Design Engineer

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecom infrastructure company is seeking a Design Engineer specializing in wireless telecoms. The successful candidate will produce compliant site designs while collaborating with project teams. The role offers hybrid working arrangements based in Warwick, requiring a full UK driving license. Strong experience in mobile network designs is essential, with opportunities to work on impactful projects for the UK's digital infrastructure.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working arrangement

Access to wellbeing portal

Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Proven experience in wireless telecoms infrastructure.
• Holder of a full UK driving license.
• Experience with antenna/mast positioning and steelwork design.

Responsibilities

• Produce complete and compliant wireless telecoms infrastructure site designs.
• Support both 4G and 5G deployments.
• Attend site surveys and client meetings when needed.

Skills

Wireless Telecoms experience

Mobile site architecture knowledge

Structural or civil engineering knowledge

Competent in AutoCAD

Confident communicator

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Design Engineer - Wireless Telecoms (4G/5G, Rooftop & Greenfield Sites)

Location: Hybrid / Agile working - 2 days per week at the Telent Warwick office (CV34 5AH)
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Ref: 1621

Join a high-performing engineering team working at the heart of the UK's wireless telecoms infrastructure. At Telent, we're delivering complex and critical design solutions across rooftop, greenfield, and streetworks mobile wireless sites - keeping the nation connected through 4G, 5G, and beyond.

We're now looking for a Design Engineer with proven experience in wireless telecoms infrastructure to support a growing pipeline of work across various mobile wireless estates. If you have a passion for delivering high-quality design solutions across the mobile network lifecycle - from new site builds to technology upgrades - we want to hear from you.

This role offers a perfect blend of working from home, working out of the Telent Warwick office at least 2 days per week, and travelling to site if or when required. Full UK driving license required.

Wireless Design Engineer - What you'll be doing:

• Producing complete and compliant wireless telecoms infrastructure site designs, including layout drawings, antenna support structures, steelwork / frames, access and cable routing.
• Working across antenna upgrades, rooftop and greenfield installations, ensuring designs align with operator specs (CTIL, MBNL etc.).
• Supporting both 4G and 5G deployments, including sector additions, vendor swap-outs and design alterations.
• Advising on structural considerations, especially for rooftop sites and non-standard installations.
• Collaborating with the wider engineering and project delivery teams to resolve technical blockers and ensure a "right first time" design approach.
• Attending site surveys and client meetings where needed to assess feasibility or discuss design changes.
• Keeping design documentation and standard templates up to date and in line with latest guidelines.

Wireless Design Engineer - What we're looking for:

• Wireless Telecoms experience is essential - ideally in design or build environments for UK MNO's or vendors.
• Working knowledge of mobile site architecture - rooftops, greenfields, streetworks, DAS/small cell beneficial.
• Familiar with operator specs.
• Experience with antenna/mast positioning, steelwork design, and load assessments.
• Some structural or civil engineering knowledge (telecoms-specific) is a strong plus.
• Competent in AutoCAD (or similar CAD tools).
• Confident communicator, able to liaise with internal stakeholders, suppliers and clients.
• Degree in Civil/Structural or Electrical Engineering - desirable but not essential.
• Holder of a full UK driving license and able to travel to site and a Telent office when required.

What we offer:

• 26 days annual leave, plus public holidays and holiday buy/sell options
• Company pension scheme
• Agile / hybrid working arrangement
• Access to the Flexible benefits portal
• Access to wellbeing portal, occupational health support
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants and shopping via Telent Rewards
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects across the UK's mobile infrastructure

About Telent:

Telent is a leading specialist in the design, build and maintenance of the UK's critical digital infrastructure. Our Wireless division supports major mobile network operators and vendors in delivering and upgrading infrastructure that keeps communities connected - reliably and securely.

Join over 2,500 colleagues united by one purpose: delivering mission-critical telecoms engineering with excellence.

Brilliance brought together.

Telent Core Values: Be Inclusive, Take Responsibility, Collaborate, Be Customer-focused