[Remote] Lead Fiber Design Engineer (QA/QC)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Telvero is seeking a Lead Fiber Design Engineer (QA/QC) to support a major FTTH deployment initiative across multiple Western U.S. markets. This role involves reviewing and validating vendor-produced fiber designs and ensuring compliance with client standards before construction release.
Responsibilities
- Perform QA/QC reviews of High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs) for FTTH deployments
- Review and validate vendor-produced engineering packages, ensuring compliance with client standards, construction requirements, and project objectives
- Redline, correct, and approve fiber designs prior to permitting and construction release
- Adapt high-level design standards to market-specific requirements, municipality standards, permitting constraints, and existing infrastructure conditions
- Review fiber routing, conduit placement, handhole placement, cable sizing, splice designs, splitter placement, address lists, and overall network architecture
- Validate constructability, permitting readiness, and field feasibility of proposed designs
- Ensure designs align with project budget, schedule, quality, and deployment objectives
- Review GIS data and maintain data integrity within Vetro and other engineering platforms
- Collaborate with engineering, permitting, construction, project management, and vendor teams to resolve design issues and support project delivery
- Participate in occasional site walks, field validation activities, and client meetings
- Present engineering findings, design recommendations, and project risks to client stakeholders and internal leadership
Skills
- 5+ years of FTTH, FTTx, or broadband fiber engineering experience
- Experience reviewing and QA/QC'ing OSP fiber designs for construction readiness
- Strong understanding of FTTH architecture, GPON or Active Ethernet networks, feeder and distribution design, splice design, and constructability review
- Experience reviewing High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
- Hands-on GIS experience is required
- Experience utilizing one or more of the following: Vetro, 3GIS, ArcGIS, QGIS, IQGeo, Smallworld, SpatialNet, Similar fiber management or GIS platforms
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fiber network diagrams, splice documentation, and construction packages
- Strong communication skills with the ability to confidently interact with clients, vendors, engineers, and project stakeholders
- Ability to identify design deficiencies, recommend solutions, and communicate technical findings clearly
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 25%
- Must be fully authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- No C2C candidates or third-party submissions
- Experience with Vetro
- Experience supporting large-scale FTTH deployments
- Experience reviewing vendor-produced engineering packages
- Experience with SiteTracker or similar project management platforms
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