Senior Optical Engineer
Core
Design and maintain DWDM, ROADM, and OTN networks for terrestrial, regional, metro, and submarine systems within a service provider environment.
Role type
Senior Optical Engineer (Network Design)
Builds
High-capacity optical transmission networks (Intercapital, Regional, Metro, Submarine)
Domain
Telecommunications / Optical Networking
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
DWDM design, ROADM architectures, Optical Transport Networks (OTN), Fibre optics, transmission theory, vendor management (Ciena, Nokia, Adtran), submarine network design (SLTE), network lifecycle management, business case development, automation integration
Preferred skills
Technology roadmap definition, standardisation activities, operational escalation handling
Technologies
DWDM, ROADM, OTN, Ciena, Nokia, Adtran, SLTE
Responsibilities
Design DWDM networks in terrestrial and submarine environments; Document standards and design specifications; Evaluate new technologies and software releases; Lead business case development for transmission projects; Define and maintain the roadmap and lifecycle for transmission functions; Act as escalation point for operational teams to ensure KPI adherence
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
