Engineer - Core Transmission Planning.Network NG

Reports To: Manager - Transmission Core Capacity Planning

Division: Network

Mission:

• To plan and optimize the transmission core network of MTNN (Metro, & backbone) across the regions.

Description:

• Plan and design core transmission network capacity (DWDM) for mobile traffic backhaul 
• Ensuring redundancy and resilience are incorporated into transmission core designs
• Track capacity utilization and provide adequate solution for exceptions 
• Provide detailed network diagram depicting the status of the core transmission network
• Planning and reviewing optical fiber network designs (backbone, metro) to ensure optimal coverage and scalability
• Validating route planning for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, right-of-way feasibility and provide Scope of work.
• Collaborating with network planning teams to align fiber deployment with current and future capacity demands.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date optical fiber network and Transmission core database (GIS, inventory, and documentation systems)
• Adhere to processes and procedures to ensure conformance to best practices and to identify opportunities for improvements.

Education:

• A first degree/HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline 
• Fluent in English

Experience:

3 - 7 years’ work experience, especially in Telecoms industry, including:

• Electrical radio engineering, network topology design and fibre optic transmission networks
• Experience in Transmission nodes, capacity dimensioning and service planning/integration.
• Experience in fibred infrastructure planning, design, build (Google earth, DMT (Inventory/Asset management), GIS, ONDS)  
• Experience in connectivity, route planning, node and route protection (ERP, APS, LAG, MSP, SNCP etc)
• Experience in various transmission technologies such as SDH, OTN, DWDM, IP/MPLS, Carrier Ethernet and so on
• Experience in the use of IP and MPLS in network planning/integration