Telecommunications Engineer

Note: Candidate will need to work one day onsite in Tualatin, one day a week in Milwaukie
. Then there are a few substations throughout the greater Portland area they will need to go to for the "travel". They won't need to fly out of town for travel.

Job Title:
Telecommunications Engineer

Number of Openings: 1

Location:
Tualatin, Oregon Onsite (Occasional travel to sites required)

Duration: 12 months+

• Conduct structured, site-by-site field visits across regional client facilities to assess legacy transport equipment and supporting infrastructure
• Collect, reconcile, and validate circuit records from NMS platforms, OSS systems, and legacy/paper records against physical equipment and platform configurations
• Trace and document circuits on a circuit-by-circuit basis: origination, termination, intermediate nodes, protection paths, and current service status
• Identify gaps, discrepancies, and undocumented circuits between existing records and the physical network state
• Build a comprehensive, site-by-site inventory of SONET platforms, shelf configurations, line cards, protection schemes, and optical spans
• Produce clear, structured findings documentation for client review and sign-off at each phase milestone
• Facilitate working sessions with client network operations and engineering staff to verify findings and resolve discrepancies
• Maintain version-controlled, audit-ready records throughout the engagement

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with SONET/SDH transport networks at an engineer level — design, analysis, circuit engineering, and records management (not solely installation or maintenance)
• Deep working knowledge of SONET multiplexing: DS1, DS3, OC‑3, OC‑12, OC‑48, OC‑192 and associated TDM circuit types
• Strong understanding of SONET protection architectures: UPSR, BLSR/MS‑SPRing, and APS (1+1, 1:N)
• Proficiency working with SONET Network Management Systems (NMS) for circuit tracing, alarm analysis, and inventory extraction
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret circuit records, network diagrams, cross‑connect maps, and as‑built documentation
• Experience with fiber optic infrastructure: span documentation, OTDR interpretation, and optical power budgets
• Ability to work independently in field‑based infrastructure environments
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills — this role produces client‑facing deliverables
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to regional client sites as needed

• Hands‑on experience with legacy SONET optical transport platforms, including OC‑level transport systems or equivalent
• Familiarity with vendor‑specific network management systems for circuit provisioning, tracing, and inventory validation
• Experience reading and interpreting platform‑specific cross‑connect and tributary configurations
• Understanding of shelf architecture, slot assignments, and card types common in large‑scale transport environments