OSP Design Engineer

Surf Internet•Elkhart, IN

40d

About The Position

The Fiber Optic Outside Plant Designer is responsible for the design, documentation, management, budget, and standards of outside plant assets across the assigned territory. This position is located in Northern Indiana. Interested applicants from outside this geographical area will be required to relocate.

Requirements

BS/BA degree in electrical engineering, or civil engineering
2-3years experience in city-scale FTTX Outside Plant design and construction
Knowledge of a range of software tools for fiber design and management. Vetro Fibermap experience preferred
Knowledge of available data sources to aid in the design and management of fiber resources
Familiarity with pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
Ability to communicate effectively with Sales, Project Management, and Construction teams
Ability to Recommend and implement goals, objectives, policies and procedures for mapping, record keeping
Flexibility and creativity to recommend updates to standards and processes in order to achieve organizational objectives

Responsibilities

Manage contract design and engineering resources
Perform oversight of engineering partner execution of designs that are accurate and constructible
Provide problem resolution and technical support to engineering partners
Ensure engineering partners are adhering to Surf Fiber Design Standards
Manage Engineering partner invoices for services rendered
Perform small scale design tasks for custom connections or smaller network extensions
Assist in permitting by supplying technical information and attending meetings as required
Work with Construction Managers and Project Managers to keep records up to date and accurate
Assist in improving automation and streamline processes
Effectively interface and professionally communicate with colleagues across departments under tight timelines
Create simple ad-hoc or presentation-quality maps, depending on the situation, for executive decision makers, sales engineers, account executives and peers
Prepare information in various formats (e.g., maps, spreadsheets, slides) for executive management, sales, construction project management, field operations, and network operations when requested
Balance priorities with consideration for importance and urgency of projects. Quickly switch between numerous small projects, requiring immediate response, and larger projects having multiple steps and longer deadlines
Manage multiple projects with the ability to travel to project within the territory
Support Outside Plant peers across all territories based on overall team workloads