Digital Cinema Production Engineer

Join MPS as a Digital Cinema Production Engineer and play a key role in maintaining and evolving our world-class cinema postproduction and review environments. You'll take ownership of projection, audio, and video systems, ensuring they are precisely calibrated and operating at the highest technical standards.

Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you'll oversee projects from start to finish, supporting seamless film delivery while driving innovation and excellence across our postproduction workflows.

What You'll Do: The Digital Cinema Production Engineer is responsible for the engineering, maintenance and ongoing improvement of MPS's cinema postproduction environments. The role requires a high degree of technical expertise, attention to detail and the ability to perform under pressure in time-critical production workflows.

• Maintain and uphold reference-grade vision and sound standards across all cinema review rooms, ensuring consistency, accuracy and reliability.
• Install, configure and commission postproduction and review room technology, including projection systems, monitoring, audio systems and associated infrastructure.
• Perform colour calibration of cinema projectors and broadcast-grade video monitors to industry standards.
• Carry out multi-channel audio calibration for cinema and review environments, ensuring accurate monitoring and compliance with required specifications.
• Design, manage and fault-find SDI-based video routing systems and AES-based audio monitoring paths.
• Support and validate mastering software platforms used across the facility, including Clipster, Transkoder and DaVinci Resolve.
• Install, configure and support broadcast-level equipment, diagnosing and resolving complex hardware and signal-path issues.
• Support TCP/IP-based systems within postproduction environments, including basic network fault finding and integration with audio-over-IP technologies.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of documentation, standards and engineering procedures.
• Work collaboratively with postproduction, operations and technical teams in a fast-paced, high-pressure production environment.
• Assist in evaluating new technologies, tools and workflows to support future technical and operational requirements.

Do you have experience in macOS?, * Educated to degree level in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practical experience (desirable).

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working within a high-end or elite postproduction, broadcast, or cinema technology environment.
• Proven experience calibrating cinema projectors and broadcast reference monitors.
• Proven experience calibrating multi-channel audio playback systems.
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring and fault-finding broadcast or cinema-grade equipment.
• Working knowledge of electrical safety within technical environments.
• Experience with mastering and postproduction software such as Clipster, Transkoder, and/or DaVinci Resolve (desirable).
• Familiarity with audio mastering workflows using Avid Pro Tools (audio-focused, not Media Composer) (desirable).
• Exposure to Adobe Creative Cloud applications within a postproduction context (desirable), * Exceptional Communicator: Clear, confident, and articulate across written and verbal channels.
• Customer-Centric: You go the extra mile to deliver outstanding service, with a meticulous eye for detail.
• Organised Multitasker: You thrive in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities with precision.
• Time-Smart: You know how to prioritise and deliver on time-every time.
• Adaptable & Calm Under Pressure: You stay cool, flexible, and focused when things shift or escalate.
• Solution-Oriented: Quick to spot issues and quicker to resolve them with practical, thoughtful solutions.
• Strong Interpersonal Skills: You build trust with clients, partners, and teams, and you're a great listener.
• Discreet & Reliable: Trusted with confidential information and always act with integrity.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficient with modern office tools and systems, including Microsoft Office Suite-especially advanced Excel.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of electronic content delivery and hard drive replication within the theatrical distribution space.
• Detail-Driven: You care about accuracy-nothing slips through the cracks.
• Culturally Aware: You bring inclusivity and empathy to your global interactions.
• Positive & Proactive: A team player who's motivated to make a meaningful impact.
• Strong Communication Skills: Able to convey technical and operational information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences., * Strong understanding of colour science, including XYZ colour space and High Dynamic Range (HDR) principles.
• Solid knowledge of HD-SDI signal standards, routing and infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of AES audio routing and multi-channel monitoring environments.
• Knowledge of Dante and other TCP/IP-based audio transport technologies.
• Ability to install and support software platforms across both Windows, Linux and macOS environments.
• Understanding of Digital Cinema Package (DCP) structure and workflows (desirable).
• Familiarity with DKDM creation, delivery and key management concepts (desirable).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across complex technical signal chains.

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Company pension
• Paid volunteer time, * Access to EOT(Employee Ownership Trust) tax-free bonus
• 25 days' Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Enhanced Sick Leave
• Retention recognition - extra perks at key milestones: from increased employer pension to private medical care
• Birthday or work anniversary day off on us
• Cinema perks, including access to premieres and special screenings
• Rental Housing Deposit Support
• Access to hybrid and remote working arrangements
• Volunteering Day off