Position Summary

• The Telecom Fiber Field Service Engineer is responsible for the hands-on installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and emergency restoration of fiber optic network infrastructure. .

Key Responsibilities

• Installation & Deployment: Pull, prep, and route fiber optic cables in various environments including aerial poles, underground conduits, and micro-duct systems.
• TekCom Resources, Inc.
• Splicing & Termination: Perform high-quality fusion splicing, mechanical splicing, and terminations on multi-strand fiber optic cables. Organize and seal splice enclosures dome enclosures, patch panels.
• Testing & Commissioning: Conduct end-to-end testing of fiber spans using specialized diagnostic gear. Document and review test traces to ensure loss budgets meet architectural standards.
• Troubleshooting & Fault Isolation: Respond to network degradation reports or critical outages. Pinpoint exact break or macro-bend locations and execute rapid emergency restorations.
• Weekday
• Site Surveys & As-Builts: Conduct pre-construction site surveys to assess path routing and spatial availability. Update network engineering prints, map markups, and "as-built" documentation post-installation.
• Safety & Compliance: Adhere strictly to local safety regulations, OSHA guidelines, and traffic control protocols when working on public roads or at heights.

Required Technical Skills & Core Competencies:

• Competency Area Specific Skills & Tools Required
• Fiber Handling: Fusion splicing ribbon and single-strand, fiber preparation, mid-span access, and color-code identification TIA/EIA-598. Diagnostic Equipment: Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer OTDR, Optical Power Meters OPM, Visual Fault Locators VFL, and fiber inspection scopes.
• Network Architecture: Solid understanding of FTTx Fiber-to-the-Home/Premises, GPON, Active Ethernet, and DWDM technologies.