Project Engineer – Broadcast Headend (Encoding & Multiplexing)

• West London (Hybrid)
• Contract
• Broadcast Engineering | Video Compression | Headend
• Rates Negotiable

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