NEP UK is looking for a Guarantee-level engineer responsible for the technical leadership, planning, and delivery of NEP UK’s complex outside broadcast trucks and flypack systems. This position combines deep hands-on expertise with full project ownership, ensuring that vision and media systems are engineered, validated, and delivered to the highest operational standards.
As a recognised technical authority, the successful candidate will lead the design, configuration, and deployment of vision systems across both IP (SMPTE ST 2110) and hybrid SDI/IP environments. They will operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking responsibility for system performance both in preparation and during live production.
The role requires confident on-site leadership as a Guarantee Vision Engineer, working closely with production teams, project managers, and fellow engineers to deliver faultless live broadcasts.
Technical Ownership & Project Delivery
- Take full technical ownership of vision systems for OB trucks and flypack projects from concept through to live delivery.
- Lead system design, configuration, and validation, ensuring readiness for high-pressure live environments.
- Produce and maintain clear, accurate engineering documentation (system diagrams, configs, build records).
Vision & Media Systems Engineering
- Engineer and support complex vision chains including cameras, CCUs, vision mixers, routers, multiviewers, monitoring, and tally.
- Ensure all systems meet Guarantee-level expectations for reliability, resilience, and operational usability.
- Maintain and uphold NEP UK engineering standards and best practices.
IP & Networked Production
- Lead implementation of SMPTE ST 2110 environments, including PTP timing, multicast architecture, and redundancy strategies.
- Work confidently across broadcast network infrastructure, including switch configuration and traffic segmentation.
- Troubleshoot and optimise IP-based production systems in both prep and live scenarios.
Broadcast Control & Integration
- Configure and support broadcast control, orchestration, and monitoring systems.
- Lead integration across vision, replay, audio, comms, and wider production systems.
- Ensure seamless system interoperability under live conditions.
Live Operational Leadership
- Operate as a Guarantee Vision Engineer on live productions, acting as the primary technical authority for vision systems.
- Take ownership of system performance on-site, including rapid fault diagnosis and resolution.
- Provide clear technical leadership and confidence to production teams and clients during live broadcasts.
Continuous Improvement & Leadership
- Contribute to the development of NEP UK’s vision and IP engineering strategies.
- Mentor and support less experienced engineers, sharing knowledge and promoting best practice.
- Drive improvements in system design, workflows, and reliability.
- Demonstrable experience operating at Guarantee Vision Engineer level within outside broadcast or live production environments.
- Proven ability to take technical leadership and ownership on live broadcasts.
- Strong expertise in SMPTE ST 2110 and IP-based production systems.
- Deep understanding of broadcast network architecture, including multicast and PTP.
- Hands-on experience configuring broadcast network switches.
- Strong background in SDI systems and hybrid SDI/IP workflows.
- Experience with broadcast control systems and complex system integration.
- Advanced fault-finding skills in time-critical, high-pressure environments.
- Excellent planning, documentation, and organisational capability.
- Calm, decisive, and accountable under pressure.
- Strong sense of ownership with a lead-from-the-front mentality.
- Client-facing confidence, able to build trust quickly in live environments.
- Collaborative and supportive within engineering teams.
- Proactive and forward-thinking, with a passion for evolving broadcast technology.
