Family Life Ministries has an opening for a full-time staff Broadcast Engineer. This is an opportunity to work with a trusted Christian ministry where Jesus is at the heart of everything we do. Family Life, in its 66th year of ministry, includes full-time departments in Performing Arts, Biblical Counseling, and Events, as well as our regional Radio Ministry. Family Life considers its radio outreach to be a sacred trust to communicate the gospel of Christ through a blended approach of contemporary Christian music, strategically placed Bible teaching programs, and family-oriented, inspiring drama. Currently the Network has nearly 70 radio outlets of FM stations and translators.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Routine transmitter site maintenance
- Check transmitter output and reflected power
- Clean transmitter building
- Change air filters
- Tune tube transmitters
- Perform generator test and maintenance
- Adjust processors when necessary
- Other responsibilities
- Listen to stations/transmitters while traveling to determine quality of sound
- Respond to outages at transmitter sites
- Troubleshoot problems to module or component level
- Visually check tower lights
- Verify operation of satellite downlink audio system
- Be involved in tower construction sites
- Install antenna, feedline, etc. on broadcast towers
QUALIFICATIONS
- Have a minimum 2-year degree in electronics technology or equivalent
- Have a valid driver’s license
- Have or agree to obtain within one-year FCC GROL or SBE certification
- Have or agree to obtain within one-year Comtrain or equivalent tower climbing certification and be able to perform tower work to 300’
- Be able to lift at least 50 pounds from the floor to waist high
- Have a basic understanding of IP networking topology
REQUIREMENTS
- Travel throughout New York and Pennsylvania with approximately 15% overnight travel
- A self-starter with a strong desire to learn and work with a minimum or no supervision
- Able to adjust to a very changeable workload
- Able to perform electrical wiring to NEC standard
- An aptitude in building and tower construction
- Previous experience in FM broadcast engineering