# Fiber Technician - Memphis

**Company**: SpaceXAI
**Location**: Southaven, MS
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

As a Fiber Technician at SpaceXAI's data center, you'll work onsite with passionate teams to install and maintain critical network infrastructure, ensuring seamless connectivity.

## Responsibilities:

- Manage all phases of data center installation projects under the guidance of the Foreman Supervisor, Project Manager, and Superintendent

- Ensure a safe and productive work environment

- Develop sensor indicators and conduct timely inspections to prevent faulty fiber optic systems

- Troubleshoot, resolve, repair, and install fiber optics systems

- Examine and replace faulty and/or old fiber optic cables

- Organize scheduled maintenance routines

- Take care of fiber splicing and rectify fiber optic problem areas

- Keep track of the signal strength of different devices

- Formulate and maintain system records and system designs

## Basic Qualifications:

- 3+ years of direct data center experience installing and routing optical fiber in large-scale Tier 3 or 4 facilities as a commercial fiber optic technician

- High school diploma or equivalency certificate

- Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

- Position is subject to pre-employment and annual post-employment background checks

- Physical Requirements:

- Work is often performed in tight quarters and physical dexterity is necessary

- Ability to lift up to 35lbs unassisted

- Comfortable working at elevated heights (up to 50 feet) with appropriate safety gear

- Comfortable working in an environment requiring exposure to noise

- Available to work evenings and weekends, as the schedule varies depending on site operational needs

## Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Certification in fiber optics and/or cable installation

- Extensive experience in fiber splicing

- Technical knowledge of communication networks

- Knowledgeable of computers and associated electronic systems

- Knowledgeable of different fiber types

- Experience installing, certifying, and troubleshooting fiber in hyperscale data center environments

- Experience installing structured cabling

- Highly proficient using a light meter, OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer), OPMs (optical power meter), fiber certifier, loopback, and optical probes

- Able to understand different types of switches and port identifications

- Able to properly clean fiber and validate cleanliness

## Skills

### Required
- fiber optic systems
- data center experience
- commercial fiber optic technician
- physical dexterity
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- fiber optics certification
- fiber splicing
- communication networks
- computer systems
- structured cabling
- light meter
- OTDR
- OPMs
- fiber certifier

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