[Hiring] Virtual Production Engineer @Synapse Virtual Production

Role Description

The Systems Engineer owns the health, reliability, maintenance, and evolution of the technical infrastructure that supports our Atlanta studio. This role owns the engineering lane — the underlying systems that make the stage function consistently, reliably, and at performance. Reporting to the Executive Producer, the Systems Engineer works closely with the Technical Stage Manager, VP Supervisor, and Operator to keep the technical foundation of the stage strong.

• Owning the health and reliability of LED, render, sync, networking, and control systems
• Leading preventative maintenance and building routines that reduce avoidable failures
• Troubleshooting infrastructure-level issues across networking, synchronization, routing, and connectivity
• Supporting the engineering side of the LED volume ecosystem and contributing to upgrades and performance optimization
• Building and maintaining clear engineering documentation, diagrams, and configuration records
• Partnering across stage, VP workflow, and runtime execution lanes to route and resolve technical issues appropriately

Qualifications

• Strong experience in systems engineering, broadcast engineering, or stage systems support
• Deep knowledge of networking, sync, and control systems in a production environment
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation discipline
• Experience with LED volume support, render and control environments, and virtual production ecosystems is strongly preferred