Warner Bros. Discovery · 3 hours ago
Teleport Engineer
Sterling, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expWarner Bros. Discovery is a global leader in media and entertainment, and they are seeking a Teleport Engineer to operate and maintain their satellite transmission systems. The role involves overseeing equipment related to RF signals and ensuring the continuous operation of broadcasting services.
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Responsibilities
Operate, maintain, and perform upgrades on all equipment associated with the RF signal. This includes, but is not limited to, antenna drive systems, deicers, modems, frequency converters, high power amplifiers, and fiber optics systems
Lead projects that support design and development engineering activities on a global scale within a collaborative engineering workflow environment
Equipment configuration in support of Ad Hoc satellite feeds and live events
Maintain, peak, and repair parabolic antennas up to 9 meters
Proactively monitor the uplink power and downlink signal levels
Handle any necessary redundancy or protection switching during normal or emergency conditions to ensure that all services remain on-air
Quickly respond to equipment outages, malfunctions, and related technical problems
Interact directly with external vendors to schedule and perform installations, upgrades, repairs, and coordinate vendor driven maintenance activities to ensure site availability
Provide weekly status report submissions and update daily station logs, while maintaining daily communication with the management team on day-to-day items and projects
Complete daily shift checks to ensure healthy status of facility equipment using remote monitoring applications and via in-person checks
Creates and implements standard operating procedures, maintenance operational procedures, and test plans
Qualification
Required
4 - 6 years of experience in RF transmission systems
Demonstrated knowledge of satellite earth station technologies, RF theory, basic electronics, IT technologies, and computer networking
Able to work any shift schedule. Overnight, weekend, holidays, and rotating shifts are required as this is a 365/24/7 mission critical position that supports the distribution reliability of WBD services
Must have the ability to work independently, perform well in a high-pressure environment, and quickly take emergency corrective action when necessary
Computer literacy, basic understanding of TCP/IP, excellent written communication abilities, and close attention to details are required
Familiarity with Microsoft Office
Ability to operate test equipment that includes spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, transport stream analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, power meters, fiber probes, and OTDRs
Ability to understand and create system drawings
This position is considered essential. This means that during times of inclement weather, emergencies, or when access to the workplace may be impeded employees in this position are expected to report to work to support business continuance, unless otherwise instructed by his/her direct manager
Some periods of on-call coverage are required outside of normally assigned work hours
Able to lift heavy equipment as needed (50 lbs.)
Two-year associate degree in a technical field
Must have the legal right to work in the United States
Preferred
Prior experience working at an earth station
Linux and AutoCAD experience
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
AutoCAD skills are a plus
Benefits
Career defining opportunities
Thoughtfully curated benefits
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros.
10001+ employees
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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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