Principal Software Engineer

The Principal Software Engineer will report into ONE Media Lab. This is a hands-on individual that works with the lab team to provide architecture, design, coding, debugging, integration and documentation support to our key next generation broadcast initiatives at ONE Media.

Responsibilities:

• Provide broadcast system architecture and design support for ONE Media Lab
• Develop proof of concept (POC) to determine technology viability
• Provide software architecture and design support to our broadcast application development team
• Research emerging broadcast technology, produce patents and make technology recommendation to the ONE Media leadership team
• Support ONE Media Lab's standards activities by creating technical contributions and engineering changes to SDOs
• Participate in the development and execution of compliance and acceptance testing in the lab
• Support ONE Media's Next Gen TV and Next Gen mobile services development and rollout
• Participate and support ONE Media's technology demonstrations at key events (NAB, CES, etc.)
• Write technical papers and make presentation at major conferences (NAB show, SMPTE, SBE, ATSC, etc.)
• Develop and providing training to other engineers
• Support other ONE Media's key initiatives

Required Skills

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related subject
• Strong analytical skills and has a passion for technology
• Excellent organizational, leadership skills and able to work as a team
• Proven expertise with 5 years of programming experience in C, C++, Java and RTOS
• Proficient with Linux and Android platform
• Proven experience in software development methodologies
• Experience working with standards documents and technical specifications
• Have working experience with rapid application development process (RAD)
• Experience with software development for Cable, OTT Streaming or Satellite receivers
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of the ATSC 3 standard
• Experience in broadcast TV systems
• Experience and working knowledge of LTE and 5G technologies
• Working knowledge with HEVC, AVC, HDR and PKI system
• Experience with video streaming technology (e.g., MPEG Dash, HLS, MSS and RTSP)
• Working experience with sniffer tools such as Wireshark, SolarWindows, PRTG or similar
• Experience with virtualization and containerization (VMware, Virtual Box)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Us

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never before. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.