Fiber/OTDR Engineer (ONSITE)

The position is on-site in Pittsburgh, PA but Metro areas around GA; Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, PA will be considered. Contractor will be traveling through the US, Canada and Mexico.

Please note that this is a 12 months contract position.

Must Haves:

• 3 years of experience in the telecom industry

• Experience with testing using OTDR

• Fiber network troubleshooting proficiency

• Splicing experience is a benefit

Good to Have:

• Splicing experience

• CD/PMD knowledge

Job Description:

Maintaining Project Schedules

• Performing fiber characterization tests using OTDR, CD/PMD, power meter/laser source, and fiber end face testing using industry standard test equipment

• Splicing or re-splicing of problematic fiber strands using industry standard fusion splicers

• Fiber end face cleaning using multiple methods

• Providing field analysis on vendor's fiber network from test data

• Preparing testing packages including:

• Redlining of project documentation including fiber path and demarcation points

• Providing test reports as dictated by vendor requirements

• Managing project field documentation

• Interfacing with vendors to provide remediation to fiber path issues

• Performing site surveys to validate vendor infrastructure deliverables, including any issues

Day to Day:

• A team of two people working on a project

• Provided a scope of work document

• Understanding of test results interpretation

• Contractor will interface with vendors and follow all compliance policies

• Contractor will communicate with their team and project manager; good communication is key

• Contractor will be assigned a project location between Thursday and Friday and travel on Monday

• Must be available for reassignment at any moment (rare occurrence)

Candidates must provide their phone number. Job reference code is A5149.