RCDD Telecom Design Engineer

Leidos

Part-time RCDD Telecom Design Engineer focusing on new utility control center designs. Involves communications cabling infrastructure management and development in a collaborative design team.

Posted 7/23/2026part-timeSan Diego • California, Oregon, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $116,350 - $210,325 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing communications cabling infrastructure, including fiber and copper systems, while effectively collaborating with design teams and clients. Holds RCDD accreditation and possesses extensive experience in creating detailed design drawings and specifications for utility customers.

Highest-signal resume keywords

RCDD AccreditationCommunications Cabling DesignFiber Interconnection DesignDesign Drawings DevelopmentUtility Customer Experience

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Hard Skills

Cabling Infrastructure DesignFiber Communications DesignCopper Communications DesignTechnical Specification WritingDesign Drawing Development

Soft Skills

CollaborationPresentation SkillsPeer Review Participation

Tools & Technologies

VisioBluebeamAutoCADCorning EquipmentCommscope EquipmentBEJED Equipment

Certifications & Qualifications

RCDD Accreditation

Industry Keywords

Inside PlantOutside PlantCabling SystemsUtility CustomersDOE Security Background Check

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate as a member of our design team for a new utility control center
Develop changes to and maintain inside and outside plant communications cabling infrastructure design drawings in Visio, Bluebeam or AutoCAD
Write product specifications and descriptions for inside and outside plant cable infrastructure as needed
Develop cabling and patching – fiber and copper - details for circuit interconnections
Support the development of bills of material for communications cabling systems
Develop test and migration approaches for new cabling systems
Design fiber interconnections between external sites and internal transport and routed network equipment
Participate in peer reviews and customer meetings including developing and presenting technical design materials

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current RCDD accreditation with BICSI
Minimum of 10 years experience as an RCDD developing communications cabling design for buildings and campuses
Engineering degree desired but not required
Must be a US citizen and be able to pass a DOE security background check
Experience with designing inside plant and outside plant fiber communications infrastructure using Corning, Commscope or BEJED equipment
Experience in designing cable infrastructure for utility customers
Experience in developing design drawings for fiber interconnections including block diagrams, butterfly diagrams, patch panel diagrams, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement