Optical Fiber Engineer At Swift Networks

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Position:Optical Fiber Engineer

Reports to:Head of Network Project

Direct Reports:Field Team

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

NOTE: Application Closes 12:00pm, 24th March, 2015.
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