Broadcast Systems Engineer

Bloomberg is hiring a Broadcast Systems Engineer in New York, United States. It pays $120k-$150k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Bloomberg.

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Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions AutoCAD, Vmware and AWS among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
Bloomberg has 328 other open roles on Level.
Posted within the past two weeks.

AI in this role

Broadcast systems engineer to design, integrate, and support modern IP media and traditional broadcast infrastructure.

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We are seeking an experienced Broadcast Systems Engineer to design, integrate, commission, support, and evolve broadcast and media systems for live television, radio, studio production, contribution, and digital distribution.The ideal candidate combines strong traditional broadcast engineering skills with expertise in modern IP media infrastructure, particularly SMPTE ST 2110, broadcast networking, IP routing, and system integration. This role works across the full media signal chain and requires strong troubleshooting skills, technical curiosity, and effective collaboration with engineering, operations, IT/networking teams, and vendors.
We will expect you to:• Design, build, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot television, radio, studio, control room, remote production, and media distribution systems.• Support contribution and distribution workflows across studios, bureaus, cloud environments, and external partners, including OTT/HLS,SRT, Zixi, transcoding, packaging, captioning, and monitoring.• Troubleshoot issues spanning broadcast hardware, software, servers, networks, codecs, control systems.• Develop installation plans, commissioning procedures, test plans, operational documentation, and engineering standards. Including ability to create and maintain AutoCAD drawings and create technical documentation. • Evaluate new technologies, conduct proofs of concept, manage vendor technical issues, and support system upgrades, migrations, facility builds, and major production events.• Improve system reliability, redundancy, monitoring, automation, and operational workflows while sharing technical knowledge across the engineering organization.
You will need to have:• Professional experience in broadcast engineering, media technology, or systems integration.• A working knowledge of SMPTE ST 2110, IP-based broadcast routing, and traditional SDI/baseband infrastructure.• Strong understanding of video formats, frame rates, standards conversion, synchronization, embedding/de-embedding, latency, buffering, and audio/video timing.• Knowledge of professional broadcast audio, including digital audio routing, consoles, IFB, mix-minus, and intercom systems.• Experience with virtualization and cloud platforms such as VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Broadcast Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience. Extensive hands-on broadcast engineering and systems integration experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.
Engineering Mindset & Attributes• Able to isolate complex issues across broadcast devices, IP networks, software, codecs, servers, cloud services, and transmission paths.• Comfortable evaluating emerging technologies, building proofs of concept, and introducing new solutions safely into highly available production environments.• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and accountable, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across a global engineering organization.• Comfortable working directly with vendors and balancing immediate production needs with long-term engineering objectives.• Willing to support occasional off-hours maintenance, commissioning, and major production events.• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and manage multiple priorities in a live production environment.
Salary Range = 120,000 - 150,000 USD Annual + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.
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How we rate this

Broadcast Systems Engineer at Bloomberg rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
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Key facts

Broadcast Systems Engineer is an open job at Bloomberg.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $120k-$150k a year.
The role is based in New York, New York, United States of America.
The job was posted on October 20, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Bloomberg. Apply on Bloomberg

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Broadcast EngineeringSmpte St 2110Ip RoutingSystem IntegrationAutoCADVmwareAWSAzure

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Walk me through how you've used AutoCAD in your day-to-day work.

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