💰 $200 - $135,000 📅 07/12/2024
Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Qurate Retail Group comprises
six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet
Hill® and Grandin Road® – all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop.
Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in video commerce ("vCommerce"),
which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites,
digital streaming and social platforms.
The Opportunity
Reporting to Director, Broadcast Engineering, the Manager, Broadcast System
Integration will work with emerging broadcast technologies within an open and
agile team atmosphere providing over-the-air live television broadcasting. You
will maintain transmission systems including transmitters, antennas,
transmission lines, satellite reception systems, video encoding systems, and
Emergency Alert (EAS) systems. Also, you will perform RF engineering coverage
and interference studies. Maintaining station parameters within FCC
regulations will be an important part of this role. This role will be based in
St. Petersburg, FL.
**Who We Are**
HSN takes shoppers on a journey – embracing the new, exploring untrodden
paths, and bringing shoppers a unique perspective that enriches their lives.
We offer a curated assortment of exclusive products and top brand names in
health and beauty, jewelry, home/lifestyle, fashion/accessories, and
electronics and incorporates entertainment, personalities and industry experts
to provide a unique shopping experience.
**Your Impact**
* Dispatch to Ventana transmitter sites to perform repairs, maintenance, new equipment installation, or system updates.
* Assist existing Ventana staff on transmitter site or other projects requiring multiple persons.
* Assist with monitoring & control of the remote transmitter sites, diagnosing and correcting problems discovered.
* Perform Longley-Rice coverage, interference, and zip code coverage studies.
* Other duties, either at remote transmitter sites or at HSN central location in St. Petersburg, FL.
* Over-the-air television broadcasting systems including antennas, transmitters, transmission lines, normal standards for tower crew operations and practices including OSHA requirements
* Satellite reception techniques and customary practices for geostationary satellites including dishes, filters, LNBs, receivers, and coaxial cable interconnections
* Video encoding and multiplexing systems as applicable to ATSC 1.0 digital video transmission
* Working knowledge of building environmental systems- Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning (HVAC)
* Intermediate knowledge of electric power and distribution systems and electrical code requirements, including surge protection, grounding, and UPS implementation
* Knowledge of Windows-based computer systems including BIOS settings, serial and IP communications, and communications software such as TeraTerm or Putty
* Intermediate understanding of computer networks including TCP/IP, subnets, LANs, WANs, switches, routers, modems, VPNs, and access techniques such as VNC and Remote Desktop
* Working knowledge of electronic test equipment such as voltmeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF power meters, RF network analyzers, and time domain reflectometers (TDR)
* Beginner to advanced knowledge of RF propagation software
* Knowledge of ATSC 1.0 digital television transmission system very helpful, including modulation, linear & non-linear corrections, mask filters, peak to average ratios, frequency response, group delay, and parameter measurements
* Experience with UHF and VHF antenna construction and directional antenna patterns is beneficial.
**What You Bring**
* Trade or technical program degree in electronics or electronic technology, or equivalent professional experience.
* You will have 5+ years of experience in broadcast RF transmission systems.
* You will have 5+ years of experience in digital television broadcast RF systems.
* You will have a higher SBE Certification
* You will have experience leading and managing teams.
* You can comprehend and apply complex information.
* Can travel up to 50% to our 22 US field locations
Join us as we enrich life’s everyday moments – including yours. Apply today!
If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting
customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, fashion,
media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more,
you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally
and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate flexible working
options, our Qurated community, where intentional connections matter and a
company committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, you’ll be amazed at
what’s available for our team members! We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards
package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on
day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance
program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much
more. Best of all, working with Qurate Retail Group means friendly teams,
ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!
For Qurate Retail Group, our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is
deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With
Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone
can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal
employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with
all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal
opportunity employer, Qurate Retail Group is committed to a barrier-free
employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout,
please contact us at
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