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Tyto Athene, LLC · 3 days ago

Outside Plant Engineer

Oak Ridge, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Tyto Athene is seeking an experienced Outside Plant Engineer to work in the Oak Ridge, TN location. The role involves leading and coordinating the design, development, implementation, operations and optimization of complex infrastructure and transport systems throughout the Oak Ridge Reservation.

Information Technology

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Rebecca Siegel

Responsibilities

Perform the daily operations for the outside copper and fiber plant to Include engineering, permitting, contracting, designing and maintenance of copper and fiber facility installations and existing fiber and copper facility relocations

Responsible for design and development of complex outside plant (OSP) equipment installations, modifications, and upgrades

Maintain fiber splice records, network topography records and fiber mapping and as-builts in corporate inventory systems. Work closely with other earners, engineering firms, local/ stale agencies and building owners/landlords on new installations and relocations

Utilize a variety of systems for the processing and reporting of work activities, inventorying OSP facilities, documentation of projects to include but not limited to new construction and route maintenance/protection

Complete project estimations or equipment, labor, and material costs. Complete designs, bids and permits and assist the Project Manager in the management ofconstruction activities of new copper and fiber facility installations

Monitor infrastructure builds and reviews punch lists and approves work to industry construction standards. Support preparation of project timelines and provide detailed weekly status reports

Identify and coordinate with contractors/subcontractors for engineering, permitting and construction of OSP infrastructure. Maintain fiber splice records, network topography records and fiber mapping

Direct emergency restoration and mitigation activities required for the OSP network. This could include fiber optic damages. natural disasters, power failures and other events

Define service order customization requirements, and completion criteria; review OSP Infrastructure designs, ensure compliance with applicable industry and DOE standards, and create integrated work plans and configurations. Selects routing of lines and equipment required for work projects

Plans and prepares drawings for construction or new, and removal or rearrangement of existing, overhead or underground lines, cables, and conduits to obtain optimum and economical utilization of communications facilities

Perform surveys as required. Assist in the development, review and implementation of work plans, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and work instructions as necessary

Support special circuit engineering and implementation. Document that all circuit design records are complete and accurate. This includes both creating circuit design records when needed as well as ensuring they are updated for an as built or service restoration changes

Assist with the engineering, installation, service and maintenance of customer premise equipment and last mile fiber circuits as necessary and directed

Ensure all fibers, cables and other connections are property tagged and identified and that these connections have the proper physical support such as fiber duct, spiral wrap and strand relief supports

Ensure all equipment is mounted in such a way as to ensure operational reliability

Qualification

Outside Plant EngineeringFiber Optic SplicingRegistered Communications Distribution DesignerNetwork TroubleshootingTransmission Equipment KnowledgeCustomer RelationsEffective CommunicationTime Management

Required

Capable of working effectively with co-workers and fulfill customer requests

Strong computer skills with emphasis on applications are required

Ability to successfully handle multiple priorities simultaneously

Ability to work extremely flexible hours and support on-call duties and shift work as required

Additional work hours beyond normal duty hours may be necessary, at times, to complete the weekly workload based upon the discretion of the supervisor

On-call availability during off-hours in the event of service problems with the system

Ability to concisely and effectively communicate and present complex technical information to a varied audience, including technical and non-technical customer representatives

Effective time management to allow for involvement in special task order projects as assigned by the supervisor

Perform his/her duties with minimum supervision, and participate in cross-functional projects as scheduled

Fostering of excellent relations with the Customer and the Team on behalf of Tyto

Follow established guidelines set forth by the Customer, Tyto, and the supervisor for conduct and work performance

Isolate system problems and malfunctions; take timely corrective action to meet conditions of the contract

Must be a US citizen

Ability to work flexible/extended hours and possibly holidays is required

A valid driver's license is required

The ability to pass a background check and obtain a Department of Energy security clearance is required

Preferred

A minimum of a bachelor's degree and 3 years' experience or 7 years of experience providing technical expertise as it refers to all the physical cabling (copper and fiber) and supporting infrastructure (such as conduit, cabinets, tower or poles), and any associated hardware (such as repeaters) located between a demarcation point in a switching facility and a demarcation point in another switching center or customer premises

Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification through Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) a plus

Advanced experience with Outside Plant Distribution and Feeder engineering and design

In depth knowledge of copper and fiber splicing, testing and restoration

In depth, working knowledge of transmission equipment and technologies such as SONET. Pair Gain, Adtran, Disc's and Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWOM)

Experienced and knowledgeable in network troubleshooting techniques

Thorough understanding of SONET/TDM circuit operations, including test access, circuit testing, line coding and framing of DS1's, DS3's, OC3's, OC12's, OC48's and OC192's

Efficiently operate and be familiar with such test equipment as optical power meters, OTDR, Optical Spectrum Analyzers, and SONET, T1 and DS3

Knowledge and/or certifications from Industry standards organizations to include Building industry Consulting Services International (BICSI)