Annual Salary
£20,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Satellite engineers install and repair telecoms equipment and satellite systems.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: on call; occasionally
There will be
4.1% fewer Satellite engineer jobs in 2027.
In your day-to-day duties you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work at a client's home or at a client's business.
Your working environment may be at height and outdoors some of the time.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, which would teach you some of the skills you need in this job. Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could get started by doing an electrical and electronic service and installation engineer advanced apprenticeship or a space engineering technician higher apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You can apply directly to installation companies if you have experience or qualifications from roles like:
You can do short introductory courses in basic satellite and aerial installation through the Confederation of Aerial Industries.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about how to become a satellite engineer from the Confederation of Aerial Industries and Tomorrow's Engineers.
With further training and experience, you could plan and design telecommunications systems, or set up your own business installing satellite dishes and equipment.
You can find out more about how to become a satellite engineer from the Confederation of Aerial Industries and Tomorrow's Engineers.
A satellite engineer would design build and test satellites based on the requirements of the satellite itself. Some satellites are designed for communication networks, whilst others contain sensors that provide intelligence and earth observation data for security services as well as climate scientists.
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