Fiber Engineer

Job overview

The Fiber Engineer role is an onsite position in Palo Alto, CA, with a mix of office work and field work; compensation is $130,000–$190,000 per year. Limiting Factor Group designs, builds, and manages power infrastructure for compute systems and utility providers. The engineer designs fiber infrastructure connecting sites to carriers and equipment within sites, supporting the connectivity that data-center customers value. The role coordinates routes, providers, contractors, permits, and capacity as sites and customer needs grow.

What you'll do

• Design fiber routes inside and outside buildings, including conduit, duct banks, meet-me rooms, and cross-connects
• coordinate with carriers and dark fiber providers on physically separate routes
• produce splice diagrams and maintain fiber records
• specify cable, connectors, and enclosures
• oversee fiber contractors and review test results
• obtain permits and rights-of-way with Legal and the Civil Engineer
• plan capacity as customers and carriers are added
• travel to other company locations as required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fiber engineer

fiber networks

data centers

fiber route design

single-mode fiber

otdr testing

gis

autocad

palo alto ca

$130k–$190k

travel required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, vision and dental coverage
• 401(k)
• short-term disability and life insurance
• potential long-term incentives and discretionary bonuses
• three weeks of paid vacation may accrue
• 10 or more paid holidays.

Why this role

Requires at least five years designing fiber networks and knowledge of single-mode fiber, loss budgets, OTDR testing, GIS or AutoCAD, and TIA-568, TIA-942, and BICSI standards. BICSI RCDD or OSP certification is preferred. Benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

About the employer

Limiting Factor Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.