Summary
Location
Cockeysville
Salary
$105k - $140k
Type
full-time
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About this role
Responsibilities:
- Support Sinclair’s ATSC 3 and mobile initiatives
- Support verification and validation testing of receivers and broadcast technologies
- Participate and contribute to the ONE Media Lab innovation and ideation pipeline.
- Develop requirements and acceptance plans for qualifying software and station equipment.
- Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, virtual machines, and management tools to keep lab servers/ broadcast air chains up to date.
- Lead rapid prototype development projects and conduct demonstrations.
- Develop, maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies for the Lab.
- Support plug-fests, interop events and integration in the lab
- Participate and support technology demonstrations at key events (NAB, CES, etc.)
- Participate in standards and other industry alignment activities.
- Support other ONE Media initiatives.
Required Skills
- BS degree or equivalent experience
- 5 plus years of experience with broadcast TV systems and air chain equipment
- 5 plus years of team leadership experience.
- Experience with the ATSC 3 standard.
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Working Knowledge with HEVC, AVC, MPEG-2, Dash, HLS and HDR
- Experience with installing, configuring, and troubleshooting in Linux/Unix and Android environment.
- Experience with video streaming technology (e.g., MPEG Dash, HLS, MSS and RTSP)
- Must be proficient with scripting languages such as Python and Perl.
- Working knowledge of public/private key infrastructure (PKI).
- Ability to troubleshoot, install, and maintain IP network.
- Working experience with sniffer tools such as Wireshark, SolarWindows, PRTG or similar
Nice To Have Skills
- Experience with virtualization and containerization (VMware, Virtual Box).
- Experience with LTE, 5G, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies
The base salary compensation range for this role is $105,000 to $140,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.
Other facts
About Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.
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At Sinclair, we believe in Enriching Local Lives.
We serve the communities where we live and work through meaningful connections, trusted reporting and principled journalism.
Local news is at the heart of Sinclair. Our focus is to enrich the lives of the local communities we serve by sharing relevant information to alert, protect and empower our audiences. Our commitment is to track the truth, providing context and perspective in our reporting, and serving our communities with valuable and, at times, life-saving information. We value our viewers and our journalists who work hard each day to serve the communities in which they live. Our stations have been honored with more than 3,000 awards for their work over the last 6 years, including 200+ Edward R. Murrow Awards and 500+ Emmy Awards.
Outside of News, our content strategy is driven by AMP Media, the company’s overarching content brand, blends industry-leading programming and storytelling with cutting-edge technology and creativity. AMP Media is the umbrella for Sinclair’s original content, including video podcasts and social verticals—merging journalism, technology, and creativity to inform, inspire, and engage audiences nationwide.
In 2025, we launched AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions, a unified sales force designed to scale with clients' needs
What you'll do
- The Senior Systems Engineer will support Sinclair’s ATSC 3 and mobile initiatives, and lead rapid prototype development projects. Responsibilities also include developing requirements for software and station equipment, and maintaining lab servers and broadcast air chains.
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