Graduate Design Engineer

Graduate Design Engineer

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.

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.  

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. 

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 

Terms of Appointment

• Individual terms

• Operational On call responsibility may be a requirement of this role