Sr. Telecom Designer (Electronics)

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We're looking for a Sr. Telecommunications Designer who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join us and you’ll have the chance to work on projects, including semiconductor manufacturing industry and other state-of-the-art manufacturing and research facilities. Come be a part of a vibrant, dynamic team that delivers world class designs for well-known clients around the world. You’ll thrive as you provide design, modeling and documentation services for our telecom design team working on advanced facilities projects that shape our world. This is a hybrid, geographically flexible position in the U.S.

This position will provide opportunities to lead portions of very large and complex projects as a telecom scope owner working in conjunction with other telecom design professionals and supporting design staff while collectively producing challenging design packages. This is done in coordination with architects and other discipline engineers / design leads all under one Jacobs design team. You will interface directly with our client counterparts to design these facilities to meet their needs. Our teams leverage Revit MEP design software to create fully coordinated 3D models across all disciplines (C,S,A,M,E,P,T,I,L). Through a mixture of full 3D BIM delivery, construction specifications and 2D sheets, you will help lead the design of everything from Outside Plant (OSP) to inter / intra-building backbone distribution systems, communication room layouts, rack elevations, wired & wireless device plans and cable schedules. All facets of the designs and calculations will be completed in accordance with the NEC, applicable TIA and other industry standards as well as Client and/or Jacobs specifications as applicable.

Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we will help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

• Two-year technical degree or four-year non-technical degree

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in telecommunications design and construction industry

• Knowledge & application of telecommunications industry association (TIA) standards

• Knowledge & application of BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Services International) design practices

• Knowledge & application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements

• Experience leading a telecommunications design team

• Experience editing design and construction specifications

• Experience with start-up and commissioning of telecommunications systems

• Experience estimating and scheduling design efforts for large multi-building projects with multiple phases and design packages

• Strong structured cabling design background

• Proficiency with Bluebeam

• Strong communication skills

• Proficiency with Navisworks

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

• BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Services International) RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) credential

• Project management experience

• Working knowledge of Revit and Navisworks design software platforms

• At least 4 years of telecommunications design experience in semiconductor industry

• Knowledge and design experience with emergency responder radio and distributed antenna (DAS) systems

• Experience in providing quality assurance and checking of telecommunications systems designed by others

• Other Certifications:

• BICSI OSP (Outside Plant)

• BICSI RTPM (Registered Telecommunications Project Manager)

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