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A CHOSEN CAREER IN ElECtRONIC ANdCOmmuNICAtIONS ENgINEERINg


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CURTIN CAREERS CENTRE

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INTRODUCTION

Te Curtin Careers Centre, workin

closely wit employers and te university

community, sources, develops and

delivers career development prorams

and resources. Te purpose o tese

proessional and personal development

learnin opportunities is to acilitate

successul career transitions; especially

study to employment and urter study

and to enance students ability to developlielon skills in manain teir careers.

Te Careers Centre also provides accurate,

current autoritative labour market and

raduate recruitment inormation ocusin

on societys needs and aspirations.

Te Careers Centre team as written a

series o occupation career booklets to

enable tertiary students to consider teir

cosen eld in more dept includin

inormation on te current labour market,

associated proessional associations,

pertinent job seekin avenues and samples

o relevant and related positions.

Wilst students are actively seekin

inormation about a particular eld tey

need also be aware o recruitment and

selection metods and te need to develop

strateies to be competitive in teir eld at

raduate entry level.

Sel-assessment is an essential component

o job seekin i.e. a student needs to be ullyaware o teir interests, skills, attributes

and capabilities to be able to convey tis

on paper (job application documents)

and in person (networkin/interviewin/

promotion).

Te purpose o tis occupational booklet is

twoold. It will assist students to develop

knowlede o trends in employment and

current opportunities and to identiyexistin skills and attributes required to

successully pursue a career in tis eld.

A student may not be aware tat wilst

usin tis resource tat tey are involved

in Career Development Learnin (CDL). CDL

assists students to develop Sel Awareness,

to Identiy Opportunities, to learn ow

to Make Decisions, to Manae Transition

rom university and incorporate Lielon

Learnin.

Tis involves Curtin students workin wit

te Curtin Careers Centre towards te

attainment o required skills and knowlede

at a tertiary level to successully manae

te canin contexts o lie; incorporatin:

PersoalMaagemet

LeargadWorEplorato

CareerBuldg

A CHOSEN CAREER IN

SERIES

Contactin te Careers Centre...

FeelfreetovstusatBuldg303Email us at [email protected]

Gveusacallo(08)92667802Or ceck out our website at www.careers.curtin.edu.au

Stay connected to te Careers Centre wit Jobs and Events Connect. Accessnew jobs posted daily, worksop inormation, special events and employer

presentations.


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A ChOSEN CAREER IN ELECTRONIC

AND COMMUNICATIONSENgINEERINg

Many o our computer driven instruments

and tools, communications systems, and

electronic appliances ave become suc a

ue part o our everyday existence and are

tanks to Electronic Enineers.

From banks, supermarkets, ospitals to

te computers we use today, Electrical andCommunications Enineers ave been an

interal element o te desin, development

and implementation o te systems we use.

Due to te diverse nature o tis deree, te

career opportunities are many. Its up to

you to decide were you want to take your

studies.

Some examples o te many career options,

accordgtoEgeersAustrala(2010),are Electronics Enineers, Inormation,

Telecommunications, Electrical Enineers

and Computer Enineers. graduates can

work in areas suc as:

Computermodellg

Telecommucatossstems

Hardwareadsowaredevelopmet

Maufacturg

Projectmaagemet

Cosultg

Programmg

Sstemsdesgadstallato

Sowaredevelopmet

In addition to te career opportunities

mentioned above, anoter patway is

Electrical power enineerin. Tis is te

branc o enineerin concerned wit te

eneration, transmission and distribution oelectrical power wic is te application o

electronics to power devices and lare power

systems suc as enerators.

In lit o recent debate over climatecane and demand or renewable enery

theresagrowgeedforElectrcalPower

Egeers.EPEsdevelopsstemstocapture

electricity trou sources suc as wind,

potovoltaic, uel cells ydro electrical

equipment required or power transmission

adcodtog,cludgstorage.EPEs

desin, analyse, simulate and implement

stand alone and rid connected renewable or

ybrid enery systems on bot a small andlare scale

Senior Lecturer, Scool o Electrical and

Computer Enineerin at Curtin University

Vauan Wittor states. Electronic

enineerin allows you to be at te oreront

o desinin and implementin excitin

canes tat will alter te way people work

and live. Te elds o electronic enineerin,

telecommunications and computerenineerin are rapidly converin, as

computers and oter electronic circuits are

bein linked in larer and more extensive

networks. Te resultin canes will be ar

more reacin tan most can imaine.

(TAFESA,2010)

I you are considerin combinin your

deree or ave completed studies incomputer science / systems, pysics,

soware,oumacosdervewgour

occupational booklets on tese career

patways to ive you more options.

WhAT AM I QUALIFIED FOR?

As a Curtin University o Tecnoloy

student you will ave developed a numbero employability skills and attributes

tat maybe you ave not tout o or

reconised in your sel. In act, all Curtin

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WhAT AM I QUALIFIED FOR?

As a Curtin University o Tecnoloy

student you will ave developed a number

o employability skills and attributes

tat maybe you ave not tout o or

reconised in your sel. In act, all Curtin

University courses are desined to ensure

you are iven ample opportunity to

develop Curtin graduate Attributes. Tese

attributes are dened as qualities, skills

and understandins tat Curtin studentsdevelop durin teir time at te university.

Tey are desined to o beyond te

disciplinary specic expertise or tecnical

knowlede you ain at university. Accordin

to te graduate Attributes, Curtin raduates

sow evidence tat tey can:

Appldscpleowledge,prcples

and concepts

Thcrtcall,creatvelad

reectively

Access,evaluateadsthesse

inormation

Commucateeectvel

Usetechologesappropratel

Utlselfelogleargslls

Recogseadapplteratoal

perspectives

Demostrateterculturalawareess

and understandin

Applprofessoalslls

Combine tese attributes wit existin

skills ained rom lie and work experiences

and you will start to orm a solid picture

o wat you are capable o. I you are

avin difculty wit outlinin your skillsor recordin your acievements loon

to Resume Express rom Jobs and Events

Connect Job Applications Resumes -

Module

Analyse Your Skills, attend a worksop at

te Careers Centre or contact careers@

curtin.edu.au to make an appointment to

see a Careers Consultant.

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get Access states tat constant canes

in tecnoloy mean tat an electronicsenineers skill base needs to row and

to be updated. Tereore, proessional

development is a bi part o an

electronics enineerin career. Keepin

up to date wit new developments in IT,

telecommunications and enineerin

provides positive career rowt and interest

in te industry o electronic enineerin.

(2010)

Belowaresomecareerpathwasoucould

cosderaercompletgthsdegree:

ELECTRICAL ENgINEER

Electrical Enineerin is a broad term

or proessionals wo apply science

and enineerin to desin, develop,

manuacture, install, operate and

maintain electrical equipment. Electrical

Enineers deal wit electricity and canwork in electrical eneration, transmission,

distribution and installations.

PeoplefortheFuture(2010)statethat

Electrical Enineers:

plaadsupervsegeeratg

equipment;

supervsecostructoplasad

specications;

supervseoperatgadmateacesta;

useCADtoassstthedesgad

drawin o complex electrical systems; decdeothetpeadarragemet

o circuits, transormers etc;

maeormproveelectrcalproducts

suc as motors, equipment etc;

wrte,terpretspeccatosad

reulations about electric power equipment

and its use.

Inormation atered rom te Australian

GovermetsJobOutloo(2010)showthat

te job prospects or Electrical Enineers are

ood.

Employment or Electrical Enineers to

2014-15sepectedtogrowverstrogl.

Employment in tis medium sized

occupation rose stronly in te past ve

years, and rose stronly in te lon-term

(ten years).

Electrical Enineers are employed across

severaldustrescludg:Professoal,Scientic and Tecnical Services;

Manuacturin; Electricity, gas, Water and

Waste Services; and Construction.

Te mix o industries employin Electrical

Enineers is avourable or employment

rowt prospects.

ELECTRONICS ENgINEER

Electronic Enineers apply principles o

electrical teory to enineerin projects.

Electronics enineers desin, develop, test

and maintain electronic parts and systems

used in computers, communications,

naviation, industry and entertainment (JobGude,2010).

Te job prospects or Electronics Enineers

are ood and is expected to row verystronly.

Employment in tis small occupation as

risen stronly in te past ve years, and

rose moderately in te lon-term.

OCCupAtIONS ANd ROlES


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Electronics Enineers ave a i proportion

offull-tmejobs(91.6percet).ForElectronics Enineers workin ull-time,

averageweelhoursare40.3(compared

to41.3foralloccupatos)adeargsare

i - in te tent decile.

Electronics Enineers are employed across

several industries includin: Manuacturin;

OtherServces;Professoal,Scetcad

TechcalServces;adPublcAdmstrato

and Saety.

Te mix o industries employin Electronics

Enineers is very avourable or employment

growthprospects.(Joboutloo.gov.au2010)

ELECTRiCALPOWEREnGinEER

Enineers Australia estimated tat Australia

wouldeedaother20,000to30,000

egeers3,partcularltheelectrcal

powereld.(Mapower,2010)

Demand conditions are also estimated to

strenten moderately in te enineerin

inrastructure market driven by committed

investment into electric power.

INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

ENgINEER

Instrumentation is te desin and use oan electrical system to collect and process

data. Tis includes includes testin,

monitorin,measurin voltaes, currents,

or resistances associated wit electrical

circuitry. Instrumentation also includes

te development o sensor systems and

te computer aloritms to evaluate te

data collected rom sensor systems alls

witin te rane o electrical and computer

enineerin.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENgINEER

Telecommunications Enineerin is a broad

specialisation wic includes te desin,

construct, install, service and support

transmission, processin and storae o

inormation trou equipment, systems

and acilities.

Inormation atered rom te Job

Outloo(2010),thejobprospects

or Telecommunications Enineerin

Professoalsaregoodwthjobs2014-

15epectedtogrowverstrogladwll

continue to row stronly in te lon-term.

Telecommunications EnineerinProfessoalshaveaverhghproporto

o ull-time jobs, almost all workin in a

ull time capacity. For Telecommunications

EgeergProfessoalseargsareabove

averae.



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Telecommunications Enineerin

Professoalsareemploedacrossseveralindustries includin: Inormation Media and

Telecommucatos;Trasport,Postalad

Warehousg;Professoal,Scetcad

Tecnical Services; and Wolesale Trade.

Oter career patways to consider are:

EmbeddedHardwareaditerface

Developer

MobleDevceadWrelessSstemInterator

iTProjectCosultat

ComputerSstemsEgeer

THELABOURMARkET

Tere are excellent employment

opportunities in tis ast rowin area, but

te demand or electronics enineers diers

accordin to te area o speciality.

TAFESA states tat tere is an expandin

market or te desin and testin o

interated circuits or devices suc as mobile

pones, modems and instrumentation and

as a result o tis, new specialist desin

companies are bein created to service

nice markets. Te demand or electronicsenineers wo ocus on te elds mentioned

about as increased, in particular, Western

Australia.

Electronics enineers are also at te leadin

ede o te development o wireless and

data networks and communications and

tis as resulted in increased employment

opportunities in tis eld. Te minin andresources sector as also experienced

increased opportunities.

I you are lookin to work overseas,

manuacturin and nanotecnoloy wouldprovide more career opportunity.

Manpowers report on Enineerin Trends

adOutloo(2009)statesthategeerg

construction activity as been risin stronly

over te ew years as sortae in eneration

capacity is bein addressed. As te ocus

on reen enery increases, tis will drive a

need or lare scale investment in electricity

inrastructure maintainin a stron rowt

over te orecast period, averain a rowt

of4.0%peraumovertheoutlooperodto

2013-14.



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ProportonofGraduateEngneersEmployedasProfessonalEngneers,

Electrical Engineering


APESMA2010GraduateEgeerEmplometSurveReport

2010CommencngSalaresByEngneerngDscplne

APESMA2010GraduateEgeerEmplometSurveReport


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gRADUATE AND VACATION WORK

graduate prorams are available to nal

year students and recent raduates.

Applications can open as early as February/

Marchofeachear.Programscabe

rom one year to tree years in duration,

dependin on te discipline. graduate

Programsgeeralloertragad

development, job rotation trou

various departments o te oranisation,

callenin roles, mentorin, and social andnetworkin opportunities.

Vacation prorams are available to

penultimate and nal year students and

can be oered in eiter Winter or Summer.

Winter prorams will be approximately our

weeks in duration and summer prorams

can be up to twelve weeks. Vacation

prorams oer paid positions and trainin

pertinent to your discipline, te application

o teory to te workplace and may alsoleadtoselectoforaGraduateProgram.

Applications are enerally open in Semester

iforWterVacatoProgramsadthsca

tie in wit te advertisin o te graduate

Programs.Summerprogramsareoe

advertised mid-year, June to Auust.

Bothpublcadprvatesectoremploers

taret nal year students rom all

disciplines. have a look at wat tey ave tooer.

See ttp://ww.raduateopportunities.com.

au and ttp://ww.unimail.com.au or an A-Z

listin o employers oerin raduate and

vacation prorams.

Note: You may not wis to apply or

aGraduateProgrambuttheposto

descriptions will ive a ood indicator owat type o raduate and raduate skills/

attributes employers are seekin rom

prospective candidates. I you believe tat

you meet tis type o criteria, it is likely

tat you are already in te proessionalemployability stakes. I not, ten you know

wat you ave to do leadin up to your

raduation - increase your employability

stakes.

Some raduate prorams tat are available

in te eld o Electrical Enineerin are:

WesterPower

ttp://www.ilycaredcareers.com.au/

nAB

ttp://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/ab/Careers/home/3/3/

iBM

ttp://www.ibm.com/employment/au/

PROFESSiOnALDEVELOPMEnTAnD

ASSOCIATIONSIt is very important tat students know teir

proessional associations and afliations.

Thereareoestudetmembershpoptos

wic provided you wit valuable industry

specic inormation and proessional

development opportunities and open you up

to a vast network o proessionals in your

cosen area o expertise.

Some proessional associations in tis eldare:

TheisttuteofElectrcalad

Electronic Enineers (WA Section)

EgeersAustrala

AustralaTelecommucatosUsers

Group(ATUGWABrach)

AustralaComputerSocetWA

gRAduAtE pROgRAmS ANd ASSOCIAtIONS


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Set up a Desktop Folder and add a Favorite

Internet Explorer older.

Download jobs o interest or uture

reerence. Tis allows you to keep a track o

wo is irin in your eld and te types o

positions available.

NOTE: Dont just save te link as te details

will disappear once te position as been

lled. Copy te advertisement or any

additional les onto Word and keep in yourdesktop older. *Tis is also a useul tip or

wen you bein workin in your eld, keep

an eye on pertinent positions at all times.

Look at positions available around tecoutradotjustPerth.Thswllgve

an idea o wo is recruitin and were and

dierin salary scales.

Reister wit websites or specic job alerts

Consider searc terms e.. electrical,

enineer, power, communications,

computin etc. Tis will ensure tat email

alerts o appropriate jobs are sent directly

to you. I positions on te job searc

websites ive te name o te recruitin

company o directly to teir website and

ceck or oter employment opportunities.

Apply directly rom te company website i

possible.

GEnERALJOBSEARCHEnGinES(all provide its on te above searc terms)

ttp://ww.seek.com.au

ttp://ww.careerone.com.au

ttp://ww.careerjet.com.au/

ttp://mycareer.com.au/

ttp://www.jobsjobsjobs.com.au/

Review job advertisements and job

requirements pay attention to te job

description orm (JDF) or job requirements

and to te selection criteria.

NOTE: Selection criteria may be includedin a JDF as or overnment jobs or may

be idden in te advertisement. I no set

selection criteria are asked to be addressed

taret your letter to te position. Dont

just limit yoursel to reviewin entry level

or raduate positions, look at te variety

o positions in your eld at various levels

and view te requirements. Tis will let you

discover wat will be expected o you at

ier levels and te type o experience tatyou will ope to ain at earlier staes in

your career. Consider lielon learnin and

developin your career.

SPECiFiCJOBSEARCHEnGinES

Ceck out appropriate oranizations/

companies in your eld and look or Career

or Employment paes. See te Careers

Resource Ofcer or assistance i required.

Attend te Curtin Careers Festival (eld

semester one eac year) and oter career

related events trouout te year to ain

more inormation on te employers irin

raduates in your eld. Tis inormation

is also available online at www.careers.

curtin.edu.au . You sould be investiatin

individual employers trouout your

studies to be able to identiy tose wic

you may wis to work or wen youraduate.

Some specic job searc sites are:

ttp://www.mininemployment.com.au/

jobs/Surveyin

ttp://www.aiqs.com.au/

ttp://www.enineerinjobs.net.au

tHE JOB SEARCH & gEttINg StARtEd


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FURThER YOUR CAREER WITh

POSTGRADUATESTUDy

Postgraduatestudcaehaceour

career opportunities by allowin you to

develop more specialised expertise in a

particular area. I you are considerin

careers in academia, or industry-based

researc and development, you will almost

certainly need to complete onours and

undertake a postraduate researc deree

(MastersorPhD).Somemaagemetrolesalso require postraduate coursework or

researc experience. It is also possible

to complete sorter coursework derees

(raduate certicates and raduate

diplomas) in a wide rane o areas. Tese

allow you to expand your career options

by ainin knowlede o areas tat

may be specialized or unrelated to your

underraduate deree . Competition or

raduate employment is intensiyin so

postraduate qualications are increasinly

important to prospective employers in some

industries. In many cases, salary is also

indicative o your level o study.

Postgraduatestudmabegreatl

enanced by te knowlede you ain rom

bein in te work orce beore, or durin

your study. Many postraduate courses

are oered in a rane o delivery modes to

accommodate te needs o students woare workin and studyin at te same time.

Look or courses tat allow you to enrol

part-time and/or as an external student.

Some postraduate courses you could study

at Curtin are:

Masters o Enineerin Science

(Communications Networks /

Telecommunications and Networkin)

Masters o Enineerin Science

(Electrical Enineerin)

graduate Diploma in Electrical Utility

Enineerin

Master o Enineerin (Renewable

EergElectrcalPowerSstems)

RESEARCh AT CURTIN

hier deree by researc diers rom

oter postraduate derees in tat te

main part o your work will be in te orm

o a tesis written under te uidance o a

supervisor and associate supervisor(s). For

more inormation, please visit:

Te researc activities witin electrical

enineerin include te CommunicationsadSgalProcessgGroup(CSP),

Communications Tecnoloy Researc

group (CTRg), Renewable Enery and

PowerSstemsResearchGroup(REEPS)

and te Instrumentation and Control

Systems Researc group (ICRg). Key

researc partnersips include tose wit

te Australian Cooperative Researc

Centre or Interated Enineerin Asset

Manaement (CIEAM), CSIRO Intellient

grid Cluster, Western Australian

Telecommunications Researc Institute

(WATRI), Australian Researc Council and

various overnment and industry bodies.

Computin at Curtin as an active

researc proram wit a lare and rowinbadofPhDstudets.Severalresearchers

in te Department are well known

internationally or contributions to teir

elds. We also ost te only ARC Centre

o Excellence in WA or researc into lare

scale pattern reconition. Te Department

o Computin is active in researc and as

a ull raduate proram.

Researc at Curtin:ttp://eec.curtin.edu.au/researc/

FuRtHER INFORmAtION


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WORkExPERiEnCE

gainin work experience is essential to your

career development. here are some o te

benets:

isghtotheworgevromet

and relevant industries

Developmetadacqustoofew

skills

Createscareeretworsad

interation into te labour market

Aopportuttodemostrate

discipline knowlede, skills and

abilities

Hghlghtsadformscareerchoces

Professoalgroomgad

development

Bvewgpostodescrptosouwll

et a clear idea o wat will be required

in a specic role or a specic industry or

eld and you can start to address any

skill sortaes prior to completion o your

studies. Employers look or students wo are

all-rounders. Tese are students wo, wilst

still perormin well academically, can also

demonstrate an interest in teir cosen eldbeyond textbooks.

Te Curtin Careers Centre as many services

to assist you in ndin a work placement.

Tese are:

DowloadtheHowToGudefor

gainin Work Experience to ive you

all te tips and ints you need to nd a

placement ttp://www.careers.curtin.

edu.au/workexperienceprorams.tml

AttedaWorEpereceWorshop

conducted by te Careers Centre.

PleaseseeJobsadEvetsCoectfor

a ull scedule o upcomin worksops.ttp://www.careerub.curtin.edu.au

youcaemalusatcareers@curt. edu.auorphoe(08)92667802to

make an appointment.

No matter what type of work placement

you are on accident insurance is essential.

Accident insurance covers you if you hurt

yourself on a work site. If a work experienceopportunity is not paid the employers

PersonalAccdentinsurancedoesnotcover

you. The Curtin Careers Centre provides

students free appropriate accident cover.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Researc and Development: Researc

postoscaoerequreHooursora

our year deree. I you ave an interest

in tis area, keep an eye on universitypositions. Some universities allow or email

alerts.

See ttp://ww.australian-universities.com/

list/ or access to all Australian Universities.

STILL CONFUSED?

I you are a current or recent Curtin

raduate and you are still unclear aboutyour career directions and te opportunities

available or you please contact te Curtin

Careers Centre or an individual career

counsellin session wit a proessional

career development consultant. Just call

receptoo+61892667802tomaea

appointment.

FuRtHER INFORmAtION


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gRADUATE ELECTRICAL ENgINEER

Market leader GreatProjects Greatmetorshp

Our client is a specialised company in tecnoloy inrastructure deployment. Due to tedemands o onoin project work, tey are currently seekin a raduate Electrical Enineerto join teir Sydney desin ofce.

In tis role you will work witin te electrical team to successully coordiate and manaete electrical, mecanical and eartin desin process or various projects.

Thssagraduaterolewhchwllcommeceasa12mothcotract.Caddatesshouldave excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Te company can oer travel,a wide variety o project work, and security witin an oranisation known bot or tequality and loyalty o its sta.

ExAmplE pOSItIONS


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ELECTRiCALPROTECTiOnSySTEMEnGinEER

Tis lare government Aency Inrastructure roup is urently seekin an ElectricalProtectosstemEgeertomaagetheElectrcalProtectosectooftherAsset

Operations roup.

In tis lon term contract role, you will provide proessional enineerin and tecnical

specialist services or te sae, eective and efcient operation o te oranisations

ElectrcalProtectoSstem.

Reportin to te Systems Control Enineer, workin relationsips include Enery suppliers

Protectoequpmetsupplersadteralelectrcaladmateaceegeers,

DstrbutoMaagersadProjectMaagers.

Key Accountabilities and associated tasks in tis role include :-

OverseethehghvoltageprotectosstemsoftheetreGroupselectrctetwor.

ResposblefortheeectvedatodaoperatoalmaagemetoftheProtecto

Section, its sta and resources.

Leadadoverseetheactvtesoftheprotectotechcasadegeerg

supportstaforeectvemaagemetofcdetoperatosesurgtheProtectoad

associated support systems are restored to sae and reliable operation in a timely manner.

Admstertheogogdevelopmet,regularoperatoaltests,admateaceofthegroupsProtectoschemesadrelatedequpmetorsstems,cludgprovsoof

routine status reports.

To be eliible or tis role your qualications will include :-

TertarqualcatosElectrcalEgeerg,majorgPowerSstemsadbe

eliible or raduate/corporate membersip to te Institution o Enineers Australia.

Postgraduatequalcatos(orevdeceofformalstud)electrcalprotecto

systems.

You will ave a knowlede o :- Specalsttechcalowledgeofhghvoltageelectrctdstrbutoetwors.

Etesveowledgeofhghvoltageprotectosstems.

kowledgeaduderstadgoftheteractooftheelectrctetworad

protection system.

You skills and experience will include :-

Strogterpersoalslls.

Hghleveloraladwrttecommucatoslls.

Welldevelopedaaltcalproblemsolvgslls.

Procettheuseofpersoalcomputers,cludgtheuseofcommercal

electrcalaalsssoware.

Havesubstatalowledgeadepereceofelectrcalprotectosstems

tecnoloy and operational protocols as used in an electricity distribution network.

ExAmplE pOSItIONS


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gRADUATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENgINEER

Ercsso2012GraduateProgramITS YOUR FUTURE. JUST IMAgINE IT

Ericsson is one o te worlds leadin providers o telecommunications equipment and

servcestomobleadedetworoperators.Sce1876,wehavebeeattheforefrot

o tecnoloical innovation, deliverin ily sustainable solutions wit te capability to

bot support and sape te world we live in.

Ercssohasaumberofrolesavalableoour2012GraduateProgramforegeers

wthstrogacademccapabltesadaeeteresttelecommucatos.Based

our state o te art ofces in Melbournes Docklands, you will be iven te opportunity to

develop a career as a specialist in one o Ericssons many elds o expertise suc as Core

Networks, Transmission, Customer Support or Network Rollouts.

As you would expect rom a lobal leader, our standards are i and your role will be

callenin. Leadersip ability, people skills and tecnical expertise will all be essential to

oursuccessadouwllwelcometheopportuttotravelthroughouttheAsa-Pacc

reion to support international projects.

We are lookin or talented, well-rounded enineers wo ave te potential to excel not

only tecnically, but to develop into our business leaders o te uture. Due to te lobal

nature o our business, exceptional communication skills and a willinness to travel areessential.

TobecosderedforaroleoourGraduateProgramoumust:

beacurretalearstudetorarecetgraduate

havespecalsedTelecommucato/CommucatosEgeerg,networ

Enineerin or a closely related subject

showstrogacademcperformaceacrossallutsofstud

belvgAustrala

havefulladurestrctedworgrghtswthAustrala

Durin te application process, you will be required to produce documents to prove

your identity, academic perormance and workin rits witin Australia (or example

Citizensip or a valid visa). You will also need to be available trouout April and May to

attend interviews at your cosen location and to undertake online testin and evaluations.

ExAmplE pOSItIONS


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