Engineer-Transport - IV

Ampcus Inc.•Richardson, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Engineer-Transport – IV to join their team in Richardson, TX. This role is responsible for creating and executing Capacity Creation Requests (CCRs) to initiate US domestic network transport builds across ULH and OTN Mesh networks, based on market-level plans, customer capacity requirements, and internal transport needs. The engineer will play a key role in deploying new network technologies, adopting new provisioning systems, and performing regular capacity monitoring and forecasting for the transport network infrastructure. This position requires supporting Telecommunication's products and customers, coordinating with various departments for network growth, and performing wavelength rearrangements to optimize capacity. The role also involves supporting multi-year transport capacity forecasts, network builds, and capital funding requirements, as well as providing ad-hoc restoration during fiber cable outages. Collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring adherence to standards, and performing detailed equipment engineering are crucial. This includes developing installation specifications, ordering equipment and cables, and managing the central Network Inventory Database. The engineer will also be responsible for diversity analysis, creating diversification projects, and identifying/resolving issues. Additionally, the role involves providing data analysis, reports, and presentations, demonstrating leadership, and training junior engineers. Flexibility with a full-time schedule, including evenings, weekends, and on-call duties, is expected.

Requirements

Extensive logical (not physical) knowledge of SONET and Long-Distance transport systems.
Good understanding of the transport network, to effectively initiate and Engineer network projects.
Understanding of dependencies such as space, power, fiber and diversity and how they will affect their planned projects.
Bachelor of Science Engineering degree.
5-10 years’ progressive technical experience designing SONET and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transport systems.
Experience drawing complex system diagrams using Visio.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Excellent verbal, written, analytical and communication skills.
Ability to work with others, be flexible as priorities change, and be sensitive to deadlines and customer needs.
Experience collecting and consolidating information from multiple tools, systems or platforms into a single database or data repository.
Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communications as well as competent computer skills.
The ability to learn the nuances of the position, absorb and eventually teach others that join the team.
A natural ability to lead others when called upon.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, self-starter, professionally driven, ability to meet deadlines, and comfortable working in fast-paced, dynamic settings.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Telecommunication systems - ICON, CCP, BGW, MECCA, NAUTLUS, CANVAS, TCOMS or nSAP is a plus.

Responsibilities

Timely creation and action on individual Capacity Creation Requests (CCRs) to initiate US domestic network transport builds across both ULH and OTN Mesh networks.
Deliver the transport planning team’s key strategic business initiatives, including deployment of new network technology and the adoption of new inventory and provisioning systems.
Perform planning, forecasting and capacity monitoring of LD/ULH Transport network infrastructure and equipment on a regular basis.
Support LD transport capacity requirements required to support Telecommunication’s full suite of products and customers, both internal and external.
Coordinate with real estate/central office equipment to ensure adequate power, space and cooling are available to support network growth and expansion.
Perform wavelength rearrangements, as needed to reduce stranded network capacity.
Support multi-year transport capacity forecasts and network builds in order to determine capital funding requirements, along with relevant business cases and justifications.
Coordinate with GTNOC and provide ad-hoc restoration for priority systems in the event of fiber cable outages.
Coordinate with lease contracts organization, capital planning, engineering, project management, operations/RCAT to communicate network build plans and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
Ensure that work meets all applicable engineering, financial, planning, and operational standards.
Perform detailed equipment engineering for network augments.
Define cable requirements, create cable running lists, and order all cables.
Develop Bill of Material and place orders for network equipment, rack, and hardware requirements.
Manage, input, and update central Network Inventory Database (i.e. ICON, Nautilus, CoFEE, CCP) to reflect new builds, adds, and decommissions.
Develop collaborative working relationships across the Telecommunication stakeholders and subject matter experts to enable successful iEN LD/ULH Transport implementation.
Provide detailed diversity analysis for internal and external groups in support of future customer orders, mesh network growth, and converged core data networks.
Create diversification projects based on user group requirements.
Identify and work with the appropriate stakeholders to resolve issues and eliminate performance roadblocks.
Perform and provide data analysis, reports, and presentations for transport planning stakeholders.
Demonstrate leadership, self-motivation and team orientation.
Train and mentor junior engineers.
Participate in regular team meeting and conference calls on the projects they are responsible for.