Maintenance Engineer
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BUFFALO, NYJob$20–30/hrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Maintenance Engineer helps manage and maintain broadcast and technology equipment at the facility. The role supports implementation of new technologies and infrastructure, participates in technical projects, and evaluates, installs, services, and maintains broadcast equipment and IT systems. Candidates need two years of broadcast engineering experience, equipment repair and maintenance skills, and strong troubleshooting, communication, and organizational abilities.
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The Maintenance Engineer participates in managing and maintaining all broadcast and technology related equipment within the facility. * Help implement new technologies and technical infrastructure for the facility. * Participate in engineering and other technical projects * Evaluate, select, install, service, and maintain facility broadcast equipment and information technology systems * Work closely with management and co-workers to ensure company objectives are being met * Basic understanding of FCC rules and regulations. * Other duties as needed * Salary - $20.00 to $30.00 hourly Requirements & Skills: * 2 years previous broadcast engineering experience. * Broadcast equipment repair and maintenance skills required including experience with the repair and maintenance of video cameras, video routers, ingest and playout servers, newscast automation equipment. * Possess superior troubleshooting skills. * Strong interpersonal and organizational skills * Excellent communication skills, both oral and written * Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously * Ability to work extended hours as needed may include overnight and weekends * Be initiative-taking, desire to learn new skills consistent with good engineering/IT practices https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/details/Maintenance-Engineer\_REQ-42812
How this job compares
Set against the 768 open Maintenance Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–30/hr
- US median$31–36/hr192 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25/hr, is 25% below the US median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 40 open Maintenance Engineer jobs in New York and 768 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Maintenance Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (564 postings).
- Education
- 160 of the 768 open Maintenance Engineer jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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