Telecommunications - Outside Plant Engineer

Amentum • Full-time • Aiken, SC, US • $32 - $34 / hour • 17h ago

Amentum is seeking an Outside Plant Technician to join our team supporting our federal customer at the Savannah River Site. Amentum provides telecommunications system operation and maintenance services as well as site operator services at SRS. This position supports an operation and maintenance program managing the voice and data services at the Savannah River site.

Responsibilities:

Install, splice, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair copper and fiber cables (multimode/single mode) and terminals in aerial, buried, underground, and buildings at Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair, test, splice and material management of copper and fiber cables and terminals
Locate underground cable for interference
Install fiber-optic splice cabinets and enclosures
Execution of all Outside Plant (OSP) activities for Work Orders (WO) & trouble tickets
Assist cable placement engineers in field verification of cables and cable routes, conduit, and telecommunication manholes as they relate to specific requirements
Maintain splicing and testing equipment
Perform test using Optical Time Domain Reflector (OTDR) and power meters
Provide new cable information when new facilities are added

Required:

U.S. Citizenship is required; Must be able to pass an alcohol and substance abuse test, and obtain and maintain a DOE Clearance
High school diploma plus 5 years of experience installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing copper and fiber cables and terminals
Cat 5e and Cat 6a cabling knowledge for installation, termination, and repair
Single mode and Multimode Fiber installation and termination knowledge
Must be able to work flexible hours
Must have a current driver’s license

Physical Requirements: