Senior Physical Network Engineer - Fiber & Backbone

Meta; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 162,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's LTD team seeks a network engineer to own Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) design for Backbone POPs and ILA huts. Responsibilities include creating scalable physical infrastructure with structured cabling, fiber trunks, rack layouts, and power planning.

The role requires 6+ years in telecom infrastructure design, strong fiber knowledge, and ability to translate topology into physical builds. Collaboration with network, deployment, and sourcing teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Architect, design, engineer and implement scalable physical infrastructure for backbone POPs, self-built ILA sites and midpoints, including structured cabling and fiber-optic plant.
• Translate IP and optical topology into physical designs — rack layouts, space and power requirements, fiber counts, splice plans, patch schedules.
• 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 on components, harness/panel design, quality and supply to scale network topologies.

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
• Translate IP and optical topology into physical designs — rack layouts, space and power requirements, 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 and 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
• Support design-automation / tooling for BOMs, fiber-plant and rack space modeling
• 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

Skills

Structured cabling

Fiber-optic infrastructure

Rack elevations

Power distribution

Vendor engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

CAD software

GIS data

Topology visualization

Job description

Meta's LTD team seeks a network engineer to own Inside Plant (ISP) and Outside Plant (OSP) design for Backbone POPs and ILA huts. Responsibilities include creating scalable physical infrastructure with structured cabling, fiber trunks, rack layouts, and power planning.

The role requires 6+ years in telecom infrastructure design, strong fiber knowledge, and ability to translate topology into physical builds. Collaboration with network, deployment, and sourcing teams is essential.