Job Title: SME Fiber Engineer LEad
Location: 100% Remote
Salary Range: Target is 6 month contract to hire. $50-$60/hr Pay, with conversion in the 100-120k ballpark
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
Role Overview:
- We are seeking an experienced SME Fiber Engineer to serve as the technical authority for fiber network design on client-facing programs. This role is design- and engineering-focused—not construction—and will act as the technical bridge between clients, internal project managers, and external engineering partners.
- The ideal candidate understands fiber design at a deep technical level and can confidently explain, validate, and optimize design decisions in real time with clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical SME on fiber design during client engagements and project kickoffs
- Participate in client calls alongside internal PMs to review and guide design decisions
- Provide technical rationale for design choices (e.g., strand counts, routing, architecture)
- Translate client requirements into clear design direction and relay feedback to internal teams
- Partner with a U.S.-based engineering/design firm to review, QC, and validate fiber designs
- Review, build, and validate KMZ files and other design deliverables
- Ensure designs align with engineering best practices and client expectations
- Support projects primarily for Lumos Fiber, with some work involving Zayo
- Strong experience in fiber network design (FTTH) and engineering (OSP focus)
- Ability to explain and defend technical design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience reviewing and validating designs produced by third-party engineering partners
- Comfort operating in a client-facing, consultative role
- Hands-on experience with fiber route design, strand counts, and design documentation
- Proficiency with design tools and KMZ creation/review
Brilliant Staffing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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