Fiber Engineer

Company Description

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking a Fiber Engineer to be responsible for the solution and design of physical fiber paths across the Zayo network in support of providing fiber-based services. Projects may encompass high volume large projects including Small Cell (hub and spoke) and various ring designs, fiber inventory management, Greenfield builds, technical splicing solutions, network relocations, and capacity augments/grooms. The Fiber Engineer works with large data sets and formal project planning over a long-term period of months, or years. Manages the inventory of the Zayo fiber network through database tracking of fiber enclosures, fiber optic cable, conduit, building data, and more. The Fiber Engineer will report to the Fiber Engineering Manager, with regular interaction from the Outside Plant Team, Network Inventory Specialists, Sales Engineering, and other Network Engineers.

Location Preference: Ideal candidates will be located in the western U.S.

Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization, such as OPT, TN, H1B or any other type of work visa, now or in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Design routes for fiber-based services including Point to point, Ring, and path diverse routing.

• Research existing databases, files, and records for purposes of network design, fiber optimization, and relocation of fiber facilities.

• Delivers design solutions of fiber path and complicated splicing schematics to be performed for high volume fiber projects.

• Ensures fiber plant database is current and accurate by inputting physical fiber asset data as well as fiber inventory and circuit assignments into the data management system, specifically OSPI, Network Manager Telecom, NetCracker, QGIS and Salesforce.

• Ensures inventory of fiber utilization is accurate by maintaining inventory management database and maintaining both internal and external customer information as changes occur.

• Assigns cable names, splice ID’s, and manages our Splice Activity & Order processes in alignment with our company and database standards.
• Oversee and train A&E's to design and create the necessary Splicing Packages (FEP) and DLR's as well as receiving Splicing As-Builts and updating our records

• Interface between various engineers and Zayo stakeholders as needed to validate project specifications, network growth, and delivery timelines.

• Establishes and maintains effective communications and professional working relationships with customers both internal and external.

• Organizes workday efficiently to maximize productivity by utilizing proper time management techniques.

• Assists in the accomplishment of company objectives by performing other related duties as assigned.
• Responsible for all emergency and trouble response by participating in an On-Call Rotation.

Qualifications:

• Four-year college Degree in Engineering or equivalent Telecom Network Experience required.

• Minimum of three (3) years fiber design experience that includes ring configurations, FTT projects, and various high volume site deliveries required.

• Well qualified candidate will have proven aptitude to prioritize tasks and timelines while cross functioning in a fast-paced environment independently.

• Proficiency in the MS Office suite of tools, in particular MS Visio and Excel. Knowledge of Salesforce.com platform is a plus.