We are hiring, and are looking for someone to help us keep the show on the road as our principal engineer. This role would suit an experienced broadcast engineer seeking a better work-life balance, perhaps not quite ready to retire, or a super-talented engineer seeking their next challenge working for a hugely successful and innovative national radio station, alongside the most experienced team in British broadcasting. 

 The role

• Principal engineer for Boom Radio, responsible for the overall health of the station’s broadcast and IT systems.
• First point of escalation for faults, working with and coordinating part-time engineers.
• Owns system documentation, supplier relationships and technical planning.
• Supports presenters’ home studios, hosted Zetta and DR systems.
• Advance Boom's innovative use of broadcast technology  

Knowledge, experience and skills required

• Proven experience building, configuring and maintaining RCS Zetta, GSelector, Aquira.
• Thorough understanding of radio station engineering from microphone to transmitter, including studio systems, VT, audio routing, codecs and transmission.
• Experience with audio streaming, including stream delivery and monitoring, ad insertion and listening analytics.
• Strong practical IT skills, including networks, servers and PCs, remote access and troubleshooting and scripting.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, 2FA and IT security 
• Ability to quickly triage, diagnose and resolve faults, usually remotely, while supporting users with a wide range of technical capability.  
• Cisco and Microsoft certifications desirable but not essential. Proven practical ability matters more.
• A broad knowledge of radio technologies and a genuine desire to help make the best radio possible.
• Flexible, practical and hands-on, comfortable across both broadcast and IT, with good people skills.

Working arrangements

• Home-based, UK, occasional site visits.
• Full-time preferred but part-time with a minimum three fixed days per week.
• Out-of-hours on-call, shared with our other engineers.
• This is a dedicated role. We are seeking an engineer to complement our contracted engineers who work for multiple clients. This role means making Boom Radio your sole priority, with working days and on-call time committed to Boom. 

Salary will be competitive. Our working environment is second to none.

You’ll have a lot of fun.

Applications should be sent to jobs@boomradio.co.uk with a short covering note explaining why you are applying along with a CV demonstrating your relevant experience. Applications submitted through other channels will not be considered.

Closing date for applications, 30th November 2026