Remote Fiber / Connectivity Engineer — OSP, Interconnection & Carrier-Neutral Design

We develop distributed, carrier-neutral digital-infrastructure (data center) campuses across rural Missouri, sited adjacent to electric-cooperative infrastructure. We need an experienced fiber/connectivity engineer to design and document both the outside-plant fiber and the in-building interconnection for multiple campuses. Long-term, full-time, remote, working U.S. Central Time hours (8:00 AM–5:00 PM CT), coordinating with U.S. project leads and regional cooperative fiber partners.

Responsibilities — Outside Plant (OSP):

• Fiber route design, fiber-count engineering, and splice plans (backbone, middle-mile, last-mile to campus)
• Aerial and underground design; conduit/duct-bank and handhole layouts; entrance-facility and building-entry design
• Diverse/redundant routing for carrier and middle-mile redundancy
• GIS-based route maps, splice matrices, and permit-ready design packages
• Coordination with co-op/ISP partners on make-ready, joint-use, and ROW

Bachelor’s in Electronics & Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecom, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years OSP fiber design; demonstrated MMR / data center interconnection or structured-cabling work
• Strong written and spoken English (daily U.S.-hours coordination)
• Proficiency in fiber design / GIS platforms — one or more: VETRO FiberMap, 3-GIS, IQGeo/Comsof, Bentley OpenComms, ArcGIS Pro, AutoCAD, Google Earth Pro
• Working knowledge of single-mode fiber, splice/loss budgets, DWDM concepts, and carrier-neutral interconnection
• BICSI and/or FOA certification strongly preferred
• Reliable high-speed internet, modern workstation, U.S. CT availability

Nice to have: Data center / colocation fiber experience, middle-mile or rural broadband (FTTH/FTTX) projects, IP transport/BGP familiarity, Bluebeam Revu.