What does a Telecommunications Engineer do?
A Telecommunication Engineer, according to the classic discourse, is a perfectly trained professional in the three pillars of our branch of Engineering:
Electronics: Basis of all information systems. In our profession we have gone from "precision mechanics" (the old switching or telegraphy systems) to applying the most modern electronic systems and contributing to their evolution.
Communications: We usually talk about "signals, systems and radio communications". The information must be processed. adapt it and transmit it. We have a clear advantage: information is power, and we are the specialists in managing it.
Telematics: Networks, services, security, protocols ... Is there any activity today that does not depend on an information system?
On this page I will be adding "success stories" (as companies do) so that you can get an idea of our professional reality, we will give you the "bases" so that you can get to where you want.
But Telecommunications Engineers do not only work in the core of our profession (operators, manufacturers, service providers). They are professionals with capabilities that allow them to join any area of activity - usually from the point of view of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) - but they work in Banking, Security, Defense, Biotechnologies, Transport, Logistics, .. because they know the information systems and know how to apply them.Now a days Telecom Contingent Employment
In Banking, disciplines such as "automatic trading" (creation of robots that operate autonomously and in real time on the different stock markets) are taught in elective subjects such as ROBOTRADER. But they are also responsible for information systems in banks.
In Logistics and Transport, product tracking systems (based on RFID), fleet location, intelligent highways, intravehicle communication (for example, using headlights to exchange information), radars and detection, ...
In Image from interactive digital television systems, 3D television, processed medical images for early detection of cancer, identification and automatic tracking of objectives, ...
In Defense communication systems, transparent materials (not detectable by radar), the "combatant of the future" (augmented reality equipment for soldiers) are areas of work for the Telecommunications Engineer.
The work of a Telecommunications Engineer often goes unnoticed by the Society because we are committed to making things more efficient, smaller and cheaper.
