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Telecommunications engineering technician

Code 3522.1

Telecommunications engineering technician deploy, maintain and monitor a telecommunication system that provides interactions between data and voice communications, such as telephone, video conferencing, computer, and voicemail systems. They are also involved in the design, manufacturing, construction, maintenance and repair of telecommunication systems. Telecommunications engineering technicians provide technical assistance in the research and development of telecommunication equipment.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • electromagnetism
  • direct inward dialing
  • organisational policies
  • electronics principles
  • microwave principles
  • ICT communications protocols
  • ICT system user requirements
  • analog electronics theory

Skills and competences

  • upgrade firmware
  • apply ICT system usage policies
  • calibrate electronic instruments
  • support ICT system users
  • manage changes in ICT system
  • manage system security
  • install monitors for process control
  • integrate system components
  • interpret technical texts
  • manage system testing
  • use scripting programming
  • use session border controller

Transversal competences

  • apply system organisational policies
  • quality assurance methodologies
  • operate electronic measuring instruments

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences