Principal Engineer I

Spectrum - Greenwood Village, CO

Full-time - Principal

Greenwood Village, CO

Telecommunications

About the position

As a Principal Engineer I at Spectrum, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing the company's telecommunications and signal processing systems. This position involves collaborating with technical operations staff on system design, providing technical support, and mentoring junior engineers. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and troubleshooting systems while ensuring compliance with industry standards and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Design, implement, monitor, enhance, and troubleshoot systems in assigned areas.
• Analyze and revise existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
• Test and review system designs.
• Provide Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel, ensuring all technical integration, changes, standards, and documentation are met.
• Mentor and guide the work of technical staff.
• Review work plans and designs and advise on improvements.
• Adhere to industry-specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
• Follow company policy and perform other duties as requested by the manager.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering work experience.
• 5+ years of project management work experience.
• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Basic knowledge of industry specifications and standards (IEEE, ANSI, Fiber, etc.).
• Basic knowledge in network design, architecture, protocols, and topology.
• Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model.
• Basic knowledge of network devices and appliances.
• Basic knowledge of network designing software, such as Visio.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with all levels of business users.
• Extensive experience in collaborating and building team consensus.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of company products and services.
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).
• Industry and vendor-specific certifications and training (Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel-Lucent, etc.).