Design Engineer

M Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

M Group is seeking a skilled technical solution designer to enhance telecom networks across the UK. The role requires at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a solid understanding of telecom technologies. Join us to innovate and deliver essential infrastructure services while benefiting from a supportive work environment and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service, 24/7

Employee assistance programme

Access to retail discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Health Care Cash Plan

Discretionary bonus scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years in technical solution design or consultancy.
• Experience with telecom networks and design methodologies.
• Familiarity with High-Level and Low-Level Design.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver solutions for telecom networks.
• Influence stakeholders and provide consultancy.
• Manage technical aspects of projects.

Skills

Technical solution design

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Design methodology best practices

Understanding of telecom technologies

Education

Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Visio

AutoCAD

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career; with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Telecom, we’re enabling and enhancing telecom networks, playing a lead role in the delivery of our tech enabled future.

We deliver full network cycle services for fixed, private and mobile operators.

Private networks- We find the best technology, manage assets and refresh systems. With 24/7 network operations, we keep things running smoothly, while operating comprehensive network repair and maintenance to keep everything in top shape.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK, you'll be assigned a contractual location but you'll be working from home most of the time, with ad hoc team meetings in one of our locations.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking someone with at least 5 years of experience in technical solution design or consultancy, working with SME or larger customers. You should have strong presentation and interpersonal skills, able to influence internal stakeholders and customers effectively. A self-starter with a can-do attitude, you’ll thrive under pressure and deliver profitable, workable solutions. You’ll be familiar with best practices in design methodology and Telco business processes (eTOM or ITIL), and have a solid understanding of the technologies within customer estates. Knowledge of High-Level Design, Low-Level Design, Bill of Materials, project costing, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, and AutoCAD are essential.

What you’ll bring:

You’ll have experience with mission-critical, Black-Start compliant, low latency networks using SDH/PDH, MPLS/IP, fibre, microwave radio, and leased line products (e.g., Openreach EAD, OSA).

You’ll understand Layer 2 & 3 networks, WAN, LAN, and services design. Knowledge of fibre systems, electrical utility fibre deployment, and telecoms installation in substations is key.

You’ll also have experience designing DC power supply and battery systems, working with copper xDSL (BT WBMC, SHDSL), synchronisation networks (PRC, SSU, NTP, PTP), and satellite services (e.g., BGAN, T-SAT).

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include.

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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