Fiber Network Engineer: Field Installations & Testing

GCS Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Fiber Engineer to support installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and deployment of fiber‑optic network infrastructure across field, customer, data center, and enterprise environments.

Responsibilities include fiber installations, terminations, splicing, testing with industry equipment, fault isolation, and network documentation. You will coordinate with field and network teams and help ensure reliable service restoration and compliant safety practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with fiber‑optic network infrastructure.
• Experience performing fiber installations, termination, splicing, and testing.
• Ability to read network diagrams, fiber routes, and installation specs.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, troubleshoot, and maintain fiber-optic network infrastructure.
• Perform fiber installations, terminations, splicing, and network connectivity activities.
• Conduct fiber testing and certification using industry-standard testing equipment.
• Perform optical measurements, loss testing, and fault isolation.
• Troubleshoot fiber and connectivity issues and identify the root cause of network problems.
• Perform inspections and preventative maintenance on fiber infrastructure.
• Support fiber network deployments, upgrades, expansions, and service activations.
• Work with network and communications equipment connected to fiber infrastructure.
• Perform testing and validation following installation, repair, or network modifications.
• Support network restoration and emergency repair activities when required.
• Read and interpret fiber documentation, network diagrams, drawings, and installation specifications.
• Maintain accurate records of fiber routes, testing results, splicing activities, equipment, and maintenance work.
• Coordinate with field engineers, network engineers, contractors, customers, and operations teams.
• Follow established safety, installation, testing, and industry procedures.

Skills

Fiber-optic networking

Troubleshooting

Field installation

Documentation

Job description

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Fiber Engineer to support installation, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and deployment of fiber‑optic network infrastructure across field, customer, data center, and enterprise environments.

Responsibilities include fiber installations, terminations, splicing, testing with industry equipment, fault isolation, and network documentation. You will coordinate with field and network teams and help ensure reliable service restoration and compliant safety practices.