Microwave Network Design Engineer — End-to-End Transit

Telstra Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance pay

Learning programs

Global presence

Purchased leave

Telstra day off

Telstra product discount

Toolkit: laptop/mobile/plan

Job summary

Telstra Melbourne is seeking a Network Design Specialist to lead complex microwave transport design projects. You’ll deliver end-to-end designs for new builds, upgrades and capacity refresh, and provide specialist technical guidance within a dynamic team.

You will coordinate with Planning, Delivery and Operations, conduct link budgets and spectrum management, and mentor other designers while ensuring compliance with regulations and internal standards.

Qualifications

• General Microwave Transmission Design experience.
• Path profiling using Ellipse/Atoll/Pathloss, etc.
• Access and training for Telstra DBORs and related tools.
• Drafting capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end microwave transmission designs for new builds, upgrades, capacity augmentation, and technology refresh programs.
• Perform microwave path engineering, path profiling, and link budget analysis.
• Select appropriate microwave radios, antennas, transmission equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
• Conduct frequency planning, coordination, spectrum management, and interference analysis.
• Assess path availability, resilience, latency, capacity requirements, and propagation performance.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, architectural principles, telecommunications regulations, and spectrum licensing requirements.
• Provide technical assurance by reviewing designs from internal and external delivery partners.
• Support construction, commissioning, implementation, and acceptance testing activities.
• Collaborate with Planning, Delivery, Operations, Property, LA&E, Construction, EME, and vendor teams to resolve complex design challenges.
• Provide specialist technical advice, mentoring, and support to other designers and project stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation, and optimisation of design practices and processes

Skills

Microwave design

Path profiling

Drafting

HSE

Strategic influence

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Collaboration

Amplitel AMS

Tools

Amplitel AMS

Job description

Telstra Melbourne is seeking a Network Design Specialist to lead complex microwave transport design projects. You’ll deliver end-to-end designs for new builds, upgrades and capacity refresh, and provide specialist technical guidance within a dynamic team.

You will coordinate with Planning, Delivery and Operations, conduct link budgets and spectrum management, and mentor other designers while ensuring compliance with regulations and internal standards.