Senior Engineer (OSP/ISP)

Brightspeed is searching for a Senior Engineer, Outside Plant/Inside Plant to join our team! Brightspeed is seeking a Senior Engineer (OSP/ISP) to plan, design, and deliver end-to-end engineering across both Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) environments. This role spans new construction and modifications to existing facilities—including FTTH/FTTN/FTTT, Ethernet, transport, power, and interoffice fiber. You will prepare engineering work orders and installation packages, obtain permits, develop material lists and cost estimates, oversee construction and installation, and support testing, turn-up, and integration activities. Cross-functional collaboration with Planning, Operations, vendors, suppliers, and contractors is essential to build, augment, and maintain a reliable, high-speed Brightspeed network.

Responsibilities

Developing and defining plans for implementation of new OSP/ISP construction, installations, and modifications to existing network facilities; Preparing detailed engineering plans, specifications, work orders, drawings, and supporting documentation, including field data gathered through site surveys (often with vendors/contractors); Engineering and designing fiber, Ethernet, transport, power, and inter-office fiber technologies across central office, hub, and field environments; Ensuring solutions are feasible, practical, economical, and aligned with Brightspeed standards and long-term network plans; Providing material lists, cost estimates, and financial inputs to support capital planning, budgeting, and forecasting; Monitoring and controlling project/product expenditures and track progress against required commitment dates; Acquiring and coordinating civil permits; maintain positive interactions with governing authorities and external agencies; Overseeing and quality-assuring construction, installation, and testing of OSP/ISP plant facilities; Designing and provisioning transport/IP/Ethernet circuits, interconnecting new platforms with legacy networks and access devices (Transport, Metro/Core Ethernet, Access); Performing transport channel mapping and detailed circuit design planning; supporting provisioning for transport and Ethernet services; Participating in and supporting test, turn-up, and troubleshooting activities to ensure acceptance of new equipment and platform augmentations; Analyzing local and wide area network environments; evaluating protocol suites, operating systems, communication media, and network devices for interoperability; Configuring and integrating new hardware and software into user and network environments, ensuring compatibility across platforms; Supporting acquisition and implementation of hardware, software, and subcontractor services for both OSP and ISP projects; Collaborating closely with planning, operations, construction, vendors, suppliers, and internal customers to ensure coordinated execution and high service quality; Maintaining accurate documentation; providing timely tracking, reporting, and communication on engineering deliverables and project milestones

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant telecommunications engineering experience; 8+ years of related experience in OSP/ISP engineering, network planning, transport/IP networking, or equivalent; Proven ability to read/create technical construction drawings and installation packages; strong documentation skills; Knowledge of OSP engineering standards, permitting processes, and construction methods/materials; Understanding of transport and routing technologies and protocols (Layer 2/Layer 3 Ethernet and transport networking); Product knowledge of Cisco and Nokia routers; Ciena and Fujitsu transport; Calix and Adtran access; associated power (fuse panels, BDFB) and fiber management modules; Hands-on experience with the tools/systems listed above and ability to adapt to evolving platforms; Strong project management skills for scheduling, budgeting, risk tracking, and progress reporting; Excellent oral and written communication; comfortable collaborating across internal teams, vendors, and contractors; Willingness to go above and beyond to meet business needs when necessary

Benefits

competitive compensation; comprehensive benefits; paid time off programs; competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; employee assistance program; 401K plan with company match; host of voluntary benefits