Microwave Radio System Designer

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Why this job matters

Specialist Platforms provide unique and specialist solutions to some of the industries more complex connectivity issues across the UK and wider Global communities.

Recruiter: Luke Byrne

Career Grade: D

Internal Closing Date: 14/8/25

Why this job matters

Specialist Platforms provide unique and specialist solutions to some of the industries more complex connectivity issues across the UK and wider Global communities.

Within the Radio and Satcoms platform, our role is to support the availability and security of the network 24/7/365 combining operational and engineering resources to meet the customer demand. In your role as an

End-to-End Solution Designer you'll work with key stakeholders and partners to identify how we could meet our customer's needs, creating a solution, providing specialist advice and assisting the field engineering teams in delivering for our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Setting the strategy for the use of Radio across BT, influencing Regulatory and Standards bodies to meet BT's business needs
  • Defines and sets all Operational policies covering the use of Radio technologies across BT Group.
  • Key contributor into business cases. Technical expert during vendor conversations.
  • Providing advice and guidance to the Network design authority for a complex technology in a challenging regulatory environment.
  • Design scoping and design of the overall network platform and/or customer solution, as well as estimating the time and type of resource needed to support the deliverables with increasing cost impact and time duration.
  • Definition, handling and managing all the regulatory, spectrum and safety aspects of Radio technologies. This includes any action under the Wireless Telegraphy Act (Prosecution/defence) and defining setting/policy with OFCOM
  • Technical ambassador for the company facing outwards to both customers and vendors. Providing expert technical consulting to customers at a platform and/or overall solution level.
  • Work with colleagues in delivery teams to define the resources and time required for projects/tasks.

Skills And Experience
  • Detailed understanding of the radio environment, current and proposed designs, the customer requirements which inform these designs, and the end-to-end service wrap.
  • Knowledge and experience of Antennas and RF Propagation
  • Knowledge and experience of Modulation methodologies.
  • Knowledge and experience of IP Connectivity, Network Fundamentals and Security.
  • Knowledge and Experience of OSS Design, Network Integration and solution testing.
  • Recognised as an expert in the relevant technologies, and an active contributor to best practice in the wider community.
  • Detailed knowledge of Ofcom rules on use of radio spectrum to ensure BT maintains compliance.
  • Externally recognised expert in all the regulatory spectrum and safety aspects of radio technologies
  • Ability to work with Ofcom on both a technical and legal basis
  • Leading a matrix (virtual) team of technical experts to deliver network design solutions and provide technical thought leadership to a larger matrix team. The sphere of influence for the matrix team will be from a technical perspective.

Experience you would be expected to have
  • BSc in an Engineering discipline (Physics or Electrical/Electronics Engineering).
  • Experience in design, build and configuration of point-to-point microwave links (3+ years)
  • Successful delivery of a range of small to large programmes would be desirable
  • Ability to collate and analyse data and translate into Reporting insights
  • Working with senior stakeholder managing conflicts in delivering enablement solutions in a timely manner at optimum cost.
  • Working with internal and external partners to deliver to quality and on time expectation.
  • Experience and proficient in Microsoft office packages
  • Implemented change initiatives, ability to adapt quickly and deliver change effectively.
  • Systems experience including JIRA & Ariba.

Benefits
  • 10% on target bonus
  • BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
  • From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It's for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
  • Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
  • 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
  • 2 weeks carer's leave
  • World-class training and development opportunities
  • Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes

About Us

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.Seniority level
  • Seniority levelNot Applicable
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  • Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
  • IndustriesTelecommunications

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