Field Optical Data Center Engineer - Travel-Ready

Ericsson; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson Inc. is seeking a Data Center Optical Engineer to lead optical transport operations in customer data centers and co-locations.

You will ensure reliable installation, maintenance, and operation of optical networks, interfacing with customers and vendors, and traveling as required to site locations. The ideal candidate has hands-on fiber cabling experience, strong reporting skills, and the ability to manage multiple high-availability tasks in fast-paced environments, while upholding

Qualifications

• 3–15 years of experience in data center operations with direct customer interaction.
• Hands-on experience with connectorized fiber optic cabling (single-mode and multi-mode).
• Proven ability to read and interpret network designs, MoPs, and vendor docs.

Responsibilities

• Audit work in customer data centers and provide immediate feedback to technicians.
• Interact with customers via ticketing tools or face-to-face; provide clear reports.
• Assist with fiber installation, decommissioning, break/fix, remediation and migrations.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer-facing communications

Documentation

Data center operations

Fiber optic cabling

Optical testing

Troubleshooting

MoPs & diagrams

Cable management

Tools

OTDRs

Power meters

VFLs

Test sets

Job description

Ericsson Inc. is seeking a Data Center Optical Engineer to lead optical transport operations in customer data centers and co-locations.

You will ensure reliable installation, maintenance, and operation of optical networks, interfacing with customers and vendors, and traveling as required to site locations. The ideal candidate has hands-on fiber cabling experience, strong reporting skills, and the ability to manage multiple high-availability tasks in fast-paced environments, while upholding