Studio Maintenance Engineer

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NASCAR seeks a talented professional to join in the position of Studio Maintenance Engineer based in our Concord, North Carolina office.

The Studio Maintenance Engineer is an integral part of the team responsible for maintaining the productions operating system and broadcast equipment. The Broadcast Maintenance Engineer is also responsible for maintaining Engineering areas and technical workstations.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Manage the day-to-day engineering duties and maintenance of equipment on live broadcasts and studio shows.
• Build and program live shows in collaboration with Senior Broadcast Engineers.
• Maintain engineering shop, parts ordering, and ensure Engineering areas are orderly and ready for use.
• Configure and patch connections between microphones, amplifiers, fiber transmitters, telephone lines, and auxiliary power supplies to relay broadcast material to master control.
• Test and troubleshoot equipment prior to broadcasts and studio shows.
• Manage parts inventories, cable pulling, equipment installation and assist with integrations.
• Maintain open lines of communications to quickly remedy broadcast interruptions.
• Provide technical support and fill in studio and OTT engineers as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of control rooms, studios and other parts of the Broadcast facility, including switcher programming, audio console programming, intercom programming, and other necessary live broadcast programming.
• Travel: 10% including weekends

Required skills / experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) or equivalent from four-year college or technical school and a minimum of four (4) years of broadcast engineering and transmissions experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with satellite provider, television stations, and/or remote mobile unit company preferred.
• Proficient on Company-provided hardware and software. Proficient in both PC and MAC platforms.
• Ability to read and comprehend drawings and schematics
• Knowledge of RTS Intercom systems, Evertz or similar HD Video and audio routers, and knowledge of Grass Valley production switchers.
• Basic understanding of how IT interacts with broadcast areas and the ability to work thru basic system issues.
• Knowledge of broadcast equipment such as scopes, routers, camera systems, multi viewer monitor systems, EVS, etc.
• Strong IT base as it relates to the broadcast world.

Physical Demand
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 25 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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Learn more about this role and our team by applying at https://careers.nascar.com/ for consideration.

NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.