OSP Field Designer

Sigma Technologies • Shreveport, LA

13h • Remote

About The Position

Sigma Technologies is hiring an OSP Field Designer to support telecommunications projects through a combination of field data collection, route verification, drafting, and design. The initial work areas are Northern Louisiana and Central Arkansas, including the Shreveport, Louisiana, and Little Rock, Arkansas, areas. Assigned areas may change as project needs shift, and the role requires travel outside the initial areas, including overnight travel when needed. When not collecting field data, the position works remotely. Regular local fieldwork is required, with possible travel of 50%–75%. The employee must use a personal vehicle; mileage is reimbursed, and the company covers hotel costs and provides daily per diem for required overnight stays. New hires attend a paid, two-week in-person onboarding and training at the company's Perrysburg, Ohio headquarters.

The designer conducts outside plant (OSP) field walkouts, site surveys, and route verification; documents infrastructure and field conditions; maps collected data; and converts field observations into accurate design inputs and construction-ready packages. The role also performs OSP fiber design and 2-D civil drafting for telecommunications projects, using CAD, GIS, customer software, and other business systems. Work includes interpreting technical documentation and standards, addressing design issues, considering project constraints, and supporting project and joint-use documentation. The role collaborates with project and field teams and may perform other duties as assigned.

The position requires availability during core hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, with flexibility for fieldwork, travel, project demands, and occasional overtime. Candidates must have dependable transportation, a valid driver's license, valid insurance, and authorization to work in the United States. Employment is contingent on passing background, drug, and driving record checks. Physical requirements include prolonged sitting and computer use, fieldwork in varied terrain and weather, and lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.

Sigma Technologies is an engineering and design firm serving the power and telecommunications industries. Its teams support utility, broadband, and infrastructure projects across the country. The company identifies Safety, Honesty, Truth, and Decency as its values. Pay is commensurate with experience and education.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated OSP fiber design, fiber drafting, telecommunications design, or related OSP design experience.
• Experience collecting field data, conducting field walkouts, or performing field verification specifically to support OSP fiber design.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar computer-aided design tools.
• Ability to read and understand engineering schematics, maps, field notes, construction drawings, design standards, and customer specifications.
• Knowledge of telecommunications construction, OSP design practices, planning procedures, field documentation requirements, and design deliverable standards.
• Ability to learn and operate customer proprietary software, GIS tools, and other systems used in the work order process.
• Strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and ability to translate field conditions into accurate design deliverables.
• Ability to work independently in the field and remotely while meeting quality, time, budget, and productivity expectations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy, especially with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, CAD programs, GIS tools, and related business systems.
• Willingness and ability to travel outside the initial assigned areas, including overnight travel when required.
• Availability during core work hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, with flexibility for local fieldwork, travel, project demands, and occasional overtime.
• Dependable transportation, a valid driver's license, valid insurance, and ability to use a personal vehicle for travel.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Ability to pass a background check, drug test, and driving record check.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods, use computer and field equipment for extended periods, walk long distances over uneven terrain, work near roadways and in various weather conditions, and lift and carry field equipment up to approximately 40 pounds.
• Physical ability to perform visual tasks involving close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment, and to communicate and receive detailed spoken information.

Nice To Haves

• An Associate degree or higher in engineering, drafting, telecommunications, GIS, construction management, or a related field.
• Experience with FTTx, aerial fiber, underground fiber, joint-use, telecommunications infrastructure design, or fiber route design.

Responsibilities

• Perform outside plant field walkouts, site surveys, and route verification to collect infrastructure, attachment, pathway, and construction data.
• Inspect and document poles, attachments, equipment, structures, telecommunications infrastructure, route conditions, and potential construction constraints.
• Capture photos, measurements, GPS data, field notes, and other documentation for drafting, design, and construction deliverables.
• Map field data and translate field conditions into design inputs and construction-ready design packages.
• Execute OSP fiber designs for FTTx, aerial fiber, underground fiber, joint-use, and general OSP fiber projects.
• Perform 2-D civil drafting and design using AutoCAD or similar CAD platforms.
• Interpret field notes, maps, schematics, customer standards, and design guidelines to complete OSP designs.
• Apply OSP design standards and telecommunications construction practices to resolve design issues and recommend infrastructure solutions.
• Consider pole ownership, rights-of-way, easements, permitting constraints, property ownership, and related project requirements as needed.
• Prepare or support joint-use applications, route analysis, project kickoff activities, scope review, work order processing, and related documentation.
• Use customer proprietary software, GIS tools, CAD systems, and other applications to support work orders and design.
• Collaborate with supervisors, project managers, designers, field technicians, drafters, administrative staff, and quality teams.
• Travel to assigned project areas, including areas beyond the initial Northern Louisiana and Central Arkansas locations, and stay overnight when required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement for use of a personal vehicle.
• Hotel costs covered for required overnight stays.
• Daily per diem when overnight stays are required.
• Paid, two-week in-person orientation and training at the Perrysburg, Ohio headquarters.
• Remote work when not performing required field data collection.
• Competitive pay based on experience and education.
• Opportunity to support telecommunications infrastructure projects that help connect communities.
• Collaborative team environment with support from supervisors, project managers, designers, field staff, and quality teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED