Specialist OSP Design Engineer
Spring, Texas
Job Description:
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future-you’ll create it.
As a Specialist OSP Design Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, designing and analyzing network components and infrastructure for both Wireline and Wireless systems, providing strategic short- and long-term planning, solution recommendations, and implementation to achieve technology goals. This is a Technical professional position and will involve on the job training.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Network Design and Planning:
Develop network layouts, ensure compliance, conduct feasibility studies, recommend strategic network planning and policy decisions, and evaluate network capacity and performance criteria
Cost Estimation and Budgeting:
Prepare cost estimates, monitor expenses, provide financial reports, and create economic deliverables such as Plans of Record, Forecasts, and Utility Agreements
Documentation and Reporting:
Maintain documentation, generate reports, develop technical documentation, and create deliverables including Plans of Record, Forecasts, Serving Plans, Use Permits, Handoffs, Workprints, and Utility Agreements
Technical Proficiency and Leadership:
Demonstrate sound technical knowledge, mentor peers and new hires, resolve complex problems, provide training, and promote knowledge sharing
Implementation and Strategy Development:
Develop and implement strategies to accommodate network growth and change, ensuring alignment with corporate initiatives, customer demand, technology changes, and service reliability criteria
Exercises judgment in the absence of prescribed guidelines or policies determine appropriate action
Works under minimal supervision with independent judgement
Actions impact efficiency and costs. Interacts primarily within the department, across various teams
Plans, designs, or analyzes network components, infrastructure, and architecture to support and execute against our strategic technology goals, including both Wireline and Wireless components
Provides short- and long-term planning for access network technologies, including analysis, solution recommendations, and the implementation of said strategy
Recommends strategic network planning and network evolution policy decisions, both in and out of franchise, in support of corporate initiatives, customer demand, technology changes, economic and service reliability criteria
Evaluates network capacity/performance criteria and develops and implements strategies to accommodate network growth and change
Creates deliverables, Plans of Record, Forecasts, Serving Plans, Use Permits, Cost Estimates, Handoffs, Workprints, Utility Agreements, etc.
Demonstrates a basic knowledge of the engineering position, design tool and databases
Has the ability to complete most types of small, medium and large projects
Required Experience:
1+ years of related experience
Certification is required in some areas
Technical Career Pathway (TCP) role
Complete understanding of methods and procedures for engineering fiber facilities
Desired Education:
Bachelors of Science degree in Math, Science, or Engineering preferred
Our Specialist OSP Design earn between $79,200 - $118,800 annually. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
AT&T is leading the way to the future – for customers, businesses, and the industry. We're developing new technologies to make it easier for our customers to stay connected to their world. Together, we’ve built a premier integrated communications and entertainment company and an amazing place to work and grow. Team up with industry innovators every time you walk into work, creating the world you always imagined.
Ready to #transformdigital with us? Apply now!
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Weekly Hours:
40Time Type:
RegularLocation:
Houston, TexasSalary Range:
$79,200.00 - $118,800.00It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.
Job ID R-69120-1 Date posted 05/30/2025
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