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# College Sports Systems Technician - Rutgers University, Big Ten at Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)

- **Company:** Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)
- **Location:** Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hawkeyeinnovations/1090d5f9-e129-4a5d-b737-74ece4c7f73d

## Job description

Job Overview: Are you ready to be at the heart of live sports action, delivering cutting-edge technology services at Big Ten schools? As a College Sports Systems Technician with Hawk-Eye, you'll be instrumental in ensuring seamless technology operations during live games across various sports. Dive into a dynamic role where your skills and passion for technology meet the excitement of live sports events.

- Location: Rutgers University
- Employment Type: Part Time (contractor)
- Pay: starting at $28 per hour
- Start Date: ASAP
- Working Hours: Game Day minus 1 and Game Day - Hours vary depending on sport delivery

What the Job is All About: As part of the Hawk-Eye team, you will be working on-site at Big Ten Conference Football stadiums, helping to deliver cutting-edge technology services at live games. We would like you to be able to commit to all of the home games for the season. You will need to be prepared to work long days on set and game days, as we work whenever sport happens. We will equip you with the technical training, support, and full exposure to our systems to perform your day-to-day tasks, but also to encourage development and progression to help make an impact on what we do.

Key Responsibilities:

- Assisting in the set-up of the SMART replay & medical systems (both hardware and software)
- Conducting pre-game checks of the systems in accordance with standard procedures
- Coordinating with officials, broadcasters and Hawk-Eye staff, both on-site and remotely
- Monitoring and maintaining the technology during the games
- Maintaining our hardware and equipment throughout the season
- Periodic work during the off-season for building and maintaining our hardware and equipment
- Assisting with any installation and testing of new products and services

Skills:

- Ideally a broadcast/engineering background with an understanding of signal flow
- Strong technical grounding
- Proactive attitude and ability to work on your own initiative
- Time management skills and ability to work in a high pressure, live broadcast environment
- Ability to communicate with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Acceptance that the nature of our business means that work will be carried out over weekends/federal holidays

Benefits:

- A high-autonomy role with real exposure to the forefront of the sports officiating and broadcasting world.
- Access to some of the most intelligent, innovative and driven people in our industry.
- Involvement in some of the top sporting events in the world.
- Involvement in a fast-growing business where opportunities for progression are plentiful.

The hourly wage for this position is from $28. This job posting is for a temporary role, and the selected individual will be employed through a third-party managed service provider. As a temporary employee, you may be eligible to enrol in benefits, at your cost, through the managed service provider

## About Hawk-Eye Innovations (HEI)

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hawk-Eye Innovations is the global leader in sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology, providing optical tracking, video replay, and data analytics to make sport fairer, safer, and more engaging.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of Sony Group)
- **Headquarters**: Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom (with additional offices in Southampton, London, Bristol, Atlanta, and remote centers across 43 countries)
- **Founded**: 2001
- **Founders**: Paul Hawkins (inventor of the Hawk-Eye system)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Sports Technology, Officiating Technology, Broadcast Production, Performance Analytics
- **Target customers**: Professional sports leagues, federations, broadcasters, and teams (B2B) across football, cricket, tennis, baseball, American football, basketball, rugby, ice hockey, and more.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "To pioneer change in sport, challenging convention for its betterment through a unique blend of creativity, tech, and innovation." Their vision is "To be the trusted choice for pioneering and inspiring change in sport."

## Products & Services
- **Optical Tracking & Camera Calibration**: Powers performance, ball, and object tracking across all sports.
- **Video Replay & Officiating Systems**: Multi-angle replay technology underpinning VAR (football), Goal Line Technology, Semi-Automated Offside, TMO (rugby), Electronic Line Calling (tennis), and MLB/NHL/NFL replay systems.
- **Insight & Data Analytics**: Data collation, aggregation, and visualization for broadcast, team analytics, and fan engagement.
- **StatCast (MLB)**: Core ball, player, and bat tracking data for Major League Baseball since 2019.
- **Beyond Sports Integration**: Real-time 3D game recreations for broadcast (sister company within Sony Sports).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private subsidiary of Sony Group).
- **Key Metric**: Operates across 95+ countries, covering 400+ seasons, 400+ stadiums, and 45,000+ matches per year. Employs over 1,000 team members.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Part of the Sony Sports family (alongside Pulselive and Beyond Sports). Key clients include FIFA, UEFA, MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, ICC, ATP, and WTA.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapidly expanding in North America (Atlanta hub for MLB, NFL, MLS). Implementing new technologies like ABS (Automated Ball-Striking) Challenge system in baseball. Expanding into new sports and leagues globally.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unmatched Credibility & Longevity**: Over 20 years as the gold standard in sports officiating, trusted by the world's top leagues and federations.
- **Proprietary Technology**: Sub-second skeletal tracking, advanced camera calibration, and optical tracking systems that are deeply integrated into major sports (e.g., MLB StatCast, NFL replay, VAR).
- **Sony Ecosystem Backing**: Access to Sony's resources, R&D, and global distribution network provides stability and scale.
- **Global Scale & Data Moat**: The sheer volume of matches and data processed (45,000+ matches/year) creates a massive data advantage that is difficult for competitors to replicate.

## Strategic Focus
- **North American Expansion**: Growing the Atlanta office to support MLB, NFL, and MLS, hiring exceptional talent for the region.
- **Innovation in Officiating**: Developing and deploying new technologies like Semi-Automated Offside (SAOT) and ABS Challenge systems.
- **Broadcast & Fan Engagement**: Enhancing real-time 3D recreations and data visualization through the Sony Sports ecosystem.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Actively hiring globally for software engineering, operations, product management, and commercial roles to support growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Global Impact**: Work on technology that directly influences the world's biggest sporting events (UEFA Champions League, World Cup, Super Bowl, Wimbledon, etc.).
- **Culture & Values**: "Be Brave, Be Owners, Be Inclusive." The company emphasizes bold problem-solving, entrepreneurial ownership, and a diverse, united community.
- **Flexible & Remote Working**: Offers flexible and remote working options, with a global presence allowing for travel and relocation opportunities.
- **Benefits**: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Sony discounts, free access to the Unmind app (mental health), health & wellness activities, and an onsite gym at the Basingstoke HQ.
- **Career Growth**: Opportunities to travel the world as a systems operator, or grow within engineering, product, and leadership teams. The company is scaling rapidly, especially in North America.

## Sources
1. [Hawk-Eye Innovations Official Site](https://www.hawkeyeinnovations.com/)
2. [Hawk-Eye About Page](https://www.hawkeyeinnovations.com/about)
3. [Hawk-Eye Careers Page](https://careers.hawkeyeinnovations.com/)
4. [Hawk-Eye Jobs (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hawkeyeinnovations)
5. [CB Insights Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/hawk-eye-innovations-limited)

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