Senior Engineer - Compression

Company: DISH Network
Location: Gilbert
Posted on: January 11, 2021

Job Description:

DISH is a Fortune 250 company with more than $13 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service --- Sling TV --- that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win --- it---s in our DNA. We---re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.Opportunity is here. We are DISH.Position Summary:Responsible for new product research and evaluation, to determine next generation technologies that may provide benefit to the uplink video systems. Documentation of all evaluation, complete with well-defined information on use cases, functionality, and features of products. Provide Tier 3 engineering support to first line technicians and engineers. Vendor coordination and troubleshooting support.General Departmental Expectations:Maintain high-level awareness of industry developments, providing regular industry updates to leadership personnel. This may include review of new technologies on potential use cases for the Dish environment, proposals to evaluate, and the planning and execution of product evaluation.Comprehensive system knowledge in at least one key area of specialization: video compression and transport streams, networking, container based systems, encryption.Provides solutions to difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives.Seek ways to proactively improve organizational processes, while understanding potential impact, and how improvements may support business needs.Project Ownership:Plan, implement, and supervise high visibility system projects. Evaluate results and provide progress reporting to leadership.Product research, evaluation, and development. This will include creation of scope of work documentation to identify the details of any product under development for Dish needs. When a vendor is involved, the Senior Engineer will own this relationship, coordinating with vendor engineering to build the desired solution for our business.Build and test products to ensure product meets customer needs and specifications.Meticulous review of product and proposals, identifying the soundness of an engineering solution. The operational and financial impact must also be considered.Develop detailed test plans for new product evaluation; document the result of each test.Identification of system bugs, then tracking and coordinating with necessary parties through to resolution.In depth stream analysis to identify, diagnose, and resolve any system problem.Intermediate STB knowledge to understand how stream errors, configuration changes, and codecs may affect boxes. This knowledge will aide in the diagnosing of system problems, and the evaluation of new software implementation and vendor products.Creation, revision, review, and approval of system and operational procedures.Team Attitude:Mentor Jr Engineers, to include training and hands on experienceCommunication of complex technical ideas (verbal and written)Communicates the vision behind projects, and helps others understand the ---why---.Basic Requirements:High level of self-initiativeTime management and schedulingPerforms work under minimal supervision.Ingenuity and creativity are necessary, as assignments tend to be broad in nature.Ability to read, write, and verbally articulate complex technical ideas, specifications, and drawings.Ability to lift 50 lbs., to install or remove from various rack locations from below knee level to above head.Ability to support a 24 x 7 365 availability, to include occasional modifications to schedule for support of project needs.Ability to work on and monitor any systems, regardless of content matter.Qualifications:BA/BS or MA/MS degree preferred.4-8 years of experience in video transport systems, or related.Working Conditions:24x7 working broadcast environmentEquipment rooms ranging in temperatures from 50 to 100FLifting, carrying, and rack placement of equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. Within equipment racks, gear may be installed anywhere below knees to above head, and requires the flexibility to handle gear in any position.Position requires long durations of sitting and/or standing (walking) and is dependent on specific tasks.Fast paced, demanding adaptability to changing priorities and direction.Regular interaction with a variety of different content, to include those that may be political, religious, violent, or of an explicit nature. Compensation: $74,700.00/Yr. - $103,850.00/Yr. From versatile health perks to new career opportunities, this role provides all the benefits you need to be successful. Check them out on our careers website.Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, which may include a drug test.

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