OSP Field Designer

Sigma Technologies • Monroe, LA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Sigma Technologies is hiring an OSP Field Designer to support telecommunications projects through field data collection, route verification, drafting, and design. The initial project areas are Northern Louisiana and Central Arkansas, including the Shreveport, Louisiana, and Little Rock, Arkansas, areas. Assigned areas may change as business needs evolve, and the position requires willingness and ability to travel beyond the initial areas, including overnight travel when needed. Regular local fieldwork is required, with travel potentially comprising 50%–75% of the work. When not collecting field data, the position works remotely. The employee must use a personal vehicle, with mileage reimbursement provided; Sigma covers hotel costs and provides daily per diem for required overnight stays.

The role performs outside plant field walkouts, site surveys, route verification, and OSP fiber design for projects involving FTTx, aerial and underground fiber, joint-use, and general OSP infrastructure. The designer gathers and maps field information, prepares accurate design inputs and construction-ready packages, and uses CAD, GIS, customer-proprietary software, and other business systems. The position also supports project documentation and coordination with supervisors, project managers, designers, field technicians, drafters, administrative staff, and quality teams.

New hires must attend a paid, in-person, two-week onboarding and training program at Sigma Technologies’ headquarters in Perrysburg, Ohio. Core work-hour availability is 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern, with flexibility for fieldwork, travel, project demands, and occasional overtime. Applicants must have dependable transportation, a valid driver’s license, valid insurance, and authorization to work in the United States. A background check, drug test, and driving record check are required. The role involves extended sedentary work as well as fieldwork, including driving, walking long distances, navigating uneven terrain, working near roads and in varying weather, and carrying field equipment weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.

Sigma Technologies is an engineering and design firm serving the power and telecommunications industries. The company supports utility, broadband, and infrastructure projects and states that it values Safety, Honesty, Truth, and Decency. Pay is commensurate with experience and education; the company describes it as competitive.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated outside plant fiber design, fiber drafting, telecommunications design, or related OSP design experience.
• Experience performing field data collection, field walkouts, or 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 computer systems used for work orders.
• 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, particularly with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, CAD programs, GIS tools, and related business systems.
• Willingness and ability to travel beyond the initial assigned areas, including overnight travel when required.
• Availability during core 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 attend a paid, two-week, in-person onboarding and training period at the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio, headquarters.
• Ability to perform prolonged sedentary work and use computer and field equipment for extended periods.
• Physical ability to drive, walk long distances, navigate uneven terrain, work near roadways and in various weather conditions, and lift and carry field equipment weighing up to approximately 40 pounds.
• Physical ability to perform visual tasks involving close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception and adjustment of focus.
• Ability to communicate spoken information and receive detailed oral information, including in group or field settings.

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.
• Identify, inspect, and document poles, attachments, equipment, structures, existing telecommunications infrastructure, route conditions, and potential construction constraints.
• Capture photos, measurements, GPS data, field notes, and other documentation to support drafting, design, and construction deliverables.
• Map field data and translate observed conditions into design inputs and construction-ready design packages.
• Execute OSP fiber designs for telecommunications projects, including FTTx, aerial fiber, underground fiber, joint-use, and general OSP fiber design.
• Perform 2-D civil drafting and design using AutoCAD or similar platforms.
• Interpret field notes, maps, schematics, customer standards, and established design guidelines to complete OSP designs.
• Apply OSP design standards and telecommunications construction practices to resolve design issues and recommend practical 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 project documentation.
• Use customer-proprietary software, GIS tools, CAD systems, and other computer applications to support work orders and design.
• Collaborate with supervisors, project managers, designers, field technicians, drafters, administrative staff, and quality teams.
• Support initial fieldwork in and around Shreveport, Louisiana, and Little Rock, Arkansas, and travel to additional project areas as business needs expand.
• 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 in-person orientation and training at Sigma Technologies headquarters in Perrysburg, Ohio.
• Remote work when not performing required field data collection.
• Competitive pay based on experience and education.

What This Job Offers

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