OSP Engineer III

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Jersey.

📋 Description

• Lead the planning, design, and optimization of extensive FTTH/FTTP fiber optic networks, ensuring adherence to client specifications, permitting requirements, budget objectives, and engineering best practices;

• Oversee and evaluate High Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs), offering technical guidance and approvals for route proposals, splice point locations, and network architecture;

• Manage advanced GIS and CAD workflows including data validation, integration, and QA/QC across various platforms such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Katapult, and Google Earth;

• Supervise and mentor junior design engineers, ensuring quality control, compliance with standards, and professional development within the OSP engineering team;

• Collaborate with departments and stakeholders (survey, permitting, GIS, construction, and project management) to facilitate technical discussions, eliminate project obstacles, and maintain alignment from design through construction;

• Analyze and address complex field conflicts and design challenges encountered during aerial and underground surveys, proposing cost-effective and compliant solutions;

• Ensure full compliance with NESC/NEC codes, state and local regulations, and client-specific design standards, proactively managing risks and constructability concerns;

• Act as a subject matter expert in fiber optic network design, contributing to the ongoing enhancement of engineering standards, templates, and best practices;

• Lead technical design reviews, audits, and approvals, ensuring consistency, constructability, and long-term scalability of the network infrastructure.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in OSP fiber network engineering and design;

• Demonstrated ability to lead intricate design projects across various markets or utility types;

• Extensive knowledge of FTTH, centralized and distributed split architecture, and hybrid tap models;

• Advanced expertise with ESRI, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, IQGeo, Vetro, 3-GIS, Katapult, or comparable engineering software;

• Strong understanding of permitting processes, jurisdictional design standards, and best practices for constructability;

• Exceptional documentation, organizational, and project tracking abilities;

• Effective leadership, mentoring, and communication skills in remote or hybrid team settings;

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, GIS, Telecommunications, or a related field preferred.

• Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing for major carriers such as AT&T, Lumen, Verizon, or Frontier;

• Familiarity with pole loading analysis, easement research, and joint-use coordination;

• Experience supporting BEAD, RDOF, or other grant-funded broadband initiatives;

• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license is a plus but not required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay and compensation package;

• Health Insurance plans (health, dental, vision);

• Whole Life Insurance;

• 401k Plan;

• PTO/Paid Holidays;

• Long-term, career-track employment with opportunities for growth into technical or leadership roles.