Senior Optical Network Engineer – DWDM & Backbone

Flint Hills Resources; Bridgewater, Fremont (MA, CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex, a Koch company, seeks an experienced Network Engineer to deploy and optimize high-capacity optical networks globally. You will design, implement, migrate and troubleshoot in long-haul, metro and data-center environments, coordinating with NOC teams and field technicians.

You bring 5+ years in live network deployment and strong OTDR/optical tech know-how, with scripting skills in Python/Ansible to automate tasks. 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.
• 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, Ethernet over fiber.
• Experience with 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 troubleshooting using OTDR, OSA, BERT and optical power meters.
• Proficiency with network management tools (Ciena OneControl, Infinera DNA, Nokia NFM-T).
• Experience with data center network design.
• Experience with automation/scripting (Python, Ansible) in a networking environment.

Responsibilities

• Support build activities including design, configuration, deployment and migration in large-scale optical networks that spans long-haul terrestrial & regional metros.
• Plan, schedule and perform complex optical and backbone network deployments and migrations.
• Work closely with NOC, field technicians, vendors, and engineering teams to resolve faults and perform root cause analysis.
• 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.
• Travel required as needed basis (maybe up to 50%).
• Generate implementation plans and provide technical leadership during deployment activities.
• Review and maintain acceptance documents provided by vendors and subcontractors.
• Provide technical expertise to network provisioning engineers for troubleshooting.
• Contribute to documentation, automation and processes as they evolve.
• Support multiple stakeholder organizations by understanding, anticipating, and influencing business outcomes.

Skills

Live network deployment

Network troubleshooting

Optical transport networks

DWDM / CWDM / ROADM

OTN / SONET/SDH / Ethernet over fiber

Automation/scripting (Python, Ansible)

Data center / POP environment

Team collaboration with NOC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ciena OneControl

Infinera DNA

Nokia NFM-T

Python

Ansible

Job description

Molex, a Koch company, seeks an experienced Network Engineer to deploy and optimize high-capacity optical networks globally. You will design, implement, migrate and troubleshoot in long-haul, metro and data-center environments, coordinating with NOC teams and field technicians.

You bring 5+ years in live network deployment and strong OTDR/optical tech know-how, with scripting skills in Python/Ansible to automate tasks. Travel up to 50% may be required.