OSP / Field Engineer

OSP / Field Engineer

We are seeking a skilled OSP / Field Engineer to support telecom engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have prior experience with Verizon (or similar telecom providers), strong field engineering and site survey expertise, and familiarity with ICGS and fiber optic technologies.

This role requires active involvement throughout the lifecycle of service orders, including design, documentation, and material procurement. You'll work with systems such as CCP, vSAP, and other internal tools to ensure timely and accurate deployment of services.

Overview:

• Provisioning of service orders including TDM (T1/T3), Ethernet, and Dark Fiber services
• Circuit design using TIRKS (Trunks Integrated Record Keeping System)
• Transport design utilizing the Intelligent Edge Network (iEN) and GPON
• Routing of high-capacity services over fiber and copper networks
• Equipment configuration and card/port assignments
• Manage Capacity Creation Requests for hardware deployments, reconfigurations, decommissions, and FOA projects
• Design management for circuit additions, upgrades, repairs, and rearrangements
• Collaborate with OSP & ISP Engineering/Planning teams
• Maintain clear communication with field engineering, cross-functional teams, and management
• Drive engineering issues to resolution

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical, Science, or Mathematics fields
• Proficient in Windows-based programs and corporate database systems
• Strong knowledge of circuit design, SONET, TDM, T1s, ISDN
• Experience with fiber SONET/Transport systems (Tellabs, Alcatel Lucent, Adtran, Fujitsu, Ciena, Cisco)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Effective interpersonal skills for collaboration with customers and team members

Desired Skills:

• Prior experience with telecom Outside Plant Engineering practices
• Familiarity with CAD Drawing tools such as IDDS and ICGS

Additional Benefits:

For this opportunity, you will also be eligible for benefits through Apex for the contract period, 401K, medical/health benefits options, a W2 hourly rate, weekly pay, and direct deposit!

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a retirement plan (401k or local country equivalent) program. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

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