Network Design Engineer

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost. Job Description The Design Engineer will be responsible for taking customer location and Metro-Ethernet based product specifications to develop network designs and a bill of materials (BoM) to meet those specified requirements Major Responsibilities: Receives work-order from Sales and verifies customer and respective service information is correct and conforms to MEF standards. Determines if customer locations fall within the Client Franchise area and are serviceable. Works with the Business Unit to establish connectivity with Type II providers as needed. Performs capacity checks of existing network to determine availability of bandwidth and/or ports on required equipment. Provides assistance, as needed, to local technical personnel in determining fiber build costs (OSP & ISP) Works in conjunction with the Sales and CRAN Engineering team to determine the possible need for active transport costs. Receives fiber build costs, distances, necessary wavelengths and possible active transport costs from the Sales Engineering team and verifies information for accuracy and capabilities (i.e. 10Gb over CWDM or distances greater than 80Km). Develops a graphical design for the customer’s network using the information provided by the Sales Engineering team while strictly adhering to Client and MEF standards. Creates a BoM which accounts for all equipment necessary to activate service for the customer Some travel may be required Required Skills and Abilities: Metro Ethernet network knowledge Knowledge of CWDM/DWDM concepts Knowledge of optical and electrical hardware used for Layer 1 connectivity Knowledge of IP services Experience in documenting designs on Microsoft Visio Microsoft Office suite Desired Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of MEF standards Knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching/routing protocols SONET/ATM network knowledge Work Experience/Education/Certification 3-5 years directly related engineering experience College Degree in Engineering or relevant work experience #J-18808-Ljbffr