The Young Telecoms Engineer 
of the Year 2011
This year's Young Telecoms Engineer of the Year programme is now closed - but here's some background information:
Passionate about finding and applying technology to commercial problems? Do you want to be recognised for your ideas about existing or new technology? Would you like to graduate knowing you have a guarantee of employment waiting for you?
MLL Telecom welcomes IET student members to the Young Telecoms Engineer of the Year competition, an exciting awards programme for final-year undergraduate or postgraduate students. The winner will receive an offer of employment with MLL Telecom.
The telecoms industry is looking for innovation and UK businesses are hungry for talent. Great career opportunities are out there for young people committed to and excited by engineering.
MLL Telecom is a small, agile organisation based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. With over 20 years experience in mobile networks and a specialism in public sector network solutions, our engineers are respected for their expertise and technical know-how. As the winner of Young Telecoms Engineer of the Year 2011, you will join MLL's experts in their Network Operations Centre and design teams. Working for MLL, you will be given one-on-one mentoring and get a wide range of training and experience, with the chance to get your teeth into network design, product management and pre-sales technical support.
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What the judges are looking for
A final year IET student member who can:
- identify a telecoms problem and propose an innovative solution to tackle it
- demonstrate commercial applicability, risk and operational practicality
- write about and present their solution clearly, passionately and intelligently
To enter the competition, entrants need to identify a telecoms issue they'd love to fix. It could be delivery of new end-user services and applications, or a specific network delivery challenge. The solution could come from clever use of existing technology or be based on brand-new concepts. The judging panel wants to be surprised, excited and provoked by the entrant's innovative idea.
Entrants need to submit a written proposal, covering the challenge you've picked as well as their proposed solution. Shortlisted entrants will be invited to present in person to our panel of industry judges.
Some thoughts to get you started
About the job
In the role of systems designer you will spend time working in the following areas:
- Network design - using the latest technologies to solve customer problems
- Product management - a product manager is the bridge between technology and the business, applying technology to commercial propositions
- Pre-sales technical support - a pre-sales consultant sits between the sales organisation and the technical team. They are responsible for creating solutions and designs, then articulating these to the customer.
Some areas for consideration or challenges that Telecoms providers constantly face include:
- Improvement of design processes - to enable providers to offer customers the best possible solutions at the lowest possible cost.
- Cost optimisation - how can the design and installation process be optimised in order to retain the best level of profitability possible?
- Network modelling - could a 3D geographic representation of a radio network be beneficial to network designers?
- Creation of new services for the public sector and mobile networks - what new services could be created to help differentiate our offering from that of our competitors?
- Data management - this is a complex issue, with larger networks containing 1000s of data objects, housed in data centres. How can these be managed effectively?.
- Service automation - could a way for customers to access information about their own networks be devised that would benefit providers and customers alike?
- Green networking - Power and cooling have a significant impact on the environment, how can we limit the impact of these and other environmental issues?
If you have any questions, please contact us by email on: youngengineer@mlltelecom.com
Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has been working with MLL since the 1990's and we have always received exemplary service from them. I would highly recommend MLL Telecom to any other blue light service, or in fact anyone at all looking for a reliable network provider. Graham Settle
C3 Systems Manager
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
