satellite)
- Perform quality control on video
- audio
- and closed captioning to meet strict broadcast standards
- Act as technical liaison between internal departments and external partners
- Route and monitor multiple audio/video feeds across facilities and data centers
- Identify and resolve issues in live production environments
Requirements
- Basic understanding of streaming technology and transmission workflows
- Familiarity with signal transport methods: satellite
- fiber
- IP-based (HLS
- RTMP
- SRT
- unicast/multicast)
- Ability to follow SOPs and execute assigned workflows accurately
Required Qualifications
No required qualifications specified.
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience in broadcast operations or media engineering
- Familiarity with streaming products similar to ESPN+
- Disney+
- or Hulu
Required skills
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Who This Job Is For
This role appears best suited to candidates who have candidates with mid-level experience, the relevant bachelors background, experience with Signal monitoring, quality control, IP/satellite/fiber transport knowledge and can clearly show how their background matches the responsibilities described in the vacancy.
Application Checklist
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- Check required education or qualification
- Update your CV
- Highlight relevant skills
- Review the application deadline
- Apply using the official application method
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is this job located?
This role is based in New York, United States.
Is this job remote?
This role is listed as onsite.
What experience is required?
The job is listed at mid level.
What education is required?
The role lists bachelors as the education requirement.
How can I apply?
Use the official application link listed for this role.
Benefits
- Full range of medical, financial, and other standard employee benefits (per Disney's general employee benefits package)
About Career Hunt
The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology division builds the technology behind Disney's streaming, broadcast, and media platforms, blending engineering with storytelling across products like Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.
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