OSP Engineer / Technician at IPNX Nigeria

ipNX is one of Nigeria’s fastest growing Information and Communications Technology companies, serving a multitude of needs across enterprises, small businesses and residents with innovative, world-class services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OSP Engineer / Technician

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Site Survey and Design:

• Conduct Site surveys for study and planning of new FTTH deployment.
• Prepare Low Level Design of Civil and Fiber Infrastructure for
• Optical Distribution Network (ODN) deployment to cover future demands.
• FTTH Optical Distribution Network (ODN) planning, Cost estimation, Route Selection, fiber Management and Fiber Link Power Budgeting.
• Prepare detailed FTTH design drawings including duct layouts and cabling layouts.
• Preparation of BoM for FTTH OSP projects.
• Preparation of High Level project scope description.
• Preparation of fiber cabling plan and splice plans for FTTH projects.
• Review of as-built drawings with FTTH roll-out team to ensure conformity with original design.
• Planning and site selection of Central Offices (CO)
• Design of Central Offices’ civil and fiber infrastructure.

Project Related Activities:

• Pre-project discussions and co-ordination with FTTH roll-out team and OSP vendors.
• Joint site walk-throughs with OSP Supervisor and contractor after kickoff meetings.
• Conduct joint surveys with project team to resolve variation and change in scope issues.
• Revise designs and BOMs and send in the documents for variation or scope change approval.

Accuracy of Planning and Design:

• Accuracy of OSP design (measured by level of modification by Team lead required on the design before final submission to Head, Network Services Business Unit).
• Accuracy of Bill of Materials within tolerance limits.
• The percentage of time site surveys are done within schedule without un-necessary re-visits.
• Accuracy of High level Descriptions (measured by level of modification required after submission to Team Lead)
• Accuracy of Fibre Splice Plans

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• HND in Electrical / Electronics / Computer Engineering / Computer Science, Information Systems.
• However, field experience for Non- science or engineering backgrounds can be considered.

Work Experience:

• Experience using CAD (Autocad, Visio) and Microsoft office software.
• Outside Plant Fibre experience – site surveys, fibre laying, splicing, termination, troubleshooting.
• Ability to use fibre tools e.g optical power metre, light source and OTDR

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2023.