Principal Engineer III

Charter Communications • Wichita, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal Engineer III leads engineering activities that support Spectrum’s telecommunications and signal processing systems. Working closely with technical operations staff, this role contributes to system design and configuration and serves as a recognized technical and design expert. The position leads design teams and provides guidance to team leaders and senior technical staff.

The role handles complex, critical projects involving multiple technical systems and constituents; designs, implements, monitors, enhances, and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas; reviews and tests system designs; and provides high-level engineering technical support to regional personnel. It also ensures technical integrations, changes, standards, and documentation meet requirements, and that applicable industry-specific local, state, and federal regulations are followed.

The work is performed in an office environment.

Requirements

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or related work experience.
• 16+ years of engineering work experience.
• 16+ years of project management work experience.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Expert knowledge of related industry specifications and standards, including IEEE, ANSI, fiber (multimode, single mode, UTP, etc.), bridging, switching, routing, Ethernet, and transport technologies and protocols.
• Expert knowledge of network design, network architecture, protocols, and network topology.
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP and the OSI Model.
• Basic knowledge of ticketing and software tools used to support current operations.
• Expert knowledge of network devices and basic network appliances.
• Expert knowledge of network design software, such as Visio.
• Ability to work in a very fast-paced environment and learn new technology quickly.
• Ability to use a personal computer and software applications.

Nice To Haves

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
• Industry- and vendor-specific certifications and training, such as Cisco, Juniper, or Alcatel-Lucent.
• Knowledge of company products and services.

Responsibilities

• Handle the most complex and critical projects involving several technical systems and constituents.
• Design, implement, monitor, enhance, and troubleshoot systems in assigned areas.
• Analyze and revise existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
• Test and review system designs.
• Provide high-level engineering technical support and guidance to regional personnel.
• Ensure technical integration, changes, standards, and documentation requirements are met.
• Mentor and guide senior technical staff.
• Review work plans and designs and advise on improvements.
• Adhere to applicable industry-specific local, state, and federal regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal