OFC (OPTICAL FIBER CABLE) ENGINEER / CONSULTANT at Swift Networks

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Design of metro fiber rings in cities and planning expansion of existing metro networks to cover future capacity requirements
• Monitoring of OFC laying & termination, verification of MB’s, correction of As-built diagrams, issuance of Bills, OFC testing with OTDR and Power/Laser Source meter and PAT issuance
• Design of Outside Plant Construction for Access (GPON, FTTx / FTTB), Metro and Backbone.
• Creating project budgets for Outside Plant Construction for Access (GPON, FTTx/FTTB), Metro and Backbone Fiber links
• Installations of  Multivendor ( preferred Huawei ) ODF/ONU/ONT/OLT & SDH/DWDM
• Quality control of Fiber project at all Steps of implementation & acceptance and definition of following Fiber Optics OSP Parameter, ( Manhole, Route Marker, HDPE & PVC Duct, Bridge Attachments, Crossings ( road, drainage, streams, railway etc...), Blowing & Pulling, Splicing, Joint Box, ODF / DDF, Site Entrance etc...
• Plotting of Fiber Route on GIS based software maps ( Google Earth, Mapinfo etc...)
• Inspection, approval and Signing-off of all Implementation and as-build-drawings steps and documentation.
• Optimization of backbone performance and losses by reducing extra cable joints
• Power debugging, OSNR improvement and new software/hardware upgrades in order to meet capacity and quality requirements
• Transmission support provisioning to IT, MW & BSS teams for Ethernet over SDH and re-routing of BTS sites
• Co-ordination with contractors and vendors for conducting PAT, fiber route surveys and smooth OAM activities of the network
• First point of contact for NOC for all the equipment and Fiber Transmission Network related outages
• Technical discussion and problem resolutions with vendor and contractors

REQUIREMENT

• Minimum 7 year of documented experience of work in OFC Transmission department in mobile networks. ( Preferably majority of the experience should be of Africa Telecom Industry)
• Business oriented and good interpersonal skills, preferably with experience from the consulting world
• Expertise in Fiber Optic Cable, GPON, FTTX / FTTB, Commissioning, Integration, Rollout, Project Planning, Project Management, SDH, FTTx, Transmission, Vendor Management, Contract Management, Quality Assurance, Survey Design, Acceptance Testing, Fiber Optics OSP
• Low level understanding of OFC & DWDM Theory & testing equipment features & usage in industry
• Min education level required Bachelor degree in communication science or related discipline ( Upper Grade Second Division )
• Ability to work independently and to build up good customer relations
• Generation of regular reports/ presentations for the management