Transmission Engineer – SDH

1 week ago


Taunton, United Kingdom Ikuto Full time

Transmission Engineer – SDH / MicrowaveLocation: Taunton (on-site)Clearance: SC required (or eligible for immediate transfer)Engagement: Contract, Outside IR35Shift 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 doingMonitoring and supporting SDH/PDH transmission systems across a multi-site estateInvestigating alarms such as LOS, LOF, AIS, RDI, protection switching events and card-level faultsTroubleshooting microwave radio links, including performance drops and path degradationCoordinating with field engineers for on-site diagnostics, swap-outs and corrective workIdentifying physical-layer and transport-level faults and escalating appropriatelyWorking within a 24/7 operations environment, documenting all actions clearly in tickets and reportsLiaising with OEMs and internal engineering teams during major incidentsWhat you’ll bringHands-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 environmentsExperience working in an operations centre, transmission NOC or similar fault-management functionPractical understanding of legacy transport technologies and their alarm behavioursActive SC clearance or eligibility for immediate transferShift & Contract Details5-week repeating pattern including evenings, nights and weekend shiftsStandard weekday hours until the shift system goes liveOutside IR35 contractDay rate aligned to experienceIf 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.



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