Network Production Engineer, Physical Network

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s LTD team seeks a network engineer to own Inside Plant and Outside Plant designs for backbone POPs and ILA huts. You will architect scalable physical infrastructure, including structured cabling, fiber trunks, racks, and power layouts, collaborating with IP/topology teams and vendors.

You will translate abstract designs into build-ready plans, produce BOMs, and contribute to design standards while leveraging automation to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant technical field.
• 10+ years designing physical infrastructure in hyperscale environments.
• Deep knowledge of fiber fundamentals, splicing, and optical budgets.
• Ability to translate network designs into physical build plans and rack layouts.
• Experience with vendor engagement and BOM creation.
• Familiarity with Python for design automation and GIS/route data usage.
• Awareness of AI tools to optimize workflows and ensure quality.

Responsibilities

• Architect and engineer scalable physical infra for backbone POPs and ILA huts.
• Translate topology into rack space, power, fiber counts, and patch plans.
• Develop site design standards and refresh as hardware evolves.
• Produce material forecasts and BOMs for manufacturers.
• Engage with vendors and shelter manufacturers on components and harness design.
• Create engineering docs and participate in cross-functional reviews.
• Support design-automation tooling for BOMs and fiber/plants modeling.
• Guide site sourcing and delivery teams with migration plans.

Skills

Structured cabling

Fiber optics

Rack layouts

BOMs

Vendor engagement

Documentation

AI in design

Python scripting

GIS/route data

Design automation

Education

BSc in CS/EE

Equiv practical experience

Job description

About

Meta’s Long-Term Design & Delivery (LTD) team designs the physical infrastructure that carries a rapidly scaling IP and optical backbone. We are looking for a network engineer with solid experience on structured-cabling/physical-infrastructure design to own Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) design for Backbone Points of Presence (POPs) and ILA (Inline Amplifier) huts.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, engineer and implement scalable physical infrastructure for backbone POPs, self-built ILA sites and midpoints, including structured cabling and fiber-optic plant: ODFs, fiber trunks, harnesses, ToR/patch panels, raceways and containment, rack layouts, PDUs
• Work closely with our network engineering and sourcing teams to translate IP and optical / network topology into physical designs — rack layouts, space and power requirements, power delivery, fiber counts, splice plans, patch schedules — within site constraints
• Own high-level site design standards and refresh them as topology and hardware evolve
• Produce the material forecast and BOMs for the manufacturers
• Engage with vendors (e.g., Amphenol, CommScope, Prysmian, Corning) and with ILA shelter manufacturers on components, harness/panel design, quality, and supply to evolve and scale our network topologies
• Produce engineering documentation and represent designs in cross-functional reviews (network engineering, deployment, site acquisition)
• Support design-automation / tooling for BOMs, fiber-plant and rack space modeling where it is useful
• Support and provide guidance to our site sourcing strategy on provider facilities and proposed floor plans against high-level site design standards requirements
• Support and provide guidance to the delivery teams by reviewing low-level site design migration plans

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years designing physical infrastructure / fiber-optic infrastructure (OSP and/or ISP) in telecom, backbone/transport, carrier or hyperscale environments
• Strong knowledge of fiber fundamentals: single-mode vs multimode, connector types (LC/MPO), fusion & ribbon splicing, optical-loss / OTDR testing, and optical-budget basics
• Proven ability to turn a network / optical design into a physical build — rack elevations, power requirements, fiber counts, ODF / patch-panel layouts, cable trays / containment, splice plans
• Understanding of IP network hardware platforms and their specifications in the POP and data center space
• Experience producing clear technical documentation and communicating across teams and with vendors to drive cross-functional decisions
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Telecommunications Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience Familiarity with optical line systems / DWDM physical layer and long-haul reach / spans
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• 10+ years designing physical infrastructure in hyperscale environments
• Scripting (Python) for design automation and experience in reading/using topology or GIS/route data
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)