Senior Network Planning Engineer

Company

Cox Communications, Inc.

Engineering / Product Development

Sr Network Engineer

Individual ContributorHybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

No

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $88,300.00 - $147,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Cox Communications is searching for a Senior Network Planning Engineer who will be responsible for analyzing and modeling needs for Cox Critical Facility capacity for Integrated Network Planning organization. This role will be responsible for the following:

• Critical Facility:

• Conduct basic equipment evaluation and forecast Power, HVAC and Space utilization across the enterprise facilities

• Assist with Critical Facility equipment gathering process and support POI process to ensure smooth deployment preparation

• Become subject matter expert in CFGM (Critical Facility Growth Model)

• Lead and host necessary planning activities to support INP planning initiatives

• Data management across multiple tools

• Maintain CFGM DB

• support tactical plans for CF

This position will employ or engage with the following technologies: Various NMS (Network Management Software) tools and other application platforms such as Excel, FIRM, POInt, Oracle Database, , Granite, Hadoop, R, SAS, Alteryx, and SQL. Must understand network infrastructure such as DOCSIS, broadband services, RF multi-gigabit optical ethernet. Join a diverse engineering team working to transform data, voice and video networks for the next generation.

 

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
 

• Understands facility capability to ensure capacity and efficiency of the planned designs

• Understand current critical facility specifications to build different models and growth projections

• Evaluate and plan optimal capacity based on equipment requirements

• Gather data required to calculate CFGM

• Works with corporate and regional engineers to operationalize and document plans

• Assist to interface with boundary partners related models and data and provide growth trends

• Identifies, researches, and resolves discrepancies in analytical procedures or cross-functional methods

• Utilizes applications for measuring, analyzing, modeling and forecasting near term capacity needs. Build financial impact and related performance. Application engagement in Hadoop, R, Alteryx, SAS, and SQL.

• Develops reports and analysis to verify data and process quality

 

Related Tasks

• Assist in code development to automate reports and template

• Provide statistical analyses to assist leadership to actionable insights

• With guidance, presents data and provides recommendations to department leadership

• Provide input to leadership on performance issues and operational process improvements

• Uses and may program statistical analysis software

 

Minimum:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 4 years' experience as a technical engineer in the Wireless Communications Industry. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 2 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and up to 1 year of experience; or 16 years’ experience in a related field.

• Experience utilizing communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills to work with business leaders for gathering requirements to build data models

• Experience in researching and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data

• Experience working with large data sets, analysis and methods

• Experience developing automated reporting

• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications in a work setting with strong knowledge in Excel 

• Experience in digital cable systems

Preferred

• Knowledge in process development

• R/SAS/Alteryx and SQL or similar analytical database and coding skills

• Experience debugging analytical code and processes

• Knowledge in telecommunication but not required

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.Cox Communications is all about creating moments of real human connection; and for employees, that’s true both in the workplace and in the problems we solve for customers. From building advertising solutions to unleashing IoT technologies to creating an exceptional experience for customers in our retail locations and online, we’re creating a world that is smarter and more connected. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.