Senior Optical Network Engineer – DWDM & Backbone

Flint Hills Resources

Bridgewater, Fremont (MA, CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

13 days ago
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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.

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