The career prospects for Telecom engineers are increasing rapidly both
in India and abroad because of the boom in this industry. Telecommunication
Engineers are concerned with establishing communication by means of
telephones, telegraphs, radar, radio, tele printers etc. Their work
deals with designing, manufacturing, operating, maintaining, installing
and troubleshooting of telecom devices. Telephone industry, computer
industry, microwave radio systems, satellite communications, earth stations
using satellite dishes, cellular phone industry, fiber optics communication
systems etc. are some of the areas which provide job opportunities to
the Telecommunication Engineers.
Plenty of job opportunities are available for graduates in the telephone
industry. They could be employed as engineers/ test engineers, software/
application engineers, product managers, customer support staff, installers/
repairers, power reactor operators, power distributors/ dispatchers and
many more. Cable and satellite networks, information and broadcasting
sectors , railways or police wireless organizations, aerospace industry,
telecommunication service providers, mobile phone service providers are
some other areas that one could get a job. They can also find employment
in this field as design development, production, quality assurance, sales,
servicing and software engineers.
Graduates with excellent talent in designing, installing and troubleshooting
telecom networks are in great demand in telecommunication companies
such as VSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL, Reliance, Tata Indicom, Nokia, Siemens,
Motorola etc. They can work as Telecom hardware and software engineer,
telecom system solutions engineer, real-time computer systems developer,
performance optimizer, DSP chip design engineer, image processor, video
engineer, artificial intelligence and neural network engineer.
Employment opportunities are available in the filed of paramilitary force
like the BSF, CRPF and defense-related organisations. Candidates with
B.E/ B.Tech in telecommunication with 2 or 3 years experience can works
as teachers and those with ME / M.Tech can work as lecturers or researchers
etc. Those with MBA graduation can obtain managerial jobs.
Some of the career prospects in the field of telecommunication engineering
are :
Research
and Development : Telecommunication engineers can work in the field
of research and development, which involves testing and conducting studies
on new materials and chemical interactions.
Production
: The production engineers are engaged in developing and building
the materials, machinery, assembly line operations and quality standardization.
Sales
and Marketing : Telecommunication engineers with the ability
to understand customer needs, evaluate potential applications and advise
on matters regarding marketing can work in the field of sales and marketing.
Teaching
: People with excellent academic record, great communication
skills, great interest in teaching, and excellent command over the subject
can work as teachers in this field. They are responsible for completing
the syllabus of the students within the stipulated period and should handle
all type of teaching work in accordance with the task.
