Transmission Engineer – SDH / Microwave
Location: Taunton (on-site)
Clearance: SC required (or eligible for immediate transfer)
Engagement: Contract, Outside IR35
Shift Pattern: 24/7 rotation (5-week cycle)
We’re supporting a major national infrastructure programme and looking for a Transmission Engineer with solid SDH/PDH and microwave experience. You’ll be part of a busy operations centre responsible for monitoring and maintaining the transmission network that underpins critical national services. The role focuses on transport-layer stability, incident response and coordination with field teams and vendors.
What you’ll be doing
* Monitoring and supporting SDH/PDH transmission systems across a multi-site estate
* Investigating alarms such as LOS, LOF, AIS, RDI, protection switching events and card-level faults
* Troubleshooting microwave radio links, including performance drops and path degradation
* Coordinating with field engineers for on-site diagnostics, swap-outs and corrective work
* Identifying physical-layer and transport-level faults and escalating appropriately
* Working within a 24/7 operations environment, documenting all actions clearly in tickets and reports
* Liaising with OEMs and internal engineering teams during major incidents
What you’ll bring
* Hands-on experience with SDH/PDH transmission networks (e.g., Marconi, Nortel, Nokia/Transmode or similar)
* Strong background in microwave radio systems within telco or utilities environments
* Experience working in an operations centre, transmission NOC or similar fault-management function
* Practical understanding of legacy transport technologies and their alarm behaviours
* Active SC clearance or eligibility for immediate transfer
Shift & Contract Details
* 5-week repeating pattern including evenings, nights and weekend shifts
* Standard weekday hours until the shift system goes live
* Outside IR35 contract
* Day rate aligned to experience
If you’re an experienced transmission engineer who enjoys hands-on operational work across SDH, PDH and microwave networks, we’d be keen to speak with you.