Fiber Engineering Specialist

Fiber Engineering Specialist

Hybrid Work Environment: Work from home on Monday and Friday; in-office Tuesday through Thursday

Key Skills/Knowledge:

• OSPI/GIS Telecom Experience (5 years)
• Understanding of ISP/OPS Telecom Drawings and familiarity with OTDR and Power Meter Shots

• Additional: Experience in developing Power BI reports

Required Technology Experience:

• OSPI/GIS Telecom Experience
• Telecom Design Tools: QGIS, OSPI, 3GIS, ARC MAP, etc.
• OTDR and Power Meter Shots

Job Description:

The Fiber Engineering Specialist is responsible for designing and allocating fiber routes and map creation. This includes designing fiber routes for customer-funded and company-funded projects, such as backbone, lateral, and riser fiber.

Responsibilities:

• Kick-Off Meetings: Attend meetings when new backbone, lateral, or riser fiber is required.
• Fiber Route Design: Design backbone fiber routes utilizing GIS tools (QGIS, OSPI, 3GIS, ARC MAP, etc.).
• Cost Requests: Complete Cost Requests from Sales Engineering with firm splicing costs based on the existing network.
• Circuit Identifiers: Obtain or create necessary circuit identifiers.
• Fiber Design Maps: Create fiber design maps from A-Z for fiber locations.
• Splicing Prints and Work Orders: Design fiber routes and generate splicing prints and work orders for vendors.
• Fiber Assignments: Provide assignments to the Construction Team for lateral fibers to the last demarcation panel.
• Requisitions and Purchase Orders: Create requisitions for vendor payment and Purchase Order approval.
• Change Management: Submit change management notifications and adhere to policies and guidelines for field activity.
• Closeout Tasks: Provide Operations/Provisioning with final DLRs and test shots for closeout, and close out tasks in the appropriate system(s).
• Vendor Invoices: Approve vendor invoices for the project.
• Collaboration: Work with Fiber Construction Managers on expansion and overbuild projects.
• Capacity Planning: Review capacity reports and plan network augments for high-utilization fiber routes.
• Emergency Response: Participate in On-Call rotation for emergency and trouble response.
• Collaboration with NOC: Work closely with NOC, Field Operations, and Change Management teams to restore fiber impairments.

Education/Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2-year technical degree or equivalent work experience
• Preferred: BS/BA in Civil, Construction, or Electrical Engineering or related field
• A valid driver's license is required

About Us:

• We offer a competitive salary
• Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Short/Long Term Disability and Critical Care/Illness Protection
• Life Insurance and Retirement Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• You will have the opportunity to work with game-changing clients and advance your valuable experience in the telecom industry
• We are Collaborators, working with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelly and part of the Kelly Telecom division
• We provide 24/7 Support and around the clock availability