Archive Support Engineer

Salary: £34,602 - £40,545

The BFI are looking for an Archive Support Engineer to join the BFI’s Collections Operations team.

The Archive Support Engineer will provide practical engineering and technical support to the BFI National Archive assisting in the maintenance of a diverse range of current and legacy Film and audio-visual equipment.

Role details:

• Full time
• Permenant

Role responsibilities:

• Servicing and repairing the diverse range of analogue and digital technologies necessary to support the BFI National Archive’s audio-visual collections. 
• Ensuring that suitable equipment and associated systems are available and serviceable to meet the BFI National Archive’s objectives.  
• Ensure that all operational equipment is regularly tested regarding health & safety and care of the collections.  
• Maintaining inventories for audio visual equipment, ensuring rationalised stocks of spare parts and machines, with regularly updated documentation for both status and location of individual items. 

Role requirements:

• Experience working at a practical level to maintain complex electronic and electro-mechanical equipment and associated systems. 
• Strong technical aptitude, possessing skills and knowledge for diagnosing faults and repairing/aligning legacy technologies and equipment at component level. 
• In depth knowledge of current and legacy video, audio, digital, television and film systems, spanning all historic technologies. 
• A good understanding of the issues relating to the sustainability of legacy audio-visual technologies and the challenges associated with hybrid analogue/digital delivery.

How to apply:

To read a full job description and apply, head to the BFI’s job portal and search ‘Archive Support Engineer’

The closing date for this position is 30/10/2024 at 23:00