Broadcast Engineer

Project Engineer – Broadcast Headend (Encoding & Multiplexing)

West London (Hybrid)

Contract

Broadcast Engineering | Video Compression | Headend

Rates Negotiable

Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.

Looking to work on one of Europe's largest broadcast platforms?

I'm supporting a leading UK pay-TV broadcaster in the search for a Project Engineer to help deliver projects across its broadcast headend infrastructure.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on encoding, multiplexing and transport stream technologies, supporting a platform that delivers television services to millions of households across the UK and Ireland.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver end-to-end engineering projects across the broadcast headend, from design through to implementation and operational handover.
• Configure and support Ericsson/Tandberg (MediaKind) MX8400/MX400 multiplexers and Harmonic ProStream platforms.
• Build, validate and troubleshoot MPEG transport streams, including statistical multiplexing, SI/PSI, EPG data and conditional access.
• Plan and implement changes within a live 24/7 broadcast environment.
• Produce technical documentation, test plans, and implementation records.
• Investigate complex streaming and multiplexing issues using industry monitoring and analysis tools.
• Work closely with playout, distribution, satellite, and network engineering teams.

What we're looking for

• Experience with Ericsson/Tandberg/MediaKind multiplexers and/or Harmonic ProStream.
• Strong understanding of MPEG-2/H.264, DVB standards and transport stream architecture.
• Experience delivering engineering projects in live broadcast environments.
• Knowledge of conditional access and scrambling workflows.
• Experience using transport stream analysis and monitoring tools.

Desirable:

• Experience with a broadcaster, pay-TV platform, managed service provider or broadcast technology vendor.
• Exposure to IP video transport (SMPTE 2022/2110), multicast or virtualised headend technologies.
• Satellite/DTH distribution experience.

Why apply?

You'll join a highly experienced engineering team responsible for one of Europe's most significant broadcast headend estates, working on both existing infrastructure and next-generation platform evolution. It's an opportunity to own technically challenging projects that directly support services watched by millions every day.

Interested? xwzovoh Get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply with your latest CV to receive the full technical brief and client details.