Senior Spectrum Planning Engineer

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority responsible for the regulation of broadcasting, radiocommunications, telecommunications and some online content.

This work underpins our vision for a connected, informed and entertained Australia.

Who we are

The Communications Infrastructure Division manages the planning and availability of radiofrequency spectrum. It manages the issue and renewal of licences for broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications services, in addition to monitoring the compliance of services with technical standards and licence conditions.

The Spectrum Planning and Engineering Branch coordinates and undertakes planning of Australia’s radiofrequency spectrum within legislative responsibilities and government policy objectives. The Branch is highly regarded for its professional and engineering expertise and is recognised worldwide by its spectrum management peers. Key areas of focus for the Branch include planning for broadcasting services, satellite communications, wireless broadband services (including 4G and 5G technologies) and other fixed, mobile and radiodetermination services that support a range of consumer, commercial, transport and government applications.

The Broadcast spectrum planning section is responsible for the technical planning and advice for terrestrial broadcasting services such as AM, FM and digital radio, and digital television across national, commercial, community and first nations sectors.

About the role

This role is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer with a background in communications, electronics, and/or telecommunications engineering to use their technical and personal skills to help shape the radiofrequency spectrum for broadcasting services.

As a Senior spectrum planning engineer within the section, you will apply your engineering capabilities along with an understanding of the broadcasting and radiocommunications environment to a range of projects.

Key Duties

In this role you will:

• Assess technical proposals for modified and new broadcasting services
• Conduct technical assessments to support the consideration of new or modified broadcasting services while ensuring the economic and efficient use of the radiofrequency spectrum.
• Provide technical and regulatory advice related to broadcasting services to internal and external stakeholders including the public, the ACMA executive, other government agencies, and the broadcasting industry.
• Actively work on ways to improve the planning of broadcasting services and the systems used.
• Have opportunities to work across the wider radiocommunications field with the branch and potential for involvement in international regulatory processes.

To be eligible for employment with ACMA, applicants must be an Australian citizen.

The successful candidate will also be required to obtain and maintain a Baseline level security clearance.