Synapse Virtual Production

Virtual production partner for filmmakers

Virtual Production Engineer

IT OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAtlanta, GA, USA$100k - $110kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Strong experience in systems engineering, broadcast engineering, or stage systems support.
Deep knowledge of networking, synchronization, and control systems in a production environment.
Strong troubleshooting and documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

Own the health, reliability, maintenance, and ongoing evolution of the technical infrastructure powering the Atlanta virtual production studio.
Ensure the systems, networks, hardware, and infrastructure powering the virtual production environment operate reliably, efficiently, and at peak performance.
Partner with the Technical Stage Manager, VP Supervisor, and VP Operator to maintain a stable, high-performing technical foundation while continuously improving the stage's capabilities.
Own the health and reliability of LED, render, sync, networking, and control systems.
Lead preventative maintenance and build routines that reduce avoidable failures.
Troubleshoot infrastructure-level issues across networking, synchronization, routing, and connectivity.
Support the engineering side of the LED volume ecosystem and contribute to upgrades and performance optimization.
Build and maintain clear engineering documentation, diagrams, and configuration records.
Partner across stage, VP workflow, and runtime execution lanes to route and resolve technical issues appropriately.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with LED volume support, render and control environments, and virtual production ecosystems.

Virtual Production Engineer
Synapse Virtual Production at Tyler Perry Studios
Full Time Staff
$100,000 - $110,000

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The Systems Engineer owns the health, reliability, maintenance, and ongoing evolution of the technical infrastructure that powers our Atlanta virtual production studio. Located on the historic Tyler Perry Studios campus, the stage is part of a strategic, multi-year collaboration between Synapse Virtual Production and Tyler Perry Studios, bringing world-class technology and production expertise together to support filmmakers, studios, brands, and creators.

This role is responsible for the engineering backbone of the stage—ensuring the systems, networks, hardware, and infrastructure that power our virtual production environment operate reliably, efficiently, and at peak performance. Reporting to the Executive Producer, the Systems Engineer partners closely with the Technical Stage Manager, VP Supervisor, and VP Operator to maintain a stable, high-performing technical foundation while continuously improving the stage's capabilities.

Key responsibilities include:
• Owning the health and reliability of LED, render, sync, networking, and control systems
• Leading preventative maintenance and building routines that reduce avoidable failures
• Troubleshooting infrastructure-level issues across networking, synchronization, routing, and connectivity
• Supporting the engineering side of the LED volume ecosystem and contributing to upgrades and performance optimization
• Building and maintaining clear engineering documentation, diagrams, and configuration records
• Partnering across stage, VP workflow, and runtime execution lanes to route and resolve technical issues appropriately

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in systems engineering, broadcast engineering, or stage systems support, deep knowledge of networking, sync, and control systems in a production environment, and strong troubleshooting and documentation discipline. Experience with LED volume support, render and control environments, and virtual production ecosystems is strongly preferred.

About the Company

Synapse Virtual Production

Virtual production partner for filmmakers

Synapse Virtual Production is a one-stop partner for virtual production, combining a team of filmmakers and industry leaders—directors, cinematographers, designers, engineers, VFX artists and technicians—to deliver end-to-end production support. It works by assembling an integrated group of experts and tools across filmmaking disciplines to support projects for filmmakers, studios, networks, and agencies, with a holistic, education-centered approach that guides the entire process from concept to final output. Compared with other providers, Synapse emphasizes an all-in-one collaboration model led by award-winning professionals and a strong focus on education, not just services, to empower clients to achieve better audience experiences. Its goal is to empower creators and organizations to tell more engaging stories by improving the way virtual production is done, through partnership, mentorship, and continuous innovation at every step.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: United States
Founded: 2023

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