Optical Transport Engineer

Optical Transport Engineer

Contract Length: 1 Year

Location: Irving, TX

Work Setup: Hybrid (Currently Tuesday Wednesday onsite; must be able to transition to 5 days onsite)
The Telecommunication Transport Engineering organization provides detailed network solutions leveraging a global transport network consisting of Ultra-Long Haul (ULH), SONET, OTN Mesh, and Metro Access technologies. The Optical Transport Engineer will be responsible for designing, engineering, and deploying optical transport solutions to support the Metro Access portion of the network.

Optical Transport Engineer Responsibilities

• Collaborate with planning, provisioning, standards, sales teams, and equipment vendors on network and customer solutions.
• Partner with field operations and implementation organizations to obtain information such as space, power, and fiber availability required to complete project engineering.
• Create installation specifications (ISPECS), diagrams, and drawings required for installation, turn-up, inventory, and configuration of Metro transport equipment.
• Develop project Bills of Material (BOMs) and place orders for network equipment, racks, and hardware requirements.
• Define cable requirements, create cable running lists, and order all necessary cables.
• Ensure all engineering documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Ensure work meets applicable engineering, financial, planning, and operational standards.
• Manage project deployments to achieve targeted business goals and objectives.
• Identify, monitor, report, and escalate project-related issues to achieve timely resolution.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans to mitigate impacts to project schedules and business objectives.
• Utilize project tracking tools and systems to document milestone completions, project issues, corrective action plans, project risks, and project completions.
• Maintain communication with project sponsors, functional team members, and management regarding project status and issues.

Optical Transport Engineer Qualifications

• Associate s degree or two or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
• Direct working knowledge of Tellabs 7100, Fuji 9500, Fuji CDS, Fuji 4100, and/or ROADM technology.
• Experience performing detailed engineering and creating technical documentation.
• Strong knowledge of Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) facilities and characteristics.
• Experience installing telecommunications equipment.
• Experience using CAD-based software tools.
• Knowledge or familiarity with FIM, ICON, TCOMS, COFFEE, CCP, and SRM/nSAP systems.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, partner across organizations, and proactively address issues in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Excellent Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office application skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Proven ability to be highly motivated, customer-focused, and capable of driving projects to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.

The Optical Transport Engineer will contribute to the deployment and evolution of transport network infrastructure while supporting customer and business objectives in a fast-paced engineering environment.

We look forward to reviewing your application!


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