21 Oct
Principal Engineer I - Core Video Ops
Vacancy expired!
- Responsible for engineering activities that maintain and enhance the company's video acquisition (RF and Fiber) systems.
- Provide leadership for testing new firmware, software, and hardware supporting Charter's video solutions.
- Construct test plans to validate functional, performance, and business requirements provided by product and engineering teams for video acquisition, processing, and encoding solutions.
- Evaluate, select, and deploy new test tools and automation frameworks.
- Study future technology developments and formulate associated testing strategies.
- Provide timely and accurate information and status updates to functional leaders.
- Provide day to day leadership, mentoring, and technical guidance to team members.
- Develop and implement development standards, policies, and procedures.
- Understand and define technical roadmap within Video Operations to ensure sound technical solutions.
- Ensure projects are accurately estimated and delivered according to schedule.
- Develop, design and implement electronic systems including audio, video and other multimedia equipment.
- Work with the field on the implementation of video network related projects.
- Work with vendors and Engineering to resolve issues and design flaws.
- Performs other duties as requested by manager.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, and / or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum eight (8) years of engineering work experience.
- Minimum seven (7) years of video signal acquisition experience.
- Minimum five (5) years of project management experience.
- Experience with Video acquisition, transcoding/encoding, multiplexing, and modulation, using such equipment as: Cisco DCMs, Arris CAP/DM6400 Cherry Pickers, BMRs, BNPs, APEX1k-3k, IRDs and common cable CPE.
- Advanced knowledge of Video Compression (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H264, HEVC, J2K, etc.) and Audio Compression (Dolby AC3, Dolby Digital Plus, AAC, etc.).
- Knowledge of IGMP, IP multicast, API, (BASH), VOD, IPTV, cloud encoding, packaging for live streaming (HLS).
- Integrates communication architectures, topologies, hardware, software, transmission and signaling links and protocols into complete network configurations.
- Understanding of IP networking, TCP/IP protocols, Routing and Switching.
- Performs network planning, architecture design, and configuration for Cisco routers and Juniper routers and switches, including device turn up.
- Experience with network and element management systems, Arris (DAC) and/or CISCO (DNCS) video delivery systems.
- Experience in managing optical transport platforms service gateways (i.e. Cisco ONS, Infinera DTN / DTNx / Flex, Ciena).
- Solid knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Physical Media (Multimode Fiber, Singlemode Fiber, UTP, etc.), bridging, switching, routing, Ethernet and transport technologies and protocols.
- Ability to work with and lead cross functional teams including; Product, Operations, IT, Care, etc.
- Capable of self-managing time and priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
Vacancy expired!