Fiber Optic Splicer & Tester — 100% Travel Field Tech

Intuit, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (PTO)

Holiday pay

Cell phone allowance

$160/day per diem

Birthday gift card

Referral bonus

Job summary

Apex One Communications is hiring a Fiber Optic Splicer & Tester to perform fusion splicing, testing, and fiber characterization on ISP/OSP networks. Travel is 100% with 40-hour weeks and project-based overtime, with breaks between projects possible.

Candidate experience ranges from entry to senior; pay and responsibilities align with experience. Domestic travel and on-site field work across the U.S. are required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED (minimum)
• 1+ year of fusion splicing experience (senior candidates: 3+ years including high-count ribbon splicing)
• Hands-on experience with OTDR and OLTS test sets (EXFO, VIAVI, AFL, or similar)
• Fiber characterization experience (CD, PMD, ORL) strongly preferred
• Data center, CO, and/or OSP experience
• Able to read splice plans, prints, and test results
• Certifications preferred: FOA CFOT, CFOS/S (Splicing), CFOS/T (Testing), or BICSI
• Strong attention to detail and clean documentation habits
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Responsibilities

• Splicing: High-count ribbon splicing, including 12-fiber flat ribbon and rollable/flexible ribbon on 864 to 6,912-count cable
• Single-fiber fusion splicing on loose-tube and tight-buffered cable
• Cable prep, buffer tube and ribbon handling, and sheath grounding/bonding
• Splice closures, splice cases, and splice trays (OSP domes, in-line closures, ISP splice cabinets)
• Fiber distribution and termination: FDPs, ODFs, patch panels, MPO/MTP trunks and cassettes, and pigtail splicing
• Maintain fusion splicers and cleavers (Fujikura, Sumitomo, AFL, or similar)

Skills

Fusion splicing

OTDR testing

OLTS testing

Fiber characterization

Reading splice plans

Data center/CO/OSP experience

CFOT/CFOS certifications

Microsoft Word/Excel

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

EXFO

VIAVI

AFL

Job description

Apex One Communications is hiring a Fiber Optic Splicer & Tester to perform fusion splicing, testing, and fiber characterization on ISP/OSP networks. Travel is 100% with 40-hour weeks and project-based overtime, with breaks between projects possible.

Candidate experience ranges from entry to senior; pay and responsibilities align with experience. Domestic travel and on-site field work across the U.S. are required.