Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Forged Fiber builds and operates an open-access fiber network platform designed to provide fast, reliable, and future-proof connectivity. The Lead Network Engineer will define and govern network architecture documentation, engineering standards, materials specifications, and reference designs while partnering with architecture, engineering, operations, sourcing, vendors, and other stakeholders. The role also oversees standards compliance, lifecycle management, technology evaluation, quality audits, and cross-team adoption of network standards.
Responsibilities
- Develop, publish, and maintain authoritative network architecture documentation, standards, templates, and reference designs
- Define engineering guidelines for network topologies, hardware, materials, labeling, and configuration documentation
- Ensure documentation aligns with architectural intent, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
- Own and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs), approved product lists (APLs), and material standards for network infrastructure
- Collaborate with sourcing, vendors, and engineering teams to evaluate materials for compliance, lifecycle status, and architectural fit
- Ensure consistent use of approved components across projects and partner organizations
- Partner with the Architecture team to translate high-level designs into standardized, consumable engineering artifacts
- Review project designs for compliance with published standards and documentation requirements
- Serve as a subject matter expert on documentation quality, consistency, and architectural adherence
- Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions from a standardization and documentation perspective
- Assess impacts to existing standards, materials, and architectural documentation before adoption
- Establish review and approval processes for network documentation and standards updates
- Track lifecycle changes, deprecations, and version control for all published standards and materials
- Audit network projects and deployments for documentation completeness and standards compliance
- Develop and maintain a roadmap for documentation improvements, standards evolution, and materials updates
- Perform impact analyses and cost/benefit assessments related to standards changes and material transitions
- Coordinate standards rollout and adoption across internal teams and partner organizations
Skills
- Network architecture documentation
- Engineering standards and governance
- Bills of Materials (BOMs) and material specifications
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Technical writing and documentation systems
- Standards lifecycle and version control
- Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in Engineering, Information Systems, or related field desired
- Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 4+ years in network engineering, architecture, or infrastructure-focused roles
- Proven experience developing and governing network architecture documentation, standards, and reference designs
- Direct ownership of engineering standards, including hardware, materials, and network topologies
- Experience managing BOMs, approved product lists, and material specifications
- Strong collaboration with Architecture, Engineering, Operations, and vendors to ensure standards compliance
- Experience translating architectural designs into standardized engineering artifacts
- Exposure to technology and vendor evaluation and lifecycle impact assessments
- Background establishing or scaling documentation and standards governance in large environments
- Experience with standards alignment, rollout, and cross-team adoption
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Life benefits
- Voluntary lifestyle benefits
- Other perks that enhance physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing
- US remote work option
- Hybrid work in Dallas, TX
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