OSP Planning Engineer – OLT Capacity

Optomi; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a leading telecommunications provider, is hiring an OSP Bandwidth Augments Planner to identify, plan, and initiate network augmentation projects that expand bandwidth capacity and support customer growth across the OSP network.

What You'll Do includes reviewing utilization and demand data, developing planning solutions for equipment placement, confirming capacity with Core Planners, and creating scopes and cost estimates, plus initiating funding requests through to

Qualifications

• Experience in OSP planning, engineering, or related infrastructure work.
• Knowledge of fiber network architecture and access network infrastructure.
• Experience with OLTs — required, preferably in planning.
• Ability to read network records, maps, engineering drawings, and utilization data.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience with project scopes and cost estimation.

Responsibilities

• Review bandwidth utilization, customer demand, and network capacity data to identify augmentation areas.
• Develop OSP planning solutions for new equipment placement or fiber reinforcement.
• Confirm core infrastructure capacity availability with Core Planners.
• Create planning-level scopes and cost estimates.
• Initiate funding requests and support project approvals through to engineering/construction handoff.

Skills

OSP planning

Fiber network knowledge

OLT knowledge

Mapping & data interpretation

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a leading telecommunications provider, is hiring an OSP Bandwidth Augments Planner to identify, plan, and initiate network augmentation projects that expand bandwidth capacity and support customer growth across the OSP network.

What You'll Do:

• Review bandwidth utilization, customer demand, and network capacity data to identify areas needing augmentation
• Develop OSP planning solutions for new equipment placement or fiber reinforcement
• Confirm core infrastructure capacity availability with Core Planners
• Create planning-level scopes and cost estimates
• Initiate funding requests and support project approvals through to engineering/construction handoff

What You Bring:

• Experience in OSP planning, engineering, or related infrastructure work
• Working knowledge of fiber network architecture and access network infrastructure
• Experience working with OLTs (Optical Line Terminals) — required, preferably in a planning capacity
• Ability to read network records, maps, engineering drawings, and utilization data
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Experience with project scopes and cost estimation

Nice to Have:

• 3+ years of OSP fiber planning
• Experience with bandwidth augmentation, capacity relief, or network exhaust
• Knowledge of permitting/ROW/make-ready, PON, DSL, Ethernet, or transport handoff

Details: Remote | 12-Month Contract

Note: This role focuses specifically on augmenting OLTs in the Central Office (C.O.).