Telecom Commissioning Engineer – DWDM & IP/MPLS
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About the Role
PIXCOM Technologies is seeking a Telecom Commissioning Engineer with expertise in DWDM/OTN and IP/MPLS networks. The role involves installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, migration, and troubleshooting of telecom infrastructure systems.
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Responsibilities
- Install, configure, test, and commission DWDM/OTN equipment, including transponders, muxponders, amplifiers, mux/demux units, protection modules, and optical supervisory channels
- Perform wavelength provisioning, channel assignment, optical power balancing, and end to end optical path verification
- Measure and validate transmit power, receive power, span loss, insertion loss, OSNR, attenuation, and optical link margins
- Perform optical fiber testing using OTDR, optical power meter, light source, OSA, optical attenuator, and related test equipment
- Carry out optical link optimization, fault isolation, loopback testing, BER testing, protection switching, redundancy testing, and service restoration
- Perform equipment installation, rack mounting, fiber patching, cabling, grounding, DC power connection, labeling, and site readiness verification
- Carry out service migration, cutover, configuration backup, rollback, and post migration testing
- Configure and verify alarms, performance parameters, equipment status, and network connectivity through the applicable NMS
- Perform basic IP/MPLS verification, including Ethernet interfaces, VLANs, IP connectivity, routing, MPLS services, alarms, logs, and redundancy
- Prepare test procedures, commissioning reports, migration records, configuration details, red line drawings, and acceptance documents
- Supervise technicians and subcontractors and ensure compliance with project quality and HSE requirements
- Coordinate with OEM engineers for specialized technical activities when required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, or a related field
- Minimum five years of experience in telecom installation, testing, commissioning, migration, or maintenance
- Strong hands on experience with DWDM/OTN systems, preferably Huawei OptiX OSN 1800/9800 or Nokia PSS 1830
- Practical experience in optical power balancing, wavelength provisioning, OSNR verification, protection switching, and optical troubleshooting
- Hands on experience using OTDR, OSA, optical power meter, light source, attenuator, Ethernet tester, and BER tester
- Working knowledge of IP/MPLS routers, switches, Ethernet services, and network integration
- Experience in FAT, SAT, service migration, system acceptance, technical reporting, and team supervision
- UAE driving licence is mandatory
- Relevant DWDM/OTN or optical network certification is preferred
- Huawei, Nokia, Cisco, or equivalent certification is an advantage
- Experience in utility, power, oil and gas, railway, or other critical infrastructure projects is preferred
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are looking for a Telecom Commissioning Engineer – DWDM & IP/MPLS who is responsible for the installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, migration, troubleshooting, and acceptance of telecom infrastructure systems, with primary focus on DWDM/OTN networks and working knowledge of IP/MPLS
- The engineer shall carry out site implementation activities, optical link testing, commissioning, service migration, fault investigation, documentation, team coordination, and HSE compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, test, and commission DWDM/OTN equipment, including transponders, muxponders, amplifiers, mux/demux units, protection modules, and optical supervisory channels.
- Perform wavelength provisioning, channel assignment, optical power balancing, and end to end optical path verification.
- Measure and validate transmit power, receive power, span loss, insertion loss, OSNR, attenuation, and optical link margins.
- Perform optical fiber testing using OTDR, optical power meter, light source, OSA, optical attenuator, and related test equipment.
- Carry out optical link optimization, fault isolation, loopback testing, BER testing, protection switching, redundancy testing, and service restoration.
- Perform equipment installation, rack mounting, fiber patching, cabling, grounding, DC power connection, labeling, and site readiness verification.
- Carry out service migration, cutover, configuration backup, rollback, and post migration testing.
- Configure and verify alarms, performance parameters, equipment status, and network connectivity through the applicable NMS.
- Perform basic IP/MPLS verification, including Ethernet interfaces, VLANs, IP connectivity, routing, MPLS services, alarms, logs, and redundancy.
- Prepare test procedures, commissioning reports, migration records, configuration details, red line drawings, and acceptance documents.
- Supervise technicians and subcontractors and ensure compliance with project quality and HSE requirements.
- Coordinate with OEM engineers for specialized technical activities when required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, or a related field.
- Relevant DWDM/OTN or optical network certification is preferred.
- Huawei, Nokia, Cisco, or equivalent certification is an advantage.
- UAE driving licence is mandatory.
Experience
- Minimum five years of experience in telecom installation, testing, commissioning, migration, or maintenance.
- Strong hands on experience with DWDM/OTN systems, preferably Huawei OptiX OSN 1800/9800 /Nokia PSS 1830.
- Practical experience in optical power balancing, wavelength provisioning, OSNR verification, protection switching, and optical troubleshooting.
- Hands on experience using OTDR, OSA, optical power meter, light source, attenuator, Ethernet tester, and BER tester.
- Working knowledge of IP/MPLS routers, switches, Ethernet services, and network integration.
- Experience in FAT, SAT, service migration, system acceptance, technical reporting, and team supervision.
- Experience in utility, power, oil and gas, railway, or other critical infrastructure projects is preferred.
Note
- This role requires strong practical experience in active DWDM/OTN systems. Candidates with experience limited only to fiber installation, structured cabling, RF, or microwave systems will not be considered.
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