The Walt Disney Company · 10 hours ago
Staff Media Systems Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$155K/yr - $208K/yr
8+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is seeking a highly experienced and technically proficient Media Systems Engineer. This role involves supporting critical media production and post production technology, with responsibilities including troubleshooting AV equipment, maintaining Linux media servers, and collaborating with network teams to resolve issues.
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Responsibilities
Address technical issues with physical and post production equipment, ranging from professional to consumer grade AV equipment
Troubleshoot and maintain specific equipment including 12G SDI routers, enterprise KVM matrix, video monitors and projectors, AV control systems, motion capture equipment, video playback workstations, timing signal generators, AV streaming appliances, etc
Maintain and troubleshoot various enterprise storage systems
Design, install and commission various AV equipment used in different technical and operational departments throughout ILM and Lucasfilm
Maintain the hardware and software for our Linux based media playback servers
Collaborate with the network team to diagnose and resolve network related issues impacting AV system functionality
Create and maintain documentation using tools like Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace, Visio, etc
Create and update Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings related to AV systems
Generate high quality reports and presentations for management
Participate in off hours maintenance, upgrades, and installations as necessary
Participate in on-call rotation to provide off hour technical support
Conduct research and evaluate new technologies and trends to understand their potential impact on current and future workflows within the organization
Qualification
Required
8 years support and installation experience in post production or broadcast facilities with complex AV systems
B.S. in Engineering or equivalent professional experience required
Up to date knowledge and a passion for technology relating to media and post production
Solid understanding and practical experience of various media file formats
Solid understanding and practical experience with video and audio transport streams
Familiarity and practical experience with professional post production equipment including video routers, disk based playback appliances, SAN and NAS file servers, Linux workstations, network switches, KVM routers, A/V control systems etc
Linux, macOS and Windows administration skills
Experience troubleshooting TCP/IP, Ethernet, UDP, NFS & CIFS protocols, DNS, DHCP, Fiber channel and be familiar with basic network troubleshooting tools
Basic image format knowledge including an understanding of Rec. 709 and DCI color spaces, gamma encoding, chroma subsampling, etc
Knowledge and experience with various file formats used in post production including OpenEXR, DPX, TIFF, JPEG 2000, H.264, DNx, HEVC, AV1, ProRes etc
Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner: Gather and analyze information skillfully, develop alternative solutions, work well in group problem solving situations
Ability to identify and address technical issues without direct supervision, while also working effectively as part of a team
Preferred
First hand experience with the following or equivalent post production equipment a plus including: Evertz EQx 12G SDI router and various baseband video equipment
ADDER Infinity enterprise KVM
Linux builds based on RHEL 9
Enterprise storage experience with Isilon, Qumulo, NEXIS, Pure, StorNext etc
Q-SYS Core programming for audio and control
DaVinci Resolve, Autodesk RV
Christie DLP projectors
WireCad, Confluence, Jira, Draw.io
Legacy Video Tape Decks (DigiBeta, SRW, HDCAM etc.)
Advanced understanding of and experience with Linux, macOS and Windows operating systems
Avid certified or widespread experience with Avid Media Composer, Interplay, Media Central
A solid understanding of IP networks with some practical in field experience
Benefits
Medical
Financial
Other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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$11BKey Investors
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2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
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Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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