Resident Engineer

Job Title: Resident Engineer
Location-Type: Onsite Richardson, TX (Dallas Metro, TX)
Start Date Is: 2 weeks (onboarding)
Duration: Permanent
Compensation Range: $100,000 – $115,000/year

Job Description:
Serve as a hands-on technical expert supporting optical network deployments, configurations, and troubleshooting for a high-profile end customer environment.
This role fills a critical need for a highly technical, customer-facing engineer to support advanced optical network deployments for a key client. The ideal candidate is a hands-on SME with DWDM expertise who can confidently interact with customers while leading configuration, troubleshooting, and deployment efforts. Looking for strong telecom backgrounds, proven field experience, and polished communication skills.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Deploy, commission, and integrate DWDM optical networking equipment

• Configure and troubleshoot Ciena and Nokia optical devices

• Act as SME for network configurations and issue resolution

• Collaborate with customers to generate and validate configurations

• Support field teams during deployment and remediation efforts

• Work onsite between client and customer facilities

• Ensure high-quality, customer-facing technical support and communication

Requirements:

• Must-Haves:

  • 5 years of telecom or network infrastructure experience

  • Strong DWDM deployment expertise

  • Hands-on experience with Ciena 6500 RLS and/or Nokia 1830 PSS/OLS

  • Experience configuring, commissioning, and integrating optical networking equipment

  • Strong troubleshooting skills for optical and fiber networks

  • Experience supporting field deployments and remediation

  • Bachelor's degree required

  • Excellent communication and customer-facing skills

  • Proven ability to work directly with clients in a professional environment

• Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience overseeing network deployments

  • Exposure to hyperscale or large enterprise environments

  • Familiarity with Ciena 300 IOS

  • Background with major telecom providers or large-scale infrastructure projects

  • Experience with physical networking or server hardware

Benefits:

This role is eligible to enroll in clients full health insurance plan and retirement plan. Mondo defers to the applicable State or local law for paid sick leave eligibility