Senior Optical Network Engineer — Backbone & DWDM Deployments

Molex; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Paid time off/vacation

Job summary

Molex is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our Network Operations team in Bridgewater, MA. You will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize high-capacity optical transport networks, supporting global data centers and POPs.

Responsibilities include planning and executing complex deployments, coordinating with NOC and field teams, and driving documentation, automation, and process improvements. Travel up to 50% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience with live network deployment, migration and operations.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience deploying and migrating optical networks.
• Experience with optical network design, installation and maintenance for service providers or enterprise networks.
• Experience with optical transport systems and troubleshooting.
• Experience with optical fiber types, fiber characterization, OTDR.
• Experience with optical technologies: DWDM, CWDM, ROADM, OTN, SONET/SDH, and Ethernet over fiber.
• Experience with individual components of optical networks such as Transponders, Mux/Demux, WSS, EDFA, RAMAN, OSC, OTDR.
• Experience with field-based work in POPs, carrier hotels, data centers and Central Office environments
• Experience with optical test equipment and optical troubleshooting experience using OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters
• Proficiency with network management tools (e.g., Ciena OneControl, Infinera DNA, Nokia NFM‑T).
• Experience with data center network design.
• Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible) in a networking environment.
• Experience in creating, troubleshooting and analyzing network code

Responsibilities

• Support build activities including design, configuration, deployment and migration in large-scale optical networks that spans long-haul terrestrial & regional metros.
• Interconnecting Data Centers and Point of Presence (POP) sites across the globe.
• Plan, schedule and perform complex optical and backbone network deployments and migrations.
• Perform network maintenance, upgrades, and provisioning of new circuits or services
• Work closely with NOC, field technicians, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve faults and perform root cause analysis.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to optical transport equipment and network connectivity.
• Maintain standards for all builds and design packages for metro, regional and long-haul DWDM systems.
• Maintain and update network documentation, including fiber routes, equipment inventory, and change logs.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to network emergencies after hours
• Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities
• Review and maintain acceptance documents provided by vendors and subcontractors deploying equipment on our network
• Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting out-of-service or faulty circuits
• Proactively contributes to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve
• Support multiple stakeholder organizations by understanding, anticipating, and influencing business outcomes.
• Exhibit proactive communication and think with a product and customer mindset
• Leverage a data driven approach to influence business and network health metrics
• Generate and analyze network performance reports; proactively identify areas for improvement
• Travel required as needed basis (maybe up to 50%)

Skills

Live network deployment

Optical transport networks

Network troubleshooting

Network monitoring

Network planning

Scripting (Python)

Automation

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Optical Engineering/CS

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Ciena OneControl

Infinera DNA

Nokia NFM‑T

OTDR

Job description

Molex is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our Network Operations team in Bridgewater, MA. You will deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize high-capacity optical transport networks, supporting global data centers and POPs.

Responsibilities include planning and executing complex deployments, coordinating with NOC and field teams, and driving documentation, automation, and process improvements. Travel up to 50% may be required.