Warner Bros. Discovery · 1 month ago
Transmission Compression Engineer
Warner Bros. Discovery is a leading media and entertainment company known for its iconic content and beloved brands. The Transmission Compression Engineer will support 24/7 television transmission facilities, focusing on the setup, configuration, and maintenance of transport systems while providing excellent customer service and quality control.
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Responsibilities
Support of 24/7 365 television transmission facilities which provide primary network distribution and contribution resources to the News, Sports, and Entertainment divisions of Warner Bros. Discovery
The support functions include network restoral, problem diagnoses, quality control, preventive maintenance, installation, and documentation of sophisticated television transmission systems
As a Transmission Compression Engineer, you will be responsible for the setup, configuration, and testing of new transport systems, as well as the maintenance of existing transport systems
Will also be expected to provide documentation of signal flow and procedures to support workflow
Participation in 24/7 shift coverage is expected
Interface with Warner Bros. Discovery engineering groups, end users, and personnel from Warner Bros. Discovery companies as required
Maintenance-This responsibility includes troubleshooting, repair, calibration and preventative maintenance of equipment and systems
The Transmission Compression Engineer will be providing shift coverage for the Compression facility and be the Tier 1 support for all compression related issues and incidents
Transmission Compression Engineer must have the ability to use all video monitoring equipment, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers and other diagnostic tools
Projects- This responsibility includes participation in the planning, installation and integration of new or replacement equipment and systems
Also, there could be a requirement to act as lead on smaller projects
Quality Control-This responsibility requires the ability to ensure outgoing, and incoming signals and content are at the highest quality possible by applying best of business practices
In addition, this responsibility includes quality control of installations equipment and documentation utilized by the terminal gear rooms
Customer Service-This responsibility requires that the Transmission Compression Engineer provide the highest quality of customer service to our primary customers who include Teleport operations, Distribution technology, CNN satellites/SNG, TEN and the TBS networks
Qualification
Required
5 to 8-year Compression Engineering Experience or Equivalent
4-Year Technical Degree or 2-year technical degree with equivalent experience
Understands networking/routing protocols
UDP, unicast, multicast
Understanding of Video standards related to transport (SD/HDSDI, ASI, IP and other compression formats)
Proficient in AutoCAD and Visio
Mpeg encoding systems
Cisco, Arris and Harmonic
Must possess the legal right to work in the United States
Preferred
Studio, Network Operations and Digital Television distribution
IT Data certifications
Cable TV and IPTV experience
Remote Monitoring and Control System experience (SNMP based)
Good working knowledge of MPEG-2, MPEG-4, J2k, multiplexes and conditional access
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$17.5BKey Investors
JP Morgan
2025-12-05Acquired
2025-06-09Post Ipo Debt· $17.5B
2005-07-15IPO
Leadership Team
David Zaslav
President and CEO
Mark Thompson
CEO
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