Telecommunications Engineer

Description

The Telecommunications Engineer – part of the Electrical Engineering Department – is a professional with a solid foundation in basic sciences that allows them to integrate and project the principles of engineering to propose solutions to problems in the technological field, using as tools the formulation of mathematical models, design and calculation. Their specialized training allows them to plan, project, design and calculate systems, networks and services of generation, transmission, detection and handling and management of information.

The professional potential of the Telecommunications Engineer includes a solid background in the areas of administration and economics that enable them to direct, organize and exploit telecommunications services and to execute, supervise and evaluate projects related to the area.

Graduate Profile

The Telecommunications Engineering program trains professionals capable of solving problems in this important sector, both in the service and development areas, as well as for scientific and industrial applications and in the area of information technology.

Their solid foundation in basic sciences allows them to integrate and project the principles of engineering to propose solutions to technological problems, while their specialized training provides the tools to conceive, design, implement and operate systems; networks and services for the generation, transmission, detection, handling and management of information.

Career opportunities

The major occupational field is found in the multiple telecommunications service companies, fulfilling the tasks of a civil engineer in the fields of fixed and cellular telephony; computer networks; high capacity transmission systems (multicarrier), via microwaves, optical fibers and satellites, Internet and broadband services.

Next in importance is the field related to the integration of telecommunications with data processing networks, from transmission media for local area networks (LAN), metropolitan (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN) to ATM backbones associated with the transport of large amounts of data.

Thirdly, this professional will be an element of great importance in the introduction of sophisticated photonic information technologies in national industrial processes and in a multiplicity of scientific applications such as Medicine, Energy, Radio, Astronomy, Geodesy, Aerospace and Military.

Finally, this professional will be qualified for the independent practice of the profession, whether in advisory, consulting or business creation.