lueWave is hiring an Outside Plant Telecom Engineer for a technology infrastructure client based in Southaven, Mississippi. As an Outside Plant Telecom Engineer, you will design, document, and coordinate fiber-optic infrastructure supporting large-scale technical and industrial facilities. This design-focused role will produce construction drawings, route maps, permitting packages, and as-built records using CAD and GIS tools.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and revise fiber-design drawings, conduit layouts, splice diagrams, and permitting packages.
- Create and maintain GIS route maps, asset inventories, and spatial data for fiber pathways and supporting infrastructure.
- Conduct or support field surveys and convert field data and redline markups into final drawings and GIS records.
- Develop bills of materials, quantity takeoffs, and basic optical-loss calculations.
- Coordinate design changes and as-built updates with engineers, construction teams, contractors, utilities, and field technicians.
- Ensure drawings and GIS data comply with organizational standards, local permitting requirements, and applicable TIA and BICSI guidelines.
- Support infrastructure ordering, budgeting, and construction planning.
- Oversee field activities and prepare construction progress updates.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or another STEM discipline with at least two years of relevant experience; or at least six years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- RCDD certification for candidates without a bachelors degree.
- Outside plant telecommunications industry experience.
- Experience designing low-voltage network infrastructure.
- Experience using CAD software, preferably AutoCAD, for utility or telecommunications drawings.
- Experience using ArcGIS, QGIS, or comparable GIS software for mapping and spatial analysis.
- Knowledge of fiber-optic outside plant systems, including conduit, aerial or buried placement, splicing, and terminations.
- Ability to produce clear, accurate technical drawings and documentation.
- Experience with telecommunications, internet service provider, or IT network infrastructure preferred.
- Experience with KML or KMZ files and CAD-to-GIS data exchange preferred.
- Experience designing fiber infrastructure for data centers, industrial facilities, or power facilities preferred.
- Ability to travel up to 20% to support other sites.
- Ability to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation and work extended hours or weekends when required.
- Ability to lift 30 pounds, work at heights, and maintain a valid drivers license.
Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire, fully onsite in Southaven, Mississippi; MondayFriday day shift with approximately 50 hours per week and some on-call responsibilities.
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