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OSP Design Engineer

Stratus Networks, Rockford, IL, United States


Stratus Construction is currently hiring an experienced OSP Design Engineer. As a DE, you will play a crucial role in our process, designing our all-fiber network and deployment to our customers.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Design and develop outside plant (OSP) network infrastructure

Perform field surveys, site walks, and feasibility assessments to identify the best routing for customer deployments

Create and review engineering plans, drawings and SOW

Manage construction schedules, budgets, and compliance with industry standards and safety regulations

Collaborate with project managers, vendors, and contractors to ensure project milestones are met

Conduct quality checks and ensure that all OSP installations meet company and client standards

Schedule survey dates, construction builds and fiber pulls

Engineer and collaborate with IDOT, Counties, Towns and municipalities for legal mandate/improvement work

Understanding of permitting, right-of-way, Easements and utility coordination processes

Experience with ARC/GIS, AutoCAD and Google Earth

Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, splice schematics, and fiber test results

Ability to manage Emergency outages for Stratus’ structure

Understanding of Telecommunications infrastructure. Including Fiber backbone, fiber distribution, vaults, manholes and all types of duct

General construction knowledge

Process revision requests, cost change approvals and as-built redlines for record compliance

Possess strong professional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Problem-solving skills, including the ability to read, understand, interpret, input, and analyze data

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks

Ability to communicate daily progress status to reporting manager

Ability to create, schedule and finish tasks unsupervised on your own

Experience and Education:

Associate’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field preferred

5+ years of experience in OSP engineering

Job Type: Full-time:
Pay: $55,000 - $85,000 (Based on experience)

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