Network Circuit Design Engineer

Frontier Communications•Fort Wayne, IN

12h•$60,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Frontier, seeing what's beyond the horizon is in our fiber. And we’ve been doing just that for over 80 years – connecting communities with emerging communications technology across the country. At Frontier, we’re transforming our business to break new ground and taking the digital revolution across the nation. We’ve invested over $1.6B to roll out fiber-fast internet to 10m+ homes by 2025. We’re growing our team so you can join us in exploring and opening new frontiers. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build a powerful foundation for America’s future and yours. What we’re seeking: The primary responsibilities include: Creating new DLRs (design layout requests) that are in their queue in the system. Audit and update existing circuit records for all circuits and trunk orders. Coordinate the facility assignments with the corresponding LEC or Carrier. Work together with the ICSC and the INA groups to expedite orders and work on ways to streamline the processing of the ASR (Access Service Requests) ISRs (Internal Service Requests) and PSRs (Product Service Requests). Coordinate with Engineering (Transmission, Outside Plant, Central Office) if needed to notify them of potential challenges with equipment or lack thereof for the customer orders. Identify where equipment is required, and order the equipment for field delivery. Prepare and issue purchase orders in Infinium to request and purchase required network components. Create information on the CLR/DLR to properly dispatch the circuit to Viryanet and the proper techs in the field. In this hybrid role, you will be expected to collaborate with peers as required but must be located in the Rochester, NY or Fort Wayne, IN area. What we need in you: We need you to be highly knowledgeable in telecommunications and telephony circuit design. Hands on experience with M6, TDM architecture and ethernet transport systems is key to success in this role. Your ability to work effectively within a team, communicate with others both over the phone and in person as well as a your willingness to ask for additional guidance and training when necessary will serve you well in this role.

Requirements

We need you to be highly knowledgeable in telecommunications and telephony circuit design.
Hands on experience with M6, TDM architecture and ethernet transport systems is key to success in this role.
Your ability to work effectively within a team, communicate with others both over the phone and in person as well as a your willingness to ask for additional guidance and training when necessary will serve you well in this role.
Bachelor's or associate degree in technical discipline preferred but not required.
4 years of experience in network architecture relating to circuit and network design.
2 years experience with DLR and GLR design layout
Knowledge of M6 (MetaSolve, Granite) or experience in a similar system
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
Some travel may be required

Nice To Haves

Understanding of provisioning and Telcordia standards preferred.

Responsibilities

Design circuit layouts to meet company engineering standards and customer requirements for all internal and external orders that come into M6 and or DPI
Order equipment for circuits as required using Infinium to create the project
Audit the record inventory in all central offices and make any necessary updates or changes to those records
Validate and coordinate record data integrity between our company and connecting LECs
Work with the ICSC group, INA group, Transmission Engineering, OSP Engineering, COE Engineering, Assignments and Dispatch to coordinate and correct orders
Identify areas requiring additional facilities and notify the proper engineering group

Benefits

Salary Range: $60,000 to $90,000
20 PTO (Paid Time Off) days + 10 paid holidays per year
Day one medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
401k match of 50% on 6% of eligible compensation
Tuition Assistance Program
Personal & Work Life Balance Resources & Wellness Support Assistance
Employee Resource Groups
Same-sex spouse and domestic partner benefits coverage
10 weeks of paid parental leave, & a phased return to work program for new parents
Up to $10k in adoption program assistance
3 weeks of paid caregiver leave