Fiber Engineer Palo Alto, CA

Limiting Factor Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Fiber Engineer designs the fiber optic infrastructure that connects each site to carriers and connects equipment within the site.

Design fiber routes, work with carriers, produce splice diagrams, oversee contractors, obtain permits, and plan capacity as sites grow. Equal opportunity employer with strong benefits and incentives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing fiber networks.
• Knowledge of single-mode fiber, loss budgets and OTDR testing.
• Experience with GIS or AutoCAD for route design.
• Knowledge of TIA-568, TIA-942 and BICSI standards.
• Experience managing fiber construction contractors.

Responsibilities

• Design fiber routes outside and inside the buildings: conduit, duct banks, meet-me rooms and cross-connects.
• Work with carriers and dark fiber providers to bring service to each site over physically separate routes.
• Produce splice diagrams and keep fiber records current.
• Specify cable, connectors and enclosures.
• Oversee fiber contractors, review their test results and accept completed work.
• Obtain permits and rights-of-way for fiber builds with Legal and the Civil Engineer.
• Plan fiber capacity as customers and carriers are added.

Skills

Fiber network design

OTDR testing knowledge

Single-mode fiber knowledge

TIA standards knowledge

Contractor management

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The Fiber Engineer designs the fiber optic infrastructure that connects each site to carriers and connects equipment within the site. Customers choose data centers partly on connectivity, so having several carriers reach the site over physically separate routes is a selling point you will help create.

What you will do

• Design fiber routes outside and inside the buildings: conduit, duct banks, meet-me rooms and cross-connects.
• Work with carriers and dark fiber providers to bring service to each site over physically separate routes.
• Produce splice diagrams and keep fiber records current.
• Specify cable, connectors and enclosures.
• Oversee fiber contractors, review their test results and accept completed work.
• Obtain permits and rights-of-way for fiber builds with Legal and the Civil Engineer.
• Plan fiber capacity as customers and carriers are added.

Required qualifications

• 5 or more years designing fiber networks
• Knowledge of single-mode fiber, loss budgets and OTDR testing.
• Experience with GIS or AutoCAD for route design.
• Knowledge of TIA-568, TIA-942 and BICSI standards.
• Experience managing fiber construction contractors.

Preferred qualifications

• BICSI RCDD or OSP certification.
• Experience negotiating with carriers or dark fiber providers.
• Data center meet-me room design experience.

Additional Requirements

• Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be willing to travel to other LFG locations
• Mix of office work and field work along fiber routes and on construction sites
• Protective equipment required for field work

Pay Range:
$130,000.00 - $190,000.00
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at LFG. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

LFG is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with LFG is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of LFG's Affidavit Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail]