Comm Sol Engineer I

As part of the Spectrum Community Solutions Operations team, the Engineer supports pre-sale customer proposal gathering and costing activities, evaluating network capital proposals while analyzing customers' networking requirements for High Speed Data, Wi-Fi, Video, and initiation of Field Operations construction activity. The Engineer reviews and proposes network solutions that cost effectively meet the customers' needs today and in the future

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.

• Manage and provide the technical response to submitted RFP / RFI documents.

• Participate in projects that require engineering solutions. Review internal costing to ensure alignment with company standards and architectural rules Collaborate with peer group Engineers as well as cross functional engineering, network operations, field service and technical, as needed.

• Work with other providers of equipment or services, including Charter cable engineering and system engineers, to develop winning solutions to customer's data, and video network requirements Gather capital requirements and validate architecture designs: pre-sale process for all Spectrum Community Solutions opportunities.

• Confirm compliance with Network architecture and standards within costing models for following product sets: High Speed Data, Wi-Fi, and Video, for Spectrum Community Solutions proposals.

• Assist in ensuring all project costs are captured for inclusion in the SCS ROI (Return on Investment) model.

• Assist with internal teams to help create new processes and drive work orders.

• Utilize various VISIO/ GIS software tools to assess network design layout diagrams and equipment placement 'as build' designs to support the installation.

• Review and assess if diagrams, survey planning documents and SOW's specifications are captured.

• Assist scheduling work assignments, monitor project work flow and maintain accurate weekly production reports.

• Perform other specific duties as requested.

• Perform other duties as requested.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English

• Deep knowledge of networking technologies required as the basis for making assessments of the future requirements of Spectrum products and the needs of our customers

• Deep knowledge of LAN/WAN networking and IP address management technology and design

• Ability to prioritize, organize effectively and handle multiple projects and tasks

• Ability to develop clear and concise spreadsheet costing models

• Ability to effectively present and explain technical solutions to customers and sales staff Knowledge of cable television products and services

• Basic knowledge of RF systems, including wireless data transport technologies, needed to design solutions to meet the requirements of the opportunities they are supporting

• Basic knowledge of the following technologies needed to design solutions to meet the requirements of opportunities the Operations Engineer is supporting Network design principles including VLAN implementation, sub-netting, spanning tree, VLAN trunking and inter-VLAN routing IP routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, ISIS and BGP Video technologies, ranging from Analog and QAM based, to Pro:Idiom and future deployments TDM services including T1/E1, T3/E3, OCx circuits and Frame Relay Telephone network design and service delivery, including VoIP General knowledge with carrier and MSO interconnections, Central Office collocation, and interconnections and facilitating NOC to NOC relationships

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four (4) year college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Required Related Work Experience and Number of Years

• Network Engineering/ Administrator experience, Network Sales Engineering experience 4-6 Designing IP Networks to deliver Voice/Video/Data, including Optical Transport Technologies (CWDM, DWDM, Wavelengths) and frame relay or ATM networks

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Skills/Abilities and Knowledge:

Preferred Education

• Industry recognized certifications such as CCNA, CCNA - Wireless, CCDA or equivalent

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Office Environment

EOE

Charter Communications is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability

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