Fiber Technician (Contractor) Palo Alto, CA

Limiting Factor Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. A Fiber Technician is needed to install, splice and test fiber optic cabling at our data center sites, both between buildings and inside data halls.

Responsibilities include pulling, terminating, testing with OTDR and power meters, and documenting results, along with installing cross-connects, labeling cabling and maintaining fiber records. Some travel to other locations is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience installing fiber optic cabling.
• Skilled in fusion splicing and OTDR testing.
• Ability to read splice diagrams and cabling drawings.
• Careful, tidy workmanship in shared customer spaces.

Responsibilities

• Pull, splice and terminate single-mode and multimode fiber.
• Install cable tray, conduit, innerduct, patch panels and enclosures.
• Test fiber with OTDR and power meter; document results.
• Install cross-connects for customers and carriers.
• Label cabling and update fiber records.
• Troubleshoot and repair fiber faults.

Skills

Fiber optic installation

Fusion splicing

OTDR testing

Reading splice diagrams

Cable routing & labeling

Tools

Fusion splicer

OTDR

Cable testing tools

Job description

LFG designs, builds and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. We are engaging a Fiber Technician to install, splice and test fiber optic cabling at our data center sites, both between buildings and inside the data halls.

What you will do

• Pull, splice and terminate single-mode and multimode fiber.
• Install cable tray, conduit, innerduct, patch panels and enclosures.
• Test fiber with an OTDR and power meter, and document the results.
• Install cross-connects for customers and carriers.
• Label cabling and update fiber records.
• Troubleshoot and repair fiber faults.

Required qualifications

• 3 or more years installing fiber optic cabling.
• Skilled in fusion splicing and OTDR testing.
• Ability to read splice diagrams and cabling drawings.
• Careful, tidy workmanship in shared customer spaces.

Preferred qualifications

• FOA CFOT or BICSI installer certification.
• Data center cabling experience.
• Own fusion splicer and test equipment.

Additional Requirements

• Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be willing to travel to other LFG locations
• On site in data halls, underground vaults and along outdoor fiber routes
• Climbing ladders, working at heights and in confined spaces

Pay Range: $45.00 - $70.00 per hour

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 Affiantative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail]