As a telecommunications engineer, you’ll use your specialist knowledge to install communication networks and work on satellite, digital and fibre optic equipment. Learn more about a career as a telecommunications engineer, find out what it involves and what you’ll need to study and do to get a role.
As a telecommunications engineer, you’ll respond to task lists and emergency situations setting up mobile, fixed and data networks, laying and testing underground and underfloor cabling and finding and fixing faults. Jobs are common in large telecommunications companies, the public sector and small to medium-sized companies.
You’ll be confident using specialist diagnostic software and enjoy problem-solving. You’ll need excellent customer care skills communicating with business and domestic clients. You may work for internet and computing technologies, radio or communication equipment manufacturers. Your working environment might be indoors or outside and will involve heights and cramped spaces.
Daily tasks will vary but could involve:
The average salary for a telecommunications engineer in the UK is £37,440.
Telecommunications engineers spend a lot of time travelling to various locations responding to call-outs and emergencies. Travelling overseas for work is rare.
Telecommunications engineers work predominately on-site at a client’s home or business.
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