Software Systems Engineer

Our company is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, and industry leading customer service to more than 32 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America.

OVERVIEW

As a Set Top Box (STB) Software Systems Engineer, you are the bridge between the technical and business worlds as you shape our company's next generation video delivery platform.  

You should have a bias for action and ability to break down complex software concepts into the core components as you write technical system specifications and functional requirement documents. The results of your work define innovative new features that drive the software development process at our company's STB software engineering department.  

Additionally, you have the ability to work effectively with diverse and cross-functional groups such as Marketing, Product Development, User Experience, and software developers as you gather requirements and user scenarios for new STB features.  

Lastly, the ideal candidate should have a passion for delivering world-class consumer products focused on incredible customer experiences. And a strong desire for staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in the video, rich media and entertainment industry.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create STB System Specifications and Requirements Specifications that define how new STB software features shall work.

• Provide creative solutions to challenging technical problems.

• Define overall STB system design and solution.

• Contribute technical analysis for end-to-end system requirements, design and interface specifications.

• Provide complete system specifications and API for STB software architects.

• Review and provide feedback on QA test plans and test cases.

• Review and prioritize projects schedules on a weekly basis with management.

• Establish and maintain partnerships with cross functional groups.

• Must be able to work full-time in El Segundo.  

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor/Master degree in Computer Science or a related technical experience.

• Systems engineer experience (10+ years), preferably in a Consumer Electronics environment.

• Working knowledge of the software development life cycle; from requirements definition to development, integration and test.

• Experience defining and writing requirements for technical software systems   

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Must be able to work well in group/team environments.

• Ability to effectively operate in a fast paced environment.

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, including qualitative and quantitative skills.

• Organizational skills such as facilitating meetings and efficient time management. • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to tailor communication appropriate for an audience, to achieve desired results.

• Excellent technical writing skills.

• Proven track record of creative problem solving including critical and analytical thinking.  

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE

• Systems-level experience with Linux or other multitasking operating systems.

• Operating Systems Internals – Virtualization, Memory Management, and File I/O.

• Networking experience with TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, NAT Traversal, sockets, RPC, XMPP.

• Streaming protocols – HLS, DASH, RTSP, and RTP 

• Audio/Video Processing – MPEG, CODECs and Encryption.  

• Understanding of mobile and social media technologies.

• Cable or Satellite broadcast technology (e.g. MPEG, transport streams).

• Experience with static code analysis and UML.  

• IP-based video delivery – OTT, IPTV

• Web Services technology – REST, HTTP, XML, JSON, SOAP  

This is a long term contract opportunity