Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Homebased
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Telecommunications
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SKILLS

Telecom Design IP Networking SDH/PDH Technology Fibre System Deployment Microwave Radio Systems Microsoft Office Visio AutoCAD

FULL DESCRIPTION

As a Design Engineer, you’ll be responsible for producing high-quality design solutions tailored to specific customer requirements. Working closely with clients and internal teams, you’ll refine and detail technical specifications, provide expert guidance, and develop strategies to create practical, operational, and viable solutions in line with set budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret customer requirements and design scalable, repeatable, and practical solutions that align with existing services and standards.
  • Maintain quality assurance throughout the design and implementation process
  • Approve technical documentation, including designs, implementation plans, and testing strategies.
  • Work collaboratively with WHP & the Clients stakeholders, ensuring technical and project objectives are met while maintaining design integrity.
  • Develop strong relationships with customers, acting as a trusted advisor for telecom technical solutions, including innovative solutions to improve network reliability and/or performance.
  • Support the deployment and operation of networks, ensuring design adherence and documenting any changes.

Qualifications and Experience required for the role:

Essential:

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in technical, solution design, or consultancy role within telecoms.
  • A solid understanding of best practices in telecom design
  • Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence both external and internal teams.
  • A proactive, solution-focused mindset with the ability to work under pressure, methodology, industry frameworks, and business processes.
  • The ability to quickly learn and master new technologies, keeping up with industry advancements.
  • Relevant technical certifications and a commitment to continuous learning.
  • Familiarity with High-Level and Low-Level Design, Bills of Materials, and project costing.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and design tools like Visio and AutoCAD.

Desirable:

  • Previous experience with Energy Company Network

Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

  • Designing mission-critical, low-latency networks using SDH/PDH and MPLS/IP technologies over fibre, microwave, and leased line products
  • Telecommunications installations within electrical substations
  • IP networking, including Layer 2 & Layer 3 network design and WAN/LAN services.
  • SDH/PDH technology and the design of low-latency sub-rate services (V & X data, Voice Frequency, Optical Teleprotection).
  • Fibre system deployment, including utility fibre installations and third-party fibre.
  • DC power supply and battery system design.
  • Satellite communications (e.g., BGAN and T-SAT services
  • Microwave radio systems (e.g., SIAE Electronica ALC+, AGS20).
  • Copper xDSL products, including BT WBMC and SHDSL over copper pilot cables.
  • Synchronisation networks (PRC, SSU, SEC, frequency, NTP, PTP).

Working hours: 37.5 hour a week

Location: Homebased

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