We are seeking experienced Field Technicians with SDH, SONET, and TDM expertise to support large-scale telecom deployment, migration, and decommissioning projects across multiple customer locations.
Location: Columbus, OH
Travel Required
Pay Rate: $34–$40/hour
Employment Type: Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize IT tools and asset management systems to identify and locate telecom equipment scheduled for decommissioning.
- Connect locally to telecom equipment when required to perform service checks and validation activities.
- Perform power clamp readings and safely power down telecom devices.
- Conduct equipment-level and circuit-level audits and provide detailed findings to project coordinators.
- Update project status and asset information using reporting and inventory management tools.
- Recover and remove legacy cabling and wiring as specified in project documentation.
- Label, tag, and document recovered assets according to client requirements.
- Support logistics, asset recovery, import/export activities, and operational functions as needed.
- Travel to customer sites to execute project deliverables.
Required Qualifications
- Strong understanding of:
- SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)
- SONET (Synchronous Optical Network)
- TDM (Time Division Multiplexing)
- Experience performing telecom equipment and inventory audits.
- Knowledge of DC and AC telecom power systems.
- Ability to interpret network documentation and asset records.
- Comfortable working with large volumes of technical and inventory data.
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact with multiple stakeholders.
- Proficiency using IT tools, databases, and reporting applications.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively to customer sites.
Preferred Equipment Experience
Experience working with one or more of the following platforms is highly desirable:
- Alcatel-Lucent BWM
- Alcatel-Lucent TDM10G
- Alcatel-Lucent DACS
- Alcatel-Lucent DMX
- Nortel TN Series
- Fujitsu Flashwave
- Marconi SMA Series
- Cisco ONS 15454
- ADVA FSP