Facilities Engineer

All Jobs  >  Facilities Engineer Apply Facilities Engineer Allen, TX Apply Description The Facilities Engineer will serve as the technical authority responsible for the design, standards development, lifecycle management, expansion planning, and operational support of FiberLight's network facilities infrastructure. This includes Points of Presence (POPs), regeneration facilities, roadside cabinets, data center deployments, shelters, power systems, generators, battery systems, telemetry networks, environmental monitoring, and physical security systems.The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing and supporting critical telecommunications infrastructure, developing facility standards, managing power augmentation projects, and supporting large-scale carrier and hyperscale deployments. This role will collaborate closely with Strategic Engineering, Network Engineering, Operations, Service Delivery, Sales Engineering, and the Network Operations Center (NOC) to ensure FiberLight facilities are scalable, resilient, secure, and capable of supporting future network growth.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop, maintain, and govern engineering standards for all FiberLight network facilities including: Roadside Right-of-Way (RoW) cabinetsCabinet regeneration facilitiesCommunications sheltersData center deploymentsLarge-scale hyperscale and carrier infrastructure facilitiesServe as the subject matter expert for all facility-related infrastructure including: Commercial power systemsDC power plantsBattery systemsGenerator systemsEnvironmental controlsTelemetry and monitoring systemsPhysical security systemsCamera and access control systemsDesign and support facility infrastructure for network expansion projects, new market deployments, regeneration facilities, and major customer initiatives.Develop standard facility architectures, bill of materials templates, engineering specifications, construction guidelines, and deployment methodologies.Establish power capacity planning standards, augmentation policies, utilization thresholds, and lifecycle management processes.Lead facility power studies, load analysis, battery runtime calculations, and generator sizing activities.Develop and manage battery replacement strategies, maintenance schedules, testing procedures, and end-of-life replacement programs.Design and oversee generator deployments including site readiness, fuel planning, maintenance contracts, testing programs, and operational procedures.Collaborate with Strategic Engineering and Network Engineering teams to ensure facility designs support current and future transport, IP, and optical network requirements.Support pre-sales activities by providing technical guidance to Sales Engineering, Product Management, and executive leadership regarding facility capabilities, power availability, space planning, and deployment feasibility.Participate in customer meetings supporting strategic opportunities, hyperscale deployments, carrier interconnection projects, and large-scale infrastructure initiatives.Develop standards and policies governing telemetry networks, environmental monitoring systems, remote management platforms, and facility observability.Coordinate with the NOC to establish monitoring requirements, alarm thresholds, escalation procedures, and operational response processes.Lead data center space planning initiatives including:New deploymentsCage buildoutsCabinet expansion projectsFacility consolidationsGrowth forecasting and capacity planningEvaluate existing facility footprints and develop long-term expansion strategies supporting network growth and customer demand.Manage vendor relationships involving facility construction, power systems, generators, battery vendors, security providers, and data center operators.Support disaster recovery planning, business continuity initiatives, and facility resiliency programs.Develop engineering documentation, standards manuals,...