Senior Engineer, Broadcast Architecture

Who We Are:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SiriusXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners — in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXMs vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXMs platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXMs subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Companys advertising sales organization, which operates as SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How youll make an impact:

The Senior Engineer Broadcast Architecture is responsible for translating Product vision into media technology solutions. This position will work with partner teams to design audio and metadata solutions that will advance SiriusXM operational systems into the next generation of IT centric broadcast systems, implementing key modernized technology architectures and concepts that will supply the highest level of quality and reliability to subscribers. The Senior Engineer Broadcast Architecture is responsible for refining systems architecture to meet the requirements of assigned projects and support operational excellence, as well as contribute to short and long-term strategic planning of broadcast technology.

What youll do:

• Facilitate solutions for Broadcast Engineering products in coordination with internal partners across Product, Engineering, Content Programming and Operations. Solutions will include commercial off the shelf (COTS) products as well as internally developed ones. Be an open- minded innovator for integrating those for our workflows and content management and creation processes as part of the solutioning effort.

• Translate Product requirements into high level conceptual designs and workflows, adding detail to architecturally significant requirements as needed.

• Create and maintain detailed documentation related to the Solutions Architecture responsibilities assigned.

• Work with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Operations, Product, Program Management, Legal, and Data Science.

• Prepare and present materials that drive key decisions that impact the Broadcast Engineering team and systems. Ensure compliance with those decisions across all the activities assigned.

• Participate in proof of concept implementations of proposed solutions

• Stay up to date on media technology standards and product trends.

What youll need:

• Minimum Bachelor level degree in electrical engineering, information systems or systems engineering from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience. Masters level degree in engineering preferred.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software and hardware systems lifecycles, at least 5 of which should be in a broadcast or media engineering subject matter expert or solutions architect role.

• Experience working in a 24 X 7, critical operations environment desired.

• Experience with requirements engineering.

• Experience with systems documentation tools and techniques like C4 Models, UML, BPMN, and Architecture Decision Records.

• Good public speaking and presentation skills.

• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Ability to pay attention to details and be organized.

• Ability to project professionalism over the phone and in person.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Commitment to “internal client” and customer service principles.

• Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects.

• Creative writing ability.

• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Moderate travel is required within the US and infrequent other international travel.

• Functional knowledge of MS Visio, MS Project, Jama, Jira, Confluence and Slack.

• Knowledge of hardware architecture components including servers, networking components, architectures, and related techniques.

• Knowledge of software architecture and best practices.

• Good understanding of networking including TCP/IP protocol, routing, and firewall operations.

• Knowledge of Broadcast protocols including the SMPTE 2110 suite, AES67, NMOS, and SCTE 35/104

• Familiarity with Cloud architecture for Media and/or Media transcode workflows a plus

• Familiarity with Windows and Linux-based computer systems, C, MySQL, JAVA, and windows- based computer programs.

• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

At SiriusXM, we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the base salary for this position to be in the range of $103,300 to $147,825 and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or

citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.