Senior FTTH Design & Network Documentation Engineer

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a specialist to ensure the technical integrity and quality of telecom network infrastructure in Belgium. You will manage design reviews, as-built documentation, and optimize engineering workflows through data analysis and automation.

You will work with FTTH knowledge, network inventory systems like Cocon, and GIS tools such as QGIS. French and English fluency is required to liaise with partners and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FTTH or telecom network design, documentation, or field engineering.
• Experience with network inventory systems such as Cocon or similar.
• Proficiency with GIS tools like QGIS.

Responsibilities

• Review and cross-check technical designs and as-built documentation against network principles.
• Provide binding technical answers to construction partners regarding design tickets and field deviations.
• Ensure accuracy of network inventory by aligning assets, topology and fiber positions with real-world data.
• Perform as-built acceptance checks for network areas based on optical measurements and layouts.
• Monitor contractor performance through regular reviews and technical steering meetings.
• Develop validation rules and automation tools to streamline the design review process.
• Analyze root causes of installation delays and document findings to improve workflows.

Skills

FTTH experience

network design

documentation

data analysis

automation

SQL

scripting

French (professional)

English (professional)

problem solving

Education

Bachelor or Master in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geomatics, or related field

Tools

Cocon (Network Inventory)

GIS tools (QGIS)

Job description

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a specialist to ensure the technical integrity and quality of telecom network infrastructure in Belgium. You will manage design reviews, as-built documentation, and optimize engineering workflows through data analysis and automation.

You will work with FTTH knowledge, network inventory systems like Cocon, and GIS tools such as QGIS. French and English fluency is required to liaise with partners and internal teams.