Long Distance; LD Transport Engineer

Role:
Long Distance (LD) Transport Engineer

1-2 days per week in office required

JOB DUTIES:

The Transport Engineer will be responsible for monitoring, planning, implementation, test and turn up of Long Distance (LD) Ultra Long Haul (UHL) transport network.

The engineer will work to define, plan, and engineer LD ULH transport system overbuilds to include fiber acquisition, fiber testing, equipment acquisition, equipment install, system test and turn up. This will include the deployment of fixed grid, flex grid as well as next generation LD ULH transport.

• Respond to high failure rate systems outages
• Free up space and power in support of network growth
• Clear housekeeping order-wire from MDE gear. (Prerequisite to initiating a decommission project and power down of equipment)
• Identify directional system/solution for new order-wire/housekeeping.
• Monitor and plan LD network utilization and expansion.
• Engineer and support site decommissioning work.
• Maintain equipment inventory records and LD transport in engineering and provisioning database(s)
• Job requirements and responsibilities are specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul network transport equipment.
• Database cleanup to ensure integrity of the system and network
• Work w/ peers to ensure on time performance and delivery to support needs of business and customer
• Handle escalations and troubleshoot, as needed
• Familiarity with field concepts, practices, and procedures
• Stay current on technological evolutions.

EDUCATION/

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical field or relevant experience
• Five or more years of telecom work experience

MUST HAVE SKILLS (Most Important):

• Experience in the telecommunications industry
• Technical knowledge of long distance, ultra-long haul and OTN mesh networks
• Equipment Knowledge specific to Sonet/SDH, ULH, OTN mesh and WDM transport
• Vendor Specific Knowledge:
  Ciena, Infinera, Fujitsu and varied long haul networks
• System Knowledge: BGW or Granite (XNG), CoFEE(Canvas), Nautilus, ICON, CCP, Venue, 3
  
  GIS/FIMS
• Job requirements specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul transport
• Experience managing complex processes and driving results
• Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems

DESIRED

SKILLS:

• Strong understanding of engineering specs and drawings
• Knowledge and experience with both equipment inventory and design
• Strong working knowledge of the legacy network operating systems
• Ability to assess, identify, and mitigate risks that could impact the business or project
• Enjoy analyzing problems with autonomy to select and implement right solutions
• Work well independently; but also team player able to ensure best outcomes
• Manage assignments & competing priorities, staying focused on important deadlines
• Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems

• Mid-Senior level

• Contract

• Telecommunications