Fiber/OSP Designer

Osp/Fiber Designer

Selectek is seeking direct-hire candidates to fill an OSP/Fiber Designer role with a partnering company in Chattanooga, TN. The firm is looking for candidates to design detailed fiber optic system designs and route plans.

Employment Type: Contract Expected Pay Range: $24.00 to $28.00 hourly rate, depending on experience and certification Location: Chattanooga, TN

General Duties / Key Responsibilities:

• Perform detailed engineering tasks, including analyzing, evaluating, designing, planning, and estimating labor and material for fiber optic network and systems.
• Provide a thorough understanding of outside plant fiber optics communications systems.
• Develop familiarity by reading, understanding, and applying departmental design guides, standards, systems, applicable engineering codes, company policies, and procedures.
• Utilize various systems to process and report work activities, inventory outside plant facilities, document projects, and perform cost estimates and analysis.
• Help direct emergency restoration activities required for our outside plant infrastructure. This includes fiber optic damages, natural disasters, power failures, and other events.
• Create and maintain fiber splice, network, and fiber mapping system records.
• Provide proficiency in large subdivisions, MDU, and commercial facilities fiber design.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in CAD highly preferred
• 3 plus years of fiber OSP design experience
• Knowledgeable of FTTx design and Outside plant engineering practices
• AutoCAD Proficiency
• OSP construction knowledge with the ability to read/red-line construction drawings to facilitate new builds, relocations, emergency repairs, updates, and other functions

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00a-5:00p, some weekend work will be required For more information on this opening, apply via the link or email an updated resume to referencing this job posting! For a quicker response, call Joey Fairbanks with Selectek at 470.203.9530.