Subsea Cable Systems Lead

Ledcor Group; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledcor Technical Services seeks a Subsea Cable Technical Lead to act as site technical lead for submarine network operations, while remaining hands-on in maintenance, commissioning and restoration. You will guide complex fault resolution and work with NOC and OEMs.

Responsibilities include leading advanced diagnostics, reviewing maintenance plans, and ensuring safe, compliant operations. The role requires strong optical transmission and field experience in submarine systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in optical transport or submarine cable systems including fault isolation.
• Experience with SLTE and/or DWDM, OTDR and optical power testing.
• Ability to coordinate with NOCs, OEMs and vendors.
• Advanced optical transmission and fiber troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of submarine station architecture: PFE, OGB, BMH, fronthaul, DCN.
• Strong documentation of tickets, tests, redlines and corrective actions.
• Must complete customer screening and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead diagnosis, restoration and maintenance for submarine transmission systems.
• Coordinate escalation with customer NOC, regional ops and OEMs.
• Review and execute MOPs and maintenance plans.
• Identify risk, support maintenance windows, and ensure proper closeout docs.
• Perform complex optical testing, fault location, and turn-up activities.
• Provide technical guidance to hybrid technicians.
• Promote adherence to training and safe-work procedures.
• Analyze incidents and performance trends.
• Support root-cause analysis and reliability improvements.

Skills

SLTE experience

DWDM systems

OTDR testing

Live-network changes

NOC coordination

Fault isolation

Documentation

Tools

MOP procedures

Job description

Ledcor Technical Services seeks a Subsea Cable Technical Lead to act as site technical lead for submarine network operations, while remaining hands-on in maintenance, commissioning and restoration. You will guide complex fault resolution and work with NOC and OEMs.

Responsibilities include leading advanced diagnostics, reviewing maintenance plans, and ensuring safe, compliant operations. The role requires strong optical transmission and field experience in submarine systems.