Telecommunications Design Drafter

AGE Solutions • Washington, DC

6h • $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

AGE Solutions is seeking an experienced Telecommunications Design Drafter to support a telecommunications infrastructure refresh for a federal customer in Washington, DC. This effort will support the modernization of enterprise voice, data, and telecommunications infrastructure across a secure, multi-building government environment. The Telecommunications Design Drafter will develop and maintain technical drawings using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio, document existing telecommunications infrastructure, translate field-collected survey data into accurate engineering drawings, and support the development of telecommunications infrastructure designs based on legacy conditions, project requirements, and engineering direction. Candidates must live within a commutable distance of Washington, DC to work onsite full time or be willing to relocate to the Washington, DC area.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Strong proficiency with AutoCAD, including development and modification of telecommunications, infrastructure, and construction drawings.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Visio, including telecommunications diagrams, rack elevations, network diagrams, pathway layouts, and floor plan overlays.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel for schedules, document control, and tracking.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical drawings for telecommunications, structured cabling, low-voltage systems, network infrastructure, facilities, or engineering projects.
• Experience supporting telecommunications infrastructure design, structured cabling documentation, OSP/ISP planning, network modernization, or facilities modernization projects.
• Ability to interpret and update architectural floor plans, telecom drawings, engineering markups, field sketches, and redline documentation.
• Experience producing accurate as-built documentation and construction drawing packages.
• Familiarity with MDFs, IDFs, telecommunications rooms, racks, patch panels, fiber shelves, copper patch panels, backbone cabling, horizontal cabling, cable tray, ladder rack, conduit, sleeves, pathways, risers, building entrances, and OSP/ISP transitions.
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems, fiber optics, copper cabling, cable routing, labeling, patching, rack elevations, and telecommunications infrastructure design.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage drawing revisions across multiple buildings, floors, telecom rooms, and project phases.
• Ability to work onsite full time in Washington, DC.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting secure federal, DoD, Intelligence Community, or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale telecommunications infrastructure modernization or campus-wide structured cabling projects.
• Familiarity with BICSI standards and structured cabling best practices.
• Experience developing telecommunications designs from incomplete or legacy infrastructure documentation.
• Experience coordinating with engineering teams and field installation personnel throughout project execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain telecommunications drawings and design packages using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio.
• Create and revise floor plans, telecommunications layouts, pathway drawings, conduit plans, rack elevations, cable routing diagrams, network diagrams, and infrastructure details.
• Translate field notes, survey forms, sketches, redlines, photographs, pathway data, cable route information, telecom room documentation, and legacy records into accurate AutoCAD and Visio drawings.
• Document existing infrastructure including building entrances, MDFs, IDFs, backbone routes, risers, cable pathways, rack layouts, patch fields, OSP routes, OSP-to-ISP transitions, and known constraints.
• Support the development of proposed telecommunications infrastructure designs for fiber backbone, copper cabling, telecommunications pathways, MDF/IDF layouts, rack elevations, cable routing, and equipment placement.
• Produce detailed as-built drawings and construction-ready documentation supporting implementation activities.
• Read and interpret architectural, engineering, and telecommunications drawings to ensure design accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and field technicians to resolve missing, conflicting, or incomplete survey information.
• Incorporate field redlines, engineering comments, QA/QC comments, and customer review feedback into controlled drawing packages.
• Maintain drawing version control, file naming standards, revision histories, and document management processes.
• Identify pathway limitations, rack-space constraints, cable management concerns, incomplete documentation, and other issues affecting proposed designs.
• Support preparation of survey packages, engineering drawing sets, implementation work packages, and final turnover documentation.
• Ensure all AutoCAD and Visio deliverables meet project standards, customer requirements, engineering specifications, and quality expectations.

Benefits

• 26 Days Paid Leave: Includes vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays. You choose how to use it.
• Performance Bonuses: Performance bonuses are awarded based on individual contributions and company-wide results, aligning recognition with impact.
• 401(k) with Match: We match 3% of your contributions with immediate vesting.
• Financial Protection: Company-paid life insurance up to $300K and options for additional coverage for you and your dependents.
• Health Benefits: Multiple medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options to fit your needs.
• Parental Leave: 15 days of fully paid leave for new parents, because family matters.
• Military Differential Pay: We bridge the gap for employees on active duty, so they don’t take a financial hit while serving.
• Professional Growth: Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and the tools and tech to get the job done right.
• Shared Success: In the event of a company sale, our CEO has committed to returning 80% of net proceeds to employees. This ensures our team shares in the long term value they help create.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed