Fiber optic Technician

Title: Engineering Technician

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: 1Year

Responsibilities:

Field Work:

• Conduct pre-construction site surveys to verify cable routing, identify any obstacles that may result in additional construction costs, and take field measurements.
• Assist in the creation of splice plans, test plans, and other documentation items as directed by the project manager.
• Monitor fiber optic plant construction activities to ensure products are being installed within customer guidelines and manufacturer standard recommended procedures.
• Conduct weekly safety audits to ensure all contractors are working within client and OSHA safety guidelines
• Provide daily reports to the project manager outlining construction progress on all installations located in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Troubleshoot potential warranty issues using client provided equipment such as Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDR), Visual Fault Locators (VFL), and Optical Test Sets.

Other Duties:

• Visit customers on a weekly basis to ensure customer satisfaction and discuss any new projects being planned.
• Conduct inventory activities, as requested, of client owned construction materials located at contractor controlled yards.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Working knowledge of fiber optic testing procedures
• Working knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing software, and email applications
• 100% fluent in English

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of building splice plans.
• Knowledge/experience with field/site walk-outs.
• Hands-on experience splicing and testing fiber optic networks
• Ability to speak Spanish or other languages is a plus.
• Experience providing hands-on instruction in either a field or classroom