Transmission Engineer – SDH / Microwave in Bath

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.