Full-Time
Manager – Broadcast Engineering
Posted on 9/20/2025
Altice USA
1,001-5,000 employees
Cable, fiber, and broadband provider
Compensation Overview
$123.4k - $202.7k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Plainview, NY, USA
In Person
Must be willing to travel within the broadcast footprint.
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- Bachelor’s degree or related experience required
- 10+ years of experience in broadcast engineering, including experience with IP video distribution systems
- Highly knowledgeable in many kinds of technology including video and audio production equipment, Windows, Linux and Mac OS systems administration, cloud computing, and many areas of IT and network design/administration
- Deep experience with engineering technologies possessing the ability to troubleshoot and maintain down to component level
- Previous experience helpful in satellite uplink/downlink infrastructure, RF technology, transmitters, antennas and related equipment
- Understanding of fiber distribution and fiber types, connectors, level loss, and related test equipment
- Working knowledge of test gear such as Oscilloscopes, MPEG/ASI Analyzers, and Waveform/Vectorscopes
- Previous experience helpful in all areas of technical production: repair, configuration, and operation of studio production equipment, including Broadcast Audio, Video and Control Systems, Video Servers, Storage Area Networks, RF Systems, Editing, Post-Production Systems, and Master Control playout software/hardware
- Advanced knowledge of IP video distribution systems
- In depth knowledge of network design, layer 2 and 3 switching, TCP/IP protocols, and multicast protocols and implementation as well as industry best practices
- Knowledge of SCTE-35/104, GPI/GPO, Serial Communications, and other IP-based triggering systems
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate and interact with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization and communicate highly complex technical problems or projects to a non-technical audience
- Ability to apply conceptual thinking and creativity to complex business problems
- Must be willing and able to travel within News 12’s broadcast footprint to support or resolve system outages as necessary, and available for flexible hours to best support and complete upgrades during overnight maintenance schedules
- Cisco CCNA/CCNP, preferred
- Vendor encoder/decoder certification, preferred
- Dante Level 2 or 3, preferred
- Provide deep expertise in live broadcast networks to support and oversee all technological requirements, solutions, and operations for News 12’s broadcast distribution platforms across 24/7 linear channel operations and all OTT distribution systems
- Manage and contribute to the design of high-reliability network infrastructures that support video, audio, comms, and data transport in real-time
- Interface with News 12 engineering, operations, commercial insertion and corporate IT teams to coordinate signal flow and infrastructure uptime
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies for optimizing content delivery
- Secure and help manage relationships with third party vendors/contractors for all broadcast needs
- Work as part of a team to research, design, purchase, and implement broadcast technology
- Manage budgets and resources effectively to ensure cost-efficient operations
- Monitor system performance and respond to issues with minimal disruption to signal distribution
- Implement monitoring solutions to proactively detect signal quality and integrity for all possible critical thresholds
- Work in partnership with corporate IT to maintain security best practices, including access control, device hardening, and firewall policy management
- Work in partnership with AlticeUSA/Optimum and affiliate headend distribution teams to ensure transport is being distributed properly beyond the facility handoff
- Work in partnership with Commercial Insertion teams to make sure that all advertising is airing as expected across all distribution platforms
- Support and troubleshoot Nielsen and other signal encoding, decoding, and muxing technology across all News 12 content
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans ensuring redundancy and failover strategies are in place for critical production paths
- Communicate regularly with senior management and provide reports on the performance of broadcast distribution operations
- Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams, translating complex technical concepts into easily understandable terms
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and industry standards
- Create and update network diagrams and documentation for system-specific configurations using AutoCAD, Visio, and other tools as needed
- Collaborate with vendors, integrators, and corporate IT teams to ensure system compatibility and compliance
- Handle any other facilities-related, security, IT, or operations related issues as they arise, responding promptly to any technical issues or emergencies
- Cisco CCNA/CCNP, preferred
- Vendor encoder/decoder certification, preferred
- Dante Level 2 or 3, preferred
Altice USA provides broadband internet, digital television, VoIP phone services, and mobile plans under the Optimum brand to about 4.6 million residential and business customers across 21 states. Its core offering is high-speed internet delivered over a 100% fiber-optic network aimed at faster, more reliable speeds, with options for bundled or standalone services. Revenue comes from monthly subscription fees from customers. The company differentiates itself by committing to a fully fiber-optic network to boost speed and reliability and by offering a wide range of services—internet, TV, phone, and mobile—under one brand. Its goal is to connect homes and businesses with dependable communications and to grow its fiber network and customer base.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bethpage, Tennessee
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fiber network expansion captures market share from fixed wireless and traditional cable competitors.
- Nexstar programming partnership reduces churn and improves customer satisfaction across TV platform.
- Mobile bundling with broadband and TV increases customer lifetime value and cross-sell opportunities.
What critics are saying
- Verizon Fios expansion steals 200,000 broadband subscribers via superior fiber speeds in overlapping markets.
- FCC 100/20 Mbps minimums expose 30% of legacy network as substandard, forcing costly upgrades.
- T-Mobile 5G home internet captures 10% of mobile and fixed wireless overlap customers at half price.
What makes Altice USA unique
- 100% fiber-optic network deployment across 21-state footprint enhances speed and reliability competitively.
- Adeia IP license agreement enables advanced content discovery and personalization for Optimum subscribers.
- Asset-backed financing demonstrates strong collateral value and capital access for infrastructure investment.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Performance Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
Company News
When the music stops, read the fine print. March 23, 2026 Something is shifting in the markets. Inflation expectations hit 5.2% last week in the US, the highest since March 2023. Three weeks ago the bond market was pricing in rate cuts. Now the probability of a Fed rate hike by year end (24.6%) is more than three times the probability of a cut (7.5%). Fed fund futures have pushed the next expected cut all the way out to October 2027. That shift is showing up in US credit. Only 26% of leveraged loans sit above par, down from roughly 65% earlier this year. Software names make up just 1% of that number. And Morningstar put out a statistic last week that deserves more attention: over the past 12 months, 16 of 17 US private credit rating downgrades to default or selective default were distressed exchanges. Not formal filings. Not orderly processes. Negotiated outcomes where the documentation determined who got paid and who didn't. That's the picture in America, but if you think Europe is insulated, think again. As I wrote in the Financial Times last week, the European market has seen a sharp rise in liability management exercises over the past two years: Altice France, Altice International, Ardagh, Victoria, Selecta, Hunkemöller. Borrowers are now going further than just using covenant flexibility. Altice USA filed a lawsuit against a group of major creditors including Apollo, Ares, and BlackRock, arguing that their cooperation agreement amounts to an illegal cartel. If that argument succeeds in a US court, expect European issuers to bring the same playbook across the Atlantic. If that doesn't work, there's always the coop blocker to fall back on - it's not cleared in Europe yet, but if history is anything to go by, borrowers and sponsors won't stop trying. This is the pattern on both sides of the pond. Borrowers restructure through liability management exercises, exchange offers, and consent solicitations. If something doesn't work, the finance team will draft around it in the next deal. Every one of those transactions turns on what the credit agreement actually says: subordination mechanics, basket capacity, intercreditor provisions. Meanwhile, AI continues to threaten disription. According to the restructuring newsletter Petition, a tweet went viral last week claiming AI can now draft legal contracts better than $800/hour lawyers. The restructuring community's reply went for the jugular: "ok now do the Kirkland & Ellis Superpriority Credit Agreement and Exit Consent to Existing First Lien Credit Agreement." Like all jokes there is a kernel of truth there - a template NDA and a live covenant negotiation in a distressed deal are different universes. And right now, credit professionals on both sides of the Atlantic are embroiled in the latter. AI cannot read these risks for you. Some liability management exercises are more marathon than sprint. Take The LYCRA Company - it filed Chapter 11 last week after seven years of serial restructuring transactions stacked on top of each other: acquisition debt, mezzanine enforcement, an IP drop-down, a failed sale, a change of control trust, and a plan with tiered penny warrants and distribution waterfalls. EBITDA down 67% in two years. Talk about kicking the can. The people who can read these documents are making the calls. Everyone else is relying on someone else's summary. On either side of the Atlantic, that's no longer a shortcut you can afford.
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