Engineer-Transport - III

Title : Long Distance (LD) Transport Engineer

Location : Richardson, TX (Hybrid)

Duration : + Months

Hybrid : - days per week in office required

JOB DUTIES :

The Transport Engineer will be responsible for management of MDE (Manufacture Discontinued Equipment) migrations, disconnects and decommissions in support of the Long Distance Zero Fill and Low Fill Device Power Down Initiative.

The engineer will work to define, plan, and engineer disconnects of transport systems without traffic, drive offload grooms of transport systems with low traffic, and coordinate steps to power down and retire in place network elements of obsolete network equipment to optimize the network utilization and reduce the high failure rate of system outages.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Engineer the removal of obsolete equipment from the network
• Respond to high failure rate systems outages
• Free up space and power in support of network growth
• Clear housekeeping order-wire from MDE gear. (Prerequisite to initiating a decommission project and power down of equipment)
• Identify directional system / solution for new order-wire / housekeeping.
• Prioritize Zero Fill power downs to support Site Decommissions
• Coordinate groom offloads from MDE transport onto TPTA / Sonet Mesh network for Low Fill device power downs
• Maintain equipment inventory records and LD transport in engineering and provisioning database(s)
• Job requirements and responsibilities are specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul network transport equipment defined under the Zero-Fill program and not associated to any normal day to day activities.
• Database cleanup to ensure integrity of the system and network
• Work w / peers to ensure on time performance and delivery to support needs of business and customer
• Handle escalations and troubleshoot, as needed
• Familiarity with field concepts, practices, and procedures
• Stay current on technological evolutions.

MUST HAVE SKILLS (Most Important) :

• Experience in the telecommunications industry
• Technical knowledge of long distance, ultra-long haul and OTN mesh networks
• Equipment Knowledge specific to Sonet / SDH, ULH, OTN mesh and WDM transport
• Vendor Specific Knowledge : Ciena, Infinera, Fujitsu and varied long haul networks
• System Knowledge : BGW or Granite (XNG), CoFEE(Canvas), Nautilus, ICON, CCP, Venue
• Job requirements specific to engineering and design of ultra-long haul transport
• Experience managing complex processes and driving results
• Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems

DESIRED SKILLS :

• Strong understanding of engineering specs and drawings
• Knowledge and experience with both equipment inventory and design
• Strong working knowledge of the legacy network operating systems
• Ability to assess, identify, and mitigate risks that could impact the business or project
• Enjoy analyzing problems with autonomy to select and implement right solutions
• Work well independently; but also team player able to ensure best outcomes
• Manage assignments & competing priorities, staying focused on important deadlines
• Experience with windows-based programs and corporate database systems

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree in related technical field or relevant experience
• Five or more years of telecom work experience
18 days ago