Transport Engineer

Overview

Our client is looking for a solid Transport Engineer to support their large Build Plans on their wireless team. This will include initiatives such as CBAND (Spectrum Upgrades), SNAP (Equipment swaps), and overall New Builds. While technical expertise is important, this role also has many administrative duties such as managing workflow for processes and procedures, extracting and evaluating data, and ASR processing and ordering with TELCO vendors across the footprint.

The role involves creating IP/Port assignments, building pathways within network management systems, and coordinating with internal and external teams through the finish.

This position requires extensive experience in transport engineering, strong problem‑solving, analytical, and organizational skills to develop a monthly interconnect implementation plan that supports macro, in‑building, small cell, self‑perform/third‑party, ODAS, SNAP (Samsung), LS6, 5G, CRAN, VRAN and MEC build targets. The transport team is responsible for creating, designing, and issuing CIQs (IP/Port assignments) and engineering new cells, trunks, cell and switch growth, circuit ordering and carrier additions.

The role must understand Verizon telecom products such as Native Ethernet, VZON, TLS and Dark Fiber as well as Verizon’s IOF and OSP Provisioning process.

• Place circuit orders with local exchange carriers for a variety of telco services (i.e. dark fiber, EOS, EBH, and TLS)
• Complete documentation of transport circuits and paths using XNG/Granite/FUZE CND
• Track order status and elevate as required to ensure timely completion
• Plan, design and implement the latest transport technologies in support of the 5G network rollout
• Attend frequent project update meetings to present the current status of pending and ongoing projects
• Manage vendors to meet targeted network milestones and turn‑up dates
• Collaborate with engineers of different disciplines to deliver the best transport solution
• Create and develop trackers via FUZE to enhance data integrity, prioritization, and workflow
• Work with other groups’ forecasts to ensure equipment growth projects meet expected demands in support of the company’s objectives
• Solid understanding of IPV4 and IPV6
• Circuit delivery: ordering, initiating, lit service, TLS, uplifts to CBAND, etc.
• C&D database for segments and paths (uplifts to CBAND)
• Performance and bandwidth management
• Router configuration
• Design in C&D
• IP provisioning on everything

• Project management experience
• Experience with office computer applications:
  Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets and Docs
• Proficient with database management, project trackers, and logic
• Executive‑level troubleshooting, problem solving, project management, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to learn new technology quickly and apply working knowledge of wireless engineering on new projects
• Self‑motivated, show initiative, and able to work independently
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience with engineering and engineering economic principles
• Experience in the cellular or telecommunications industry
• Capability to maintain high productivity in a dynamic environment and manage workflow to keep multiple tasks and projects moving to completion
• Decision‑making skills – making appropriate use of all available information and data; anticipating the future and preparing accordingly
• Organizational and planning skills – setting and communicating priorities; anticipating workload impact on resources of both self and team

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Knowledge and experience with XNG/Granite circuit database
• Working knowledge of ASR ordering systems
• Knowledge of related interconnect circuit types and features (i.e. TLS/EMUX/Dark Fiber/EOS)
• Knowledge of wireless 4G and 5G services as it pertains to architecture, 3
  
  GPP option 3X, etc.
• Project management experience
• Knowledge of centralized RAN as it pertains to interconnections in an urban environment
• Knowledge of wavelength‑division multiplexing technology
• Knowledge of IPV4/IPV6 addressing
• Knowledge about unlicensed and licensed microwave technology for backhaul