Global Project Engineering, Project Engineer

Warner Bros. Entertainment; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Position Summary:

The Global Project Engineering team is a group of Engineers and Project Managers responsible for, but not limited to, the design, planning, purchasing and configuration of production equipment and systems in Warner Bros. Discovery’s Production and Broadcast facilities. The GPE Project Engineer position is intended to assist in the design, build, and creation of technical builds at WBD, and to provide technical expertise on new media project initiatives in the advancement of WBD’s media and production infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Part of the team responsible for the design and planning of new and upgraded production systems at WBD, including facility changes, equipment purchases, budget tracking and scheduling.
2. Consult with Operations teams to gather requirements, conceptualize design, budget, and manage the deployment of new systems and/or upgrades to existing systems.
3. Collaborate with other Engineering groups to design, install, and commission new systems.
4. Write and maintain engineering SOP’s pertaining to the operations and maintenance of broadcast and production systems including but not limited to plant routing systems, sync and reference systems, distribution and standards conversion hardware, fiber and satellite transmit/receive systems, VOD production systems, and other production related equipment.
5. Create, keep and maintain current technical documentation of facility, including CAD drawings, SOP’s and User manuals. Also, to include templates for managing projects such as Master Equipment Lists (MELs), project scope documents and project schedule tracking.
6. Assist team in tracking incoming equipment against purchase orders to confirm receipt and correctness.
7. Evaluate new technology and make recommendations regarding equipment selection, software selection and testing with the Operations Department.
8. Assist with setting up demos and training for new or potential equipment and software.
9. Interface with vendors and clients and internal management teams.
10. Provide support to production staff as needed.
11. Ability to share knowledge and maintain relationships with other technical teams and facilities.
12. The ability to use monitoring tools (Service Now, Asset DB entry, Solarwinds, Splunk, SNMP, Ivanti Heat) working knowledge of NDIs and support ticket data entry and tracking.
13. Provide status updates and reports to management for individual tasks and projects.
14. Other job duties, responsibilities, and project assignments as assigned.

Requirements:

1. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Television Production preferred but not required. Or equivalent professional experience required.
2. Experience in Broadcast Project Engineering, Broadcast/ Production system design, Broadcast/ Production Project management, or similar industry.
3. Experience with a majority of the following: AutoCad 2018 or above, Microsoft Windows and Office, Microsoft Sharepoint, Lucid Charts or Microsoft Visio, non-linear editing applications (Avid, Adobe, DaVinci Resolve), media management systems, and new media encoding systems.
4. Thorough understanding of SD, HD, and UHD digital Video standards, as well as Digital Audio standards.
5. Thorough understanding of Digital video encoding and decoding transport streams such as SRT, NDI, J2K and other streaming & compression protocols and standards.
6. Understanding or Software Defined Video Networking and ST-2110 routing.
7. Understanding of Cloud-based technologies and platforms such as AWS and AZURE.
8. Organization and attention to detail.
9. Ability to follow through on support and project requests in a timely manner, escalating to other members of the team when appropriate.
10. Ability to prioritize and address multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic work environment.
11. Ability to work independently and with other members of a team.
12. Ability to create, read, and decipher system schematic drawings.
13. Ability to lift heavy equipment as needed (50 lbs.).
14. Travel may be required.

Hybrid Working: This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.