Senior Engineer (OSP/ISP) at Brightspeed

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. As Senior Engineer, Outside Plant/Inside Plant, your responsibilities will include:  • 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 milestonesTools & Systems: IQGeo, AutoCAD, JDS, FORTE, WFMT, WMS, ARMOR, TIRKS, LFACS, ServiceNow, SAP, One Control (Ciena 6500), Netsmart 1500 (Fujitsu), TNMS (Infinera), Smartsheet, and the Microsoft Office suite.