How to become a media or Broadcast engineer
Official title: Media/Broadcast engineer
Also called: Broadcast engineer, Media engineer, Transmission frequency engineer, Engineer - Linear Media Infrastructure, Broadcast engineer
Media/Broadcast engineer conducts research and advises on, designs, and directs the construction of the functioning, maintenance and repairs of media and broadcasting infrastructure and equipment. He/she studies and advises on technological aspects of media and broadcasting engineering materials, products or processes.
Main tasks
- Advising on and designing telecommunications devices or components, systems, equipment and distribution centres
- Specifying production or installation methods, materials, quality and safety standards and directing production or installation work of telecommunications products and systems
- Organising and directing maintenance and repair of existing telecommunication systems, motors and equipment
- Researching and advising on telecommunications equipment
- Planning and designing communications networks based on wired, fibre optical and wireless communication media
- Designing telecommunications networks and radio and television distribution systems, including both cable and over the air
Ways in
- University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore
- University: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $72,588 a year. The middle half earn $60,144 to $103,572 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Telecommunications engineer
- Electrical engineer
- Power generation/distribution engineer
- Lift engineer
- Electronics engineer
- Computer engineer
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Questions people ask
How do I become a media or Broadcast engineer?
Ways in include: Engineering degrees; Communications & Media degrees.
How much does a media or Broadcast engineer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $72,588 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $60,144 to $103,572.
Will AI change the work of a media or Broadcast engineer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026