Optical Network Engineer

Our Utility Client in Pearl River, NY is looking for an Optical Network Engineer for a 12+month role. Optical Network Engineer – Corporate Communications Transmission Network (CCTN) We provide safe and reliable energy to our customers while protecting the environment and fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. Whether during heat waves, severe storms, or cold snaps, we are committed to delivering the reliable service our customers depend on every day. Join us and help build the energy infrastructure of the future. About the Team – Corporate Communications Transmission Network (CCTN) The Corporate Communications Transmission Network (CCTN) is Client's mission-critical telecommunications organization responsible for planning, engineering, deploying, operating, and maintaining the communications infrastructure that supports electric, gas, steam, and corporate operations throughout Client and Orange & Rockland service territories. CCTN delivers highly reliable and resilient telecommunications services connecting Energy Control Centers, substations, generating stations, data centers, field facilities, and corporate locations. These networks support critical operational technologies and business systems, including: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) Operational Technology (OT) networks Corporate data communications Cybersecurity infrastructure Data center connectivity and disaster recovery services CCTN manages and maintains a diverse telecommunications portfolio that includes fiber-optic transport systems, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) networks, MPLS and IP communications networks, microwave radio systems, carrier services, and supporting DC power infrastructure. The organization plays a vital role in ensuring the reliability, resiliency, security, and modernization of the communications systems that enable Client to safely operate its electric, gas, and steam delivery systems. Join our team as an Optical Network Engineer and work alongside telecommunications and network engineering professionals responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and maintaining mission-critical optical communications networks that support Client and Orange & Rockland utility operations. Develop design architectures for the Corporate Communications Transmission Network (CCTN), including Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Outside Plant Fiber Cable, microwave transport systems, and DC power infrastructure supporting optical transport equipment. Develop engineering plans, scopes of work, bills of materials, technical specifications, and project schedules for the installation of DWDM systems, Outside Plant Fiber Cable, microwave systems, DC power systems, and related telecommunications infrastructure. Develop engineering plans, scopes of work, bills of materials, and project schedules for the construction and installation of communications huts, equipment rooms, relay racks, cabinets, grounding systems, and supporting telecommunications infrastructure. Develop Methods of Procedure (MOPs) for network implementation, service migrations, maintenance activities, change management, testing, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration efforts. Design optical transport networks supporting SCADA, feeder relay protection, Operational Technology (OT) systems, Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), voice services, cybersecurity applications, Energy Management Systems (EMS), and corporate network connectivity. Perform network engineering activities supporting telecommunications services between Energy Control Centers, substations, generating stations, data centers, microwave sites, and corporate facilities. Perform equipment commissioning, network turn-up, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, service restoration, and lifecycle upgrades using optical and telecommunications test equipment. Perform Bit Error Rate Testing (BERT) and physical
- and transport-layer validation, including end-to-end commissioning, circuit turn-up, troubleshooting, and performance verification across legacy TDM, MPLS, DWDM, microwave, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel transport systems. Utilize optical test equipment including Optical Time-Domain Reflectometers (OTDRs), optical power meters, light sources, optical spectrum analyzers, fiber-inspection equipment, and related telecommunications testing tools. Install, route, label, inspect, clean, test, and document fiber-optic cabling and jumper connections, verifying fiber assignments, port assignments, wavelengths, optical power levels, and end-to-end circuit connectivity. Develop and maintain DWDM network designs, including wavelength plans, optical power and loss budgets, resiliency improvements, equipment configurations, capacity expansions, and lifecycle modernization initiatives. Operate, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot DWDM network elements and supporting systems, including transponders, muxp