Comcast

Sr. Principal Engineer

Posted on: 24 Jan 2021

Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

Job Descriptions

Job Summary

Responsible for providing senior technical leadership and expertise as an individual contributor in collaboration with various cross-functional project teams. Works as an internal consultant in one or more areas of engineering expertise, often in the form of a Subject Matter Expert. Provides innovative solutions for engineering highly-complex developmental problems that are competitive with industry and company standards.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

* Provides technical leadership and advocates technical vision and strategies.
* Identifies strategic opportunities in the market based on technical assessment. Recommends strategies and plans-of-action to senior management.
* Consults on internal projects and initiatives, developing and administering leading-edge technology solutions. Possesses detailed command over all technical and business aspects of projects in order to broker understanding and to build consensus across various focus teams. Assists with forecasting long-term technical needs.
* Possesses the ability to rapidly grasp new technologies and abstractions and apply them in a meaningful way. Stays knowledgeable of competition and important emerging technologies and standards.
* Administers proof-of-concept system development (systems and software).
* Contributes to architectural and system design reviews. Contributes to Company's intellectual property in the form of patents.
* Coauthors white papers on subjects of expertise for industry-wide distribution as well as presentation at professional organizations.
* Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
* Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

* Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
* Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
* Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
* Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
* Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
* Drive results and growth.
* Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
* Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

* This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Education

Master's Degree

Relevant Work Experience

15 Years +

Comcast

Philadelphia, PA

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, Theme Parks, and Sky segments. The Cable Communications segment offers cable services, including high-speed Internet, video, voice, and security and automation services to residential and business customers under the Xfinity name; and advertising services.

The Cable Networks segment operates national cable networks that provide various entertainment, news and information, and sports content; regional sports and news networks; international cable networks; and various digital properties, including brand-aligned Websites, as well as engages in the cable television studio production operations. 

The Broadcast Television segment operates NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, NBC and Telemundo local broadcast television stations, broadcast television studio production operations, and various digital properties. The Filmed Entertainment segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes filmed entertainment under the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features names. It also develops, produces, and licenses stage plays; and distributes filmed entertainment produced by third parties. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan.

The Sky segment offers direct-to-consumer services, such as video, high-speed Internet, voice, and wireless phone services; and content services comprising operating entertainment networks, the Sky News broadcast network, and Sky Sports networks. The company also provides a wireless phone service under the Xfinity Mobile name; and owns the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.