Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.
Job Title : FTTH Network Engineer
Location(s) : Irving, TX (Remote)
This position is responsible for the application engineering of telecommunications outside plant in a local serving exchange environment.
Subject matter expert of and for all technical aspects of outside plant facilities work such as but not limited to cable sizing, cable counts, cable records, permitting for right of ways and easements.
This position works as a team member with Network Planning, Central Office, Transmission and Operations to support the growth, replacements and upgrades of telecommunications plant facilities.
This position also supports sales, marketing, operations and regulatory as needed. Candidates for this position must have experience engineering fiber to the home deployments.
Responsibilities :
- Must have experience engineering fiber to the home deployments.
- Engineering design for outside plant projects.
- Proactive review of outside plant facilities to determine necessary upgrades and enhancements.
- Communicate with state, county, city and national indices to gain information on planned projects that involve
growth and changes.
- Coordinate with all utilities for project design and construction to utilize joint trench.
- Communicate with all peers and departments to insure proper project planning.
- Maintain accurate cable records and updates.
- Apply for permits as required (State, DNR, City, County, Townships).
- Maintain and investigate right of ways and easements for releases.
- Land base into FROGS / Spatial Engineer (Frontier AutoCAD based GIS) system.
- All other activities with respect to the needs of the business.
Required Qualifications :
- B.S. or B.A. in Engineering or equivalent preferred, or a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience related to outside plant, preferable in a local exchange environment.
- Must have outside plant construction, project management, and inventory management experience.
- Must demonstrate knowledge with heavy emphasis on outside plant design, cable count layout, and capacities.
- Must have experience in right of way, private easement and permitting with local, state and federal entities.
- Must demonstrate knowledge with heavy emphasis on outside plant design, cable count layout, and capacities.
- Must have detailed knowledge of outside plant activities.
- Must have knowledge of engineering tools to include the following, FROGS / Spatial Engineer (Frontier AutoCAD based GIS), Adobe, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, email and other vendor software.
- Must be able to participate and lead project teams to achieve team objectives and goals.
- Strong interpersonal skills are very important in discussions and meetings with engineering team, regional managers, vendors, local supervisors and technicians.
Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.