Fiber Engineer

LightPath; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Yearly bonus

401k match

Résumé du poste

Lightpath in Parsippany, NJ seeks a Fiber Engineer to own fiber network usage, design routes, and deliver tailored solutions for diverse telecom services. You will work with GIS data, support pre-sales engineering, and coordinate with service delivery teams.

The role requires a 4-year engineering degree and strong coordination, analytical, and time-management skills, with familiarity in GIS, Salesforce, AutoCAD, and MS Office. Competitive benefits accompany the position.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in engineering or telecom fiber experience required.
• Ability to work independently and self-motivate in a cross-functional team.
• Strong communication and time-management skills for project delivery.
• Proficient with MS Office, Visio and GIS-related tools.
• Experience with Salesforce.com and AutoCAD is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Own and manage Lightpath's fiber network usage and performance.
• Engineer fiber routes for services like Dark Fiber, Ethernet, SD-WAN, and DIA.
• Develop creative fiber solutions meeting distance, diversity, and routing needs.
• Research databases and records for network design and asset relocation.
• Input data to GIS and ensure accuracy of circuit and asset records.

Connaissances

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Prioritization

Analytical skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Outils

Google Earth

KMZ files

GIS data management

Salesforce.com

AutoCAD

MS Visio

MS Office

Description du poste

Fiber Engineer

Job ID: 638032748

Location

5 Sylvan Way,
Parsippany,
NJ 07054

About Lightpath

Lightpath is building the fiber infrastructure the digital economy depends on - owning, operating, and expanding dense, high-performance networks for enterprises, public institutions, carriers, and cloud innovators. Our all-fiber network supports mission-critical environments, from financial markets and healthcare systems to AI platforms and next-generation cloud architectures. As we expand across the Northeast and into high-growth markets nationwide, we invest ahead of demand - building infrastructure with precision, resilience, and accountability.

To support that growth, we're building a team of people who take ownership, think long-term, and take pride in tackling complex work with care and integrity. At Lightpath, every role contributes to infrastructure that powers critical systems and real-world outcomes. We look for individuals who value precision, accountability, and collaboration and who want to help build networks, processes, and partnerships that are engineered to last.

Basic Function

The Fiber Engineering Organization is responsible for the usage, maintenance, and documentation of Lightpath's robust fiber network. Daily efforts of a Fiber Engineer will include work supporting pre-sales engineering, new customer service installation, maintenance of existing services, asset record management within our GIS database, fiber trace analysis, outside vendor management, customer requests, and other departmental needs. Will support and report to the Manager of Fiber Engineering.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Own and manage the usage of Lightpath's Fiber Network.
• Make decisions regarding usage of the fiber network and how it is to be leveraged to enable our customers' success. Will include engineering fiber routes for various telecom services such as Dark Fiber, Ethernet, SD-WAN, WDM, DIA, Small Cell, and FTT services.
• Produce creative solutions using Lightpath assets to deliver unique services for our customers' needs supporting design criteria such as distance limitations, diversity needs, or specific routing requirements.
• Research existing databases, files, and records for purposes of network design, fiber optimization, customer communications, and/or relocation of fiber facilities.
• Create and provide output specifying selected fiber path and required splicing work to be performed for new fiber-based service installations, relocation of existing fiber facilities, and/or restoration of existing traffic.
• Ensure company records are accurate by inputting and maintaining data of physical assets in our GIS database.
• Ensure inventory of fiber usage & customer service records are accurate by inputting and maintaining circuit data in our GIS database.
• Establish and maintain effective communications and a professional working relationship with customers both internal and external, including Lightpath service delivery, project management, circuit design, OSP construction, sales engineering, vendors, and customers.
• Organize workday efficiently to maximize productivity by utilizing proper time management techniques.
• Assist in the accomplishment of company objectives or needs by performing other related duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications

• 4-Year Degree in Engineering or equivalent telecom fiber network experience.
• Ability to function independently and self-motivate.
• Strong interpersonal skills for supporting and communicating with a variety of cross functional teams.
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite of tools including MS Visio.
• Proficiency in usage of Google Earth & creating/managing KMZ files.
• Experience using Salesforce.com platform is a plus.
• Experience using GIS-based data management system is a plus.
• Experience using AutoCad is a plus.
• Proficient analytical, organizational, and time management skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize assignments.
• Knowledge & experience of fiber network engineering or fiber construction practices are preferred.
• Work experience within Telecom industry preferred.

Lightpath is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Lightpath collects personal information about its applicants for employment that may include personal identifiers, professional or employment related information, photos, education information and/or protected classifications under federal and state law. This information is collected for employment purposes, including identification, work authorization, FCRA-compliant background screening, human resource administration and compliance with federal, state and local law.

This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New Jersey. The pay range at the time of posting in the specified locations is $60,000 - $85,000/year and will be eligible for overtime pay in accordance with applicable law and company policy. Pay ranges are supplied in compliance with New Jersey law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. Some of our featured benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, yearly bonus program and company matched 401k.