Senior Data Scientist – Principal
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DS Engineer performing field surveys and installations for telecommunications in Air Force and Space Force modernization efforts. Supporting Inside Plant, Outside Plant, Fiber Optic, and Communication Equipment locations.
Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed on-site surveys of ISP, OSP, FO, and CEL infrastructures, collecting measurements, documenting conditions, capturing photographs, and identifying installation constraints
- Execute installation tasks including cabling pulls, rack/patch panel installation, fiber routing assistance, equipment mounting, labeling, and pathway preparation (under supervision of discipline leads)
- Produce accurate field redlines, survey notes, measurements, and environmental observations to support design development
- Assist engineering leads in developing design inputs for pathways, conduit routing, fiber distribution, telecom room layouts, and grounding/bonding requirements
- Support the installation and verification of infrastructure such as racks, conduits, cable trays, handholes, fiber enclosures, and vertical/horizontal pathways
- Validate installed components against design intent, quality requirements, and program standards
- Conduct field verification to ensure equipment rooms, pathways, and OSP routes are ready for installation activities
- Work closely with OSP, FO, and CEL leads to confirm survey results, installation requirements, and implementation sequencing
- Ensure all survey and installation work aligns with applicable TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, NEC, and Air Force/Space Force technical standards
- Support as-built documentation by providing accurate markup updates reflecting field actual conditions
- Assist in troubleshooting pathway blockages, fiber routing issues, equipment spacing challenges, or documentation discrepancies
- Coordinate with base personnel for facility access, escort requirements, and logistical planning
- Provide daily updates to discipline leads and assist with reporting, risk identification, and documentation management
Requirements:
- 15+ years experience in telecommunications installation, infrastructure survey work, or distribution systems engineering
- Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance
- Hands-on experience performing ISP/OSP/FO/CEL surveys or installations
- Familiarity with structured cabling, conduit systems, fiber optics, and telecom room infrastructure
- Basic understanding of TIA/EIA standards including TIA‑568, TIA‑569, TIA‑606, TIA‑607
- Ability to read and interpret floorplans, construction drawings, utility diagrams, and infrastructure layouts
- Experience working in field environments performing physical surveys and installation activities
- Ability to travel globally to Air Force and Space Force bases
- Ability to perform physical tasks such as climbing ladders, pulling cable, or accessing confined telecom spaces
- Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate field documentation
- Ability to work under the direction of DS Leads, OSP Leads, FO Leads, CEL Leads, or the Site Implementation Lead
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay and paid time off
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- New employees typically provided with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
- Additional 10 paid holidays per year
- GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in rolling 12 month period
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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