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Network Connectivity Engineer, Fiber Optic Layout - Memphis
Southaven, MS +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN - Experience
- 5+ years in data center connectivity design and work; alternatively, 8+ years of practical experience may satisfy the education requirement.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or a technical discipline; OR 8+ years of practical experience.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and qualifies large-scale data center fiber and connectivity systems for GPU clusters, including construction oversight, upgrades, testing, and documentation.
What you'll do
- Design scalable data center connectivity and structured cabling for large GPU clusters.
- Procure connectivity materials and oversee installation, upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Develop procedures and as-built documentation, and coordinate connectivity delivery with internal teams and providers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or a technical discipline; OR 8+ years of practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience working in and designing data center connectivity.
- Experience with multimode fiber, singlemode fiber, copper, and other low-voltage telecommunication systems.
- Experience with structured cabling and both active and passive cabling elements.
Nice to have
- RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer) certification.
- Experience building and designing scalable fiber and connectivity plants for large-scale data centers across Ethernet, InfiniBand, and RoCE networks.
Tools
multimode fiber, singlemode fiber, copper, DWDM, OTDR, Python, SQL, InfiniBand
AI focus
Connectivity design and deployment for high-speed, high-bandwidth HPC and ML applications.
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