Network Design Specialist

We are seeking a Network Design Specialist to join our team in Australia. As a Network Design Specialist, you will undertake complex and specialised technical microwave transport design functions to ensure projects are delivered to desired outcomes. You will provide high-level specialist technical expertise, advice, and system and process support to staff engaged in design functions.

Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills are core to your role, in addition to having a passion for continuous learning, development, and a willingness to work within a dynamic team.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end microwave transmission designs for new builds, upgrades, capacity augmentation, and technology refresh programs.
• Perform microwave path engineering, path profiling, and link budget analysis.
• Select appropriate microwave radios, antennas, transmission equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
• Conduct frequency planning, coordination, spectrum management, and interference analysis.
• Assess path availability, resilience, latency, capacity requirements, and propagation performance.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, architectural principles, telecommunications regulations, and spectrum licensing requirements.
• Provide technical assurance by reviewing and approving designs from internal and external delivery partners.
• Support construction, commissioning, implementation, and acceptance testing activities.
• Collaborate with Planning, Delivery, Operations, Property, LA&E, Construction, EME, and vendor teams to resolve complex design challenges.
• Provide specialist technical advice, mentoring, and support to other designers and project stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation, and optimisation of design practices and processes.

Benefits

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

Requirements

• Extensive previous experience in point-to-point microwave radio design.
• Ability to interpret High-Level Planning & Design Briefs.
• Strong interpersonal skills that allow you to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve required outcomes.
• Attention to detail, ability to work across multiple initiatives and prioritise work independently.
• A high level of oral and written communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with all levels of business.

What We Offer

If you're passionate about microwave network design, collaboration, continuous learning, and delivering infrastructure that makes a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.