Distinguished Engineer - OSP

Company: SPECTRUM
Location: Broomfield
Posted on: January 14, 2021

Job Description:

Company Overview: Charter Communications is America---s fastest growing TV, internet and voice company. We---re committed to integrating the highest quality service with superior entertainment and communications products. Charter is at the intersection of technology and entertainment, facilitating essential communications that connect 24 million residential and business customers in 41 states. Our commitment to serving customers and exceeding their expectations is the bedrock of Charter---s business strategy and it---s the philosophy that guides our 90,000 employees. The Charter Technical Engineering Center (CTEC) facilities in Englewood, CO oversees the design and architecture of Charter---s multi-billion dollar network infrastructure. We investigate, select, develop, and integrate technologies and solutions that meet the needs of the company for short, medium and long term initiatives. This includes the delivery of the technology plan and future architecture for Voice, Video, Data, Optical, Commercial, Cloud, CPE, Network and Access. JOB SUMMARY Recognized as thought leader in multiple domains within Charter and across the industry. Technical expert with a strong track record of growing and influencing others. Responsible for helping shape the go-forward direction of the organization; working with senior leaders, vendors, and partners to influence technology roadmaps and the adoption of new technologies across the enterprise. Create a consistent roadmap to ensure stable service delivery that aligns with company initiatives and expectations. Evaluate new vendor advanced technologies, architectures and develop strategic initiatives to support increased bandwidth capacities to further enhance product offerings. Ensure a high degree of cross functional communication with Field Operations, Inside Plant and Design. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Responsible for the outside plant engineering standards and roadmaps to further the companies access network. Serve as Corporate Engineering expert on optical fiber technology, including best practices related to installation and restoration, wavelength management, fiber count management, and spare fiber management. Works with Field Engineering to ensure compliance with corporate engineering standards, policies and procedures Works with Field Operations leadership to evaluate existing plant architectures and develop strategic initiatives that supports advanced product offerings. Work with senior leaders to shape the go-forward vision for the organization. Demonstrate strong technology roadmap influence within the organization and across organizations. Drive roadmaps to meet the organization---s business goals. Drive thought leadership, business focus, and innovation across organizations. Teach, mentor, grow, and advise other domain experts. Mentor senior engineers on how to grow their professional careers and expand their sphere of influence in the organization. Understand and articulate the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners. Promote and facilitate collaboration within teams and across organizations. Effectively present technical industry leadership externally and internally by speaking engagements at public forums, and publications. Work with vendors and partners on a successful strategy, planning, and implementation of critical platforms. Evaluate new technologies for adoption across the enterprise. Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience. Promote customer focus thought-out technology roadmaps. Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly Field questions from product, project, and support teams. Strong involvement in industry direction and innovation. Final escalation point for technology issues across organizations. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Skills/Abilities and Knowledge Ability to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, on the phone, and by written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner. Advanced Knowledge of HFC, Advanced Video, and IP Networks Ability to effectively communicate complex problems in a simple and effective manner. Extensive industry experience in access network architectures, and technologies. Demonstrate telecommunication industry leadership. Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace environment and ability to learn new technology quickly. Ability to create a business case encompassing business and technology requirements. Ability to self-study new technologies. Advanced knowledge of Fiber Optic theory Ability to serve as a visionary and think strategically Strong ability to communicate technology to non-technical senior business leaders. Self-driven individual with the ability to deliver major projects with minimal supervision. Related Work Experience / Number Of Years Engineering work experience / 16 Project management work experience / 16 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Skills /Abilities and Knowledge Knowledge of company products and services Some leadership experience Education Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent experience Master---s degree in Engineering preferred Industry and vendor specific certifications and training WORKING CONDITIONS Office environment Salaries depend on geography, experience, and education; negotiations begin at $127300.00 For more information on Spectrum---s benefits, please click here.

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