Telecommunications Engineer is electrical and electronics expert who may specialize in a certain type of technology such as telephone networks or broadband telecommunications. They design and install equipment used for transmitting wired phone, cellular, cable and broadband data. Their routine responsibilities include working with copper or fibre optic cabling, complex networks and switching systems. Telecommunications Engineers have good scopes in wired and wireless telecommunications companies, engineering consulting firms or government agencies.
Candidates should have to pass Engineering Degree for having this profession from a recognised institute. After it, they have so many career scopes at various places.
Telecommunications Engineer Eligibility
The minimum educational qualification for becoming a Telecommunications Engineer is a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
Telecommunications Engineer Required Skills
- Telecommunications Engineer should possess analytical, creative and methodical problem solving with excellent concentration and Maths skills.
- They should be a collaborative professional and a good speaker with interpersonal intelligence and the ability to work well with others.
- They also have technical ability and knowledge; a good understanding of networks; organisational skills; adaptability and the ability to learn new skills quickly.
- Candidates should have good presentation and communication skills; the ability to work efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision.
- They are also required to have skills like the ability to concentrate under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines; analytical and problem-solving skills; business/commercial awareness.
How to become a Telecommunications Engineer?
One has to follow below-mentioned steps for becoming a Telecommunications Engineer-
Step 1
After passing 12th class in science stream students have to go for a Bachelor’s Degree/Engineering Degree from a recognised institute. Before admission they have to appear in Engineering Entrance Test; they are given ranks as per test performance and then they are eligible for admission in various engineering institutes throughout the country. After passing the course, they are subjected to having different types of jobs.
Bachelor’s Degree Courses-
Course Eligibility-
For above engineering courses, candidates must have been passed their 12th class in science stream with Biology, Maths and Chemistry plus state or all India Level entrance test rank.
Engineering Entrance Tests for Courses-
Step 2
After passing their graduation in engineering they can go for further Master’s Degree in the very subject as some of the places it is given credit in job offering; these posts are mostly research or managing in character.
Institutes offering Courses for Telecommunications Engineer
- Rungta College of Engineering and Technology (RCET), Bhilai
- Atria Institute of Technology, Bangalore
- Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
Telecommunications Engineer Job Description
Telecommunications engineers use their technical expertise to provide a range of services and engineering solutions revolving around different modes of communication and information transfer, such as wireless telephony services, radio and satellite communications, internet and broadband technologies.
Telecommunications Engineer Career Prospects
Telecommunications Engineers have so many career scopes in this world of satellites, internet and mobile telephony. In addition to these, they also find employment in broader areas such as Instrumentation Engineering, Control Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Systems Analysis.
They can also have jobs in the Ministry of Communication and information and broadcasting sectors, railways, police, BSF, CRPF and defence related organizations. Apart from this, they have also good scopes in private companies.
Some of the Job Titles in this field:-
- Central-Office Engineer
- Embedded Software Engineer GSM / GPRS
- Network Technical Support Engineer
- Technical Analyst
- Outside-Plant Engineer
- Power Products Engineering Sales
- Senior Data Planning Engineer
- Senior Software Engineer - 3G
- Switch Operations Group Technician
- Telecom Equipment Engineer
Telecommunications Engineer Salary
Most of these organizations pay a basic salary of Rs.10, 000 in their training period itself. After the training period, their salary will increase based on the type of their job. They can earn up to one lakh rupees per month are some of the institutions. Private sector firms also take in Electronics and Communication graduates. Basically more graduates get opportunities with IT firms. IT firms provide the graduates with a high salary in a starting stage itself. The salary range in the training period would be Rs.15,000 to Rs.30,000 in an IT firm. This scale keeps increasing with the passage of their work/job experience.
