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