This is a remote position.
Position: Principal Optical Engineer
$99,375 to $165,625 annually DOE
Comprehensive health benefits include - medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and
paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement
programs.
Job Summary:
Principal Engineer that is responsible for Design, develop, plan, and implement DWDM technologies throughout the
Wholesail Networks’ footprint.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Essential Duties and Responsibilities listed below are a range of duties performed by the employee and not intended
to reflect all duties performed.
• Proactively implement DWDM designs that are worked on collaboratively with the network architecture and core
teams. Determining the ideal strategy for deployment of optical nodes, planning for future growth for both backbone
and commercial wavelengths.
• Provide wavelength services to the core IP network that are implemented in a way that complements the
architecture and redundancy goals for the IP services.
• Work with systems engineering to automate as many networks provisioning and turn up tasks as possible.
Implementing configuration standards that compliment automation and records retention.
• Participate in the oversight and installation of DWDM and IP network layers.
• Plan and prepare detailed equipment installation specifications and drawings.
• Work with third party fiber providers where required to successfully turn up DWDM systems.
• Work with core network engineering team to make sure capacity is provisioned as needed to ensure a congestion
free and fully protected IP network.
• Implement DWDM wavelengths for customers.
• Implement DWDM wavelengths and associated muxes to provide OC192 circuits to TDM team. DWDM team
minimum circuit size is OC192/10g, smaller TDM circuits will be the TDM team.
• Ensure all site records are updated and accurate.
• Streamline and standardize implementation methods and procedures that allow for scale.
• Generate quote requests, purchase requests and RFPs.
• Attend various meetings with management, departments, and vendors to ensure company objectives are met.
• Participate in inter-departmental planning meetings to coordinate and communicate activities related to the
successful completion of projects.
• Work closely with Network Operations personnel to hand-off newly deployed equipment and customer services
for ongoing surveillance and management.
• Support the core IP network with the implementation of DWDM wavelengths as needed for capacity.
• Work with IP to ensure new IP pops are accessible once the DWDM network is in place.
• Connect DC power connections required to power DWDM equipment and/or routers.
• Travel to job sites and project sites as required.
• Participate in on-call rotation for DWDM outages.
• Perform other duties as required to support the business and evolving organization.
Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technology preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of DWDM and optical transport experience required.
• Strong knowledge of telecommunications design, installation practices and principals required.
• Experience provisioning or commissioning telecommunications network elements such as routers, switches,
DSLAMs, PON, TDM, VOIP, DWDM required.
• Experience with various equipment assets and circuit inventory systems required.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting technical documents such as vendor deployment guidelines, white papers
and configuration manuals.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills required.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and satisfactory driving record.
• Must complete a pre-employment drug screening.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within an organization.
• Ability to communicate with customers, vendors, etc. in a courteous and professional manner.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to operate various office equipment such as personal computer, various software programs including
Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Outlook, Visio), and telephone systems.
• Ambitious and goal oriented.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills are required.
• Ability to work as part of a team while performing as an individual.
• Ambitious and goal oriented, with initiative to work until job is complete.
• Ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends, as well as on call.
Work Authorization:
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US for any employer. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Work Environment and Additional Information:
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer,
keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work is primarily a modern office setting.
At all times, Wholesail Networks must be your primary employer. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, employees may not
hold outside employment nor be self-employed without obtaining approval in writing from Wholesail Networks. In holding
outside employment or self-employment, employees should ensure that participation does not conflict with responsibilities
to Wholesail Networks or its business interests.
Diverse Workforce / EEO:
Wholesail Networks is an equal opportunity employer. Wholesail Networks will consider all qualified candidates regardless
of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, and the presence of
a non-job-related handicap or disability or any other legally protected status.
Wholesail Networks requires a pre-employment background check as conditions of employment. Wholesail Networks may
require a pre-employment drug screening.
Wholesail Networks is a drug free workplace.
