Graduate Design Engineer
Role Title:
Graduate Design Engineer
Business Area:
Fixed NetworkAbout This Role:
Role Purpose
The design, development and delivery of telecommunications solutions, working within a team of Design & Operations Engineers in the Fixed (Broadband Design, IP Design, IP Products, IP TV, Optical Transmission) or Core (Advanced Voice & Mobile Data services and Infrastructure services) teams of the Chief Technology Officer function. This includes specification of design solutions, evaluation of vendor and partner technical capability, development of migration plans, configuration and data-build, capacity management, operational and performance management and advanced design support throughout the network life cycle.
Why This Role:
Nature and Scope
Technology solutions are critical to eir’s performance. Design Engineers are central to the implementation and support of those solutions. The role purpose will include the design, dimensioning, test specification, documentation and maintenance of new and amended networks, platforms and related systems that provide the basis of all network products offered by the eir Group. The design specifications will be carried out in accordance with agreed international and best practice standards, and strategic policies.
The quality, operational efficiency, usability and cost of ownership of all network solutions are key indicators of success.
Successful candidates are expected to continually develop their skills and experience, implement best practice methodologies in an agile manner and evolve innovative network solutions efficiently and effectively to meet customer expectations.
Expectations From The Role:
Technical
Development of designs and configurations based on Strategies, Architectures and High Level Designs defined by CTO
Development of migration plans for customers, traffic and services as relevant
Prepare detailed specifications, estimates, designs, record structures, triggers, rules, interfaces, resilience and contingency plans as relevant
Develop relevant scripts, configurations, data-build, quality standards and acceptance criteria, to support required solutions
Perform capacity management, including hardware, memory and processor load
Hardware & Software lifecycle Release management
Design solutions ensuring the highest possible availability achievable within the budget.
Leverage best telecommunications technology practices, including the specification of non-functional requirements. e.g. operational performance.
Project
Plan, manage and delivery all projects in line with eir project management guidelines with focus on stakeholder engagement, test strategies, documentation and reporting
Customer
Develop all network solutions with focus on end customer experience
Provide technical guidance and expertise to all areas of the eir group as relevant
Support
Provide operational support as relevant for network platforms and solutions in life
Implement project initiatives compliant with best practice operational and change management
Vendor Management
The management of external parties to ensure delivery of contracted solutions to meet project deadlines.
Management of technology inputs to RFQ, RFI and RFP processes, and evaluation of Technical and commercial responses.
Interaction with vendors on development roadmaps and design support
General
Ensure compliance with Health & Safety processes
Align with eir Group culture and values to drive the customer ethos, vision, mission and culture of the organisation to ensure successful growth and retention of its customers.
Requirements For A Successful Application:
Role Specific Technical Skills
Relevant Third-level qualification, or equivalent professional experience (FETAC level 7 or higher) in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Telecommunications, Computing or similar
Ability to develop the capability to provide effective input to Reference network Architecture from design and monitoring network compliance with the architecture.
Ability to deliver effective technology vendor management, selection and roadmap development
Ability to support technology bid/product responses
Ability to effectively deliver cost reduction on technology platforms
Ability to effectively exploit fixed and mobile technology network monitoring systems and technology optimisation
Others:
Terms of Appointment
Individual terms
Operational On call responsibility may be a requirement of this role