Senior Optical Engineer

🕒 4 days ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $110k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Ziply Fiber

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📡 Telecommunications

💰 Corporate Round on 2022-11

Consulting • Logistics • Telecommunications

Ziply Fiber is a leading provider of fiber-optic internet services in the Pacific Northwest, offering high-speed internet plans that cater to both residential and business customers. With a focus on transparency and customer satisfaction, Ziply Fiber provides no annual contracts, no data caps, and a variety of multi-gig internet options designed for modern households and businesses. Their services include whole home WiFi, streaming TV, and phone services, making them a one-stop solution for connectivity needs.

📋 Description

• Design, engineer, and support the continued growth of Ziply Fiber’s optical transport network • Perform optical link engineering, including wavelength and route planning, optical power and loss budgets, OSNR analysis, chromatic dispersion and PMD management, and EDFA/Raman amplifier placement • Design fixed-grid and flex-grid ROADM-based DWDM topologies and specify coherent transponders and muxponders for 100G/400G wavelength services • Own end-to-end DWDM and optical transport solution designs in partnership with network architecture • Define technical standards and reference designs guiding implementation • Deliver wavelength services to the core IP network while supporting IP architecture and redundancy goals • Prepare detailed equipment installation specifications and drawings • Standardize implementation methods and procedures • Partner with systems engineering to automate provisioning and turn-up tasks • Provide optical-layer technical guidance and mentorship; lead design and peer reviews • Develop multi-year optical capacity and technology roadmaps, including migration from legacy SONET/TDM toward OTN and coherent transport • Lead vendor and technology evaluation and selection, including RFI/RFP processes, lab testing, proof-of-concept testing, and platform standardization • Commission and turn up optical systems using OTDRs, optical spectrum analyzers, and optical power meters • Validate span loss, OSNR, and channel power before service activation • Isolate and resolve optical-layer faults across multi-vendor network segments • Participate in oversight and installation of DWDM and IP network layers • Coordinate with third-party fiber providers for DWDM turn-up • Provision DWDM wavelengths for customers and internal core-network capacity • Provision DWDM wavelengths and associated muxes to deliver OC-192 circuits to the TDM team • Connect DC power to DWDM equipment and/or routers • Ensure new IP POPs are accessible once the DWDM network is in place • Coordinate with core network engineering to provision capacity for a congestion-free, fully protected IP network • Support the core IP network through DWDM wavelength implementation • Hand off deployed equipment and customer services to Network Operations • Maintain accurate, current site records • Generate quote requests, purchase requests, and RFPs • Attend management, department, and vendor meetings and participate in inter-departmental planning • Travel to job and project sites as required • Participate in the on-call rotation for DWDM outages • Perform other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization

🎯 Requirements

• High school diploma or GED • Minimum of five (5) years of network engineering experience, including at least three (3) years in DWDM and optical transport • Strong IP/MPLS networking knowledge, including BGP, IS-IS or OSPF, and MPLS, in a packet-optical or converged core environment • Working knowledge of DWDM/ROADM, OTN (G.709), SONET/SDH, and coherent 100G/400G wavelength services • Understanding of optical fundamentals: single-mode vs. multi-mode fiber, optical power/loss budgets, OSNR, chromatic dispersion, PMD, and optical amplification (EDFA/Raman) • Hands-on experience with at least one major optical transport platform, such as Ciena, Nokia, Infinera, or Cisco NCS, with ability to work across multiple vendor platforms • Experience with optical test equipment such as OTDRs, optical spectrum analyzers, and optical power meters • Strong knowledge of telecommunications design, installation practices, and principles • Experience provisioning or commissioning telecommunications network elements such as routers, switches, DSLAMs, PON, TDM, VoIP, and DWDM • Experience with equipment asset and circuit inventory systems • Proficiency reading and interpreting technical documents such as vendor deployment guidelines, white papers, and configuration manuals • Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills • Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and on-call as needed • Ability to drive on behalf of the company in a safe and responsible manner • Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and a satisfactory driving record • Must complete a pre-employment drug screening • Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, telecommunications, computer science, information technology, or a related technical field • Preferred: Scripting and automation experience, such as Python on Linux, and certifications such as Cisco CCNP, Juniper JNCIP, or a vendor optical certification • Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to provide excellent customer service • Proficiency with standard office software, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Visio), and telephone systems

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • 401k • Flexible spending account • Paid sick leave • Paid time off • Parental leave • Quarterly performance bonus • Training • Career growth • Education reimbursement programs