Fiber Engineer

Fiber Engineer

Company:
Gigapower LLC

Location:

Charlotte, NC
Position Type:
Permanent

Who We Are

Gigapower is building next-generation fiber broadband infrastructure that expands high-speed connectivity to communities across the United States. We are committed to innovation, operational excellence, and leveraging technology to deliver smarter, faster, and more scalable solutions. As an AI-forward organization, we encourage employees at every level to embrace emerging technologies, continuously expand their AI capabilities, and actively incorporate AI tools into their daily work to improve productivity, decision-making, collaboration, and business outcomes.

Position Summary

The Fiber Engineer is responsible for the planning, design, and analysis of outside plant (OSP) fiber facilities and networks, including detailed review of high-level and low-level designs for feeder and distribution builds. This role produces construction-ready designs to support major fiber build projects, manages job costing and expenditure tracking, and may support construction budget coordination, project management, and right-of-way (ROW) functions.

The ideal candidate evaluates multiple factors to develop practical, cost-effective engineering solutions, exercises sound judgment, and manages competing priorities and deadlines with minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and analyze outside plant (OSP) fiber networks, including feeder and distribution facilities, for major fiber build projects.

• Perform detailed review of High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) to ensure constructability, accuracy, and alignment with project requirements.

• Produce detailed feeder and distribution engineering designs to support large-scale fiber deployment and expansion projects.

• Support OSP construction activities, including contractor oversight and field coordination, to ensure designs are executed as intended.

• Conduct job costing activities and monitor project expenditures to ensure costs remain within authorized levels.

• Investigate cost overruns and variances, and develop supplemental documentation and recommendations as needed.

• Coordinate construction budgets and support project management activities as assigned.

• Support and, when required, manage right-of-way (ROW) functions and related compliance activities.

• Evaluate multiple design, cost, and construction factors to develop creative, practical solutions to project challenges.

• Leverage AI-enabled tools and technology to improve design efficiency, reporting, cost analysis, and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.

• Experience in outside plant (OSP) fiber design, planning, and construction methodologies, including feeder and distribution network design.

• Demonstrated expertise in OSP Design, OSP Construction, OSP Planning, and contractor oversight.

• Working knowledge of outside plant build, installation, testing, and maintenance practices.

• Experience with job costing, budgeting, and financial tracking on construction or engineering projects.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate multiple factors and develop practical engineering solutions.

• Ability to work independently, exercise discretion, and set work priorities to meet project and work deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and engineering/GIS design tools.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to use AI-assisted tools and technology to improve productivity, analysis, and decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with fiber network design/GIS platforms (e.g., ArcGIS, iQGeo, or similar OSP design…