Principal Engineer, Fiber Planning & Design

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

Responsible for managing Comcast’s backbone fiber portfolio. Serves as primary fiber subject-matter expert for national network programs. Leads commercial and technical strategy for fiber planning and acquisition. Accountable for maintaining all fiber-related records and delivery of reports and analysis for project planning, financial reporting, and commercial negotiations. Primary fiber SME supporting the wider transport engineering team on new and existing projects including backbone technology refresh, site relocations, & core architecture evolution (Janus).

Job Description

*This position is unable to provide work authorization sponsorship or immigration support now or in the future.*

The Technology, Product, Experience (TPX) organization works at the intersection of media and technology and our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products and next-generation technologies that transform the customer experience.

The Comcast Network and CONNECTivity (CONNECT) organization is a highly agile, fast-paced, dedicated group at the forefront of change focused on innovating, building, and operating the best in class, most reliable access network for our customers.

About the Team:

Core Network Engineering. Responsible for planning and engineering of backbone and metro routing and switching networks, backbone and network transport and optical networks, backbone fiber, network security, certification labs and architecture.

What You’ll Do:

• Fiber vendor & industry management.  Responsible to manage relationships with fiber vendors and maintain up-to-date information on their business health, pricing, available assets, maps, fiber characteristics, and future builds.  Responsible for tracking and advising on macro trends in the fiber industry and on the direction of Comcast’s competitors.
• Internal alignment on fiber projects.  Responsible to cultivate relationships with the Divisions’ planning and construction teams and to regularly exchange information on national and division projects that could benefit one another. 
• Fiber and optical data management.  Responsible for maintenance and evolution of the fiber inventory database. Responsible to understand and maintain detailed fiber information, vendor information, billing records, contract terms, riser/cross connects, DLRs and transport information.  Responsible for change management within the database to ensure records remain accurate.
• Business owner for fiber-related tools. Responsible to develop and maintain a tools-based strategy for centralization and automation of fiber-related information.  Works closely with tools team on requirements and development plans.
• Commercial/Wholesale Sales Support.  Responsible to evaluate Sales requests that have diversity or latency requirements that potentially involve design changes or new path acquisitions.
• Routinely leads or participates in matrixed teams and serves as fiber expert with adjacent product and engineering teams to ensure smooth planning and execution of projects with a fiber component.
• Timely Identification and acquisition of fiber for new projects including close coordination with transport engineers, procurement, legal, and finance resources.
• Educates wider organization on business and technical dimensions of fiber optics.

Key Skills & Experience We’re Looking For:

• Knowledge of fiber networks and fiber types.
• Knowledge of transport/optical networks and how they interact with fiber.
• Knowledge of fiber vendors and their assets.
• Procurement of fiber assets including knowledge of purchasing models (IRUs, leases) and fiber construction.

About Our Perks & Benefits:

We are determined to create an environment where our employees feel valued,