Principal Interconnect Engineer

Job Description

What you’ll be doing...

Join Verizon as we continue to expand our industry-leading network to improve the ways people, businesses, and things connect. Verizon is positioned to lead the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) with the emergence of technologies like our best-in-class 5G network and the Internet of Things (IoT) to impact a wide variety of industries such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, public safety, government, and many others. We are in the midst of historic breakthroughs in connectivity and mobility to blend the physical and the digital through cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, nanotechnologies, 3D printing, wearables, and advanced robotics. As part of this team, you will play a critical role in our network transformation through building a unified network across all lines of business and maintaining the technology that keeps millions of our customers connected.

• Lead and develop a team of interconnect engineers in support of achieving targets in the design, FOA, and deployment of CRAN and OneFiber transport architectures.
• Work with RF and Implementation teams to select, secure and engineer CRAN Hub locations
• Devise new complex transport project designs that optimize path, switch, and vendor diversity while employing a best cost approach using optical and microwave transport as well as leased solutions.
• Work with West Territory and Headquarters Transport staff to develop new technology transport design and equipment standards for deployment. Lead transport team in engineering and implementation of such.
• Provide design and implementation support for data routers, Ethernet backhaul interconnect and other supporting data systems. Provide a roadmap and guidelines for products, features, and hardware configurations to ensure technologically superior, operationally efficient and cost effective growth and new deployment of systems.
• Design and project manage the installation of both dark and lit Fiber Optic Rings.
• Maintain an accurate circuit inventory; monitor usage data from the traffic engineering reports and use this data to determine capacity requirements. Specific responsibilities include: developing and tracking capital requirements and forecasting growth; ensuring optimum equipment utilization / efficiency, redundancy and diversity; procuring required equipment and overseeing installation, acceptance and implementation of equipment.
• Lead, develop and manage, on an ongoing basis, regional-level capital and expense budgets relating to interconnect, backhaul, technology evolution and related projects in conjunction with Sub-Market Engineering, other Area Planning teams and Headquarters Planning.
• Assist in compiling/forecasting projected backhaul circuit requirements/costs.
• Perform audits of Facility/Transport database for accuracy and provides utilization reports to management. Work in conjunction with Area/HQ planning and transport Teams to engineer and implement inter-Market facilities requirements.
• Work with Area Direct Telecom analysts and Sub-Market teams to identify and reconcile vendor billing disputes.
• Proactively manage the progress of regional expense reduction initiatives, including verification via invoice reporting.
• Lead the implementation and development of job-aids and tools that document internal methods and procedures.
• Develop engineering, system performance, and operations policies and procedures.
• Work flexible hours and support night or weekend work as needed. Overnight travel may be required.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four of more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in telecommunications transport engineering.
• Knowledge in the following platforms and/or technologies: Telecom experience including: CRAN, Optical Networks, DWDM/CWDM, Cell site routers.
• Knowledge of data communications including data network design, routers, switches, hubs, Ethernet, TCP/IP, MPLS.
• Willingness to travel.
• A valid Driver’s license.

Even better if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications or Engineering.
• Switch Engineering experience.
• A CCNA certification.
• Experience with the Telcordia Granite Inventory (formerly Xpercom/Xng) circuit inventory system.
• Experience engineering and implementing multiple node optical networks including one or more of the following optical equipment vendors: Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Cisco, Fujitsu, and Ciena.
• Working knowledge and experience with SevOne traffic data collection system or another traffic statistics reporting package.
• Working knowledge and experience with Navis INC and ALU 5620 SAM network management systems.
• Proficient in office computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Excellent analytic, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in contract negotiations.
• xperience with cost analysis including NPV & development of business cases for leased vs. owned fixed network systems.

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When you join Verizon...

You’ll have the power to go beyond – doing the work that’s transforming how people, businesses and things connect with each other. Not only do we provide the fastest and most reliable network for our customers, but we were first to 5G - a quantum leap in connectivity. Our connected solutions are making communities stronger and enabling energy efficiency. Here, you’ll have the ability to make an impact and create positive change. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, join our team of the best and brightest. We offer great pay, amazing benefits and opportunity to learn and grow in every role. Together we’ll go far.

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