Telecommunications engineers conduct research and advise on, design, and direct the construction functioning, maintenance and repair of telecommunication systems and equipment. They study and advise on technological aspects of telecommunication engineering materials, products or processes.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Telecommunications engineers - from $2,486 to $7,785 per month - 2024.
- A Telecommunications engineers typically earns between $2,486 and $5,455 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $2,974 and $6,387 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Advising on and designing telecommunications devices or components, systems, equipment and distribution centers
- Specifying production or installation methods, materials, quality and safety standards and directing production or installation work of telecommunications products and systems
- Organizing and directing maintenance and repair of existing telecommunication systems, motors and equipment
- Researching and advising on telecommunications equipment
- Planning and designing communications networks based on wired, fiber optical and wireless communication media
- Designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
- Designing telecommunications networks and radio and television distribution systems, including both cable and over the air
