Telecommunications Design Drafter

The role

The Telecommunications Design Drafter will develop and maintain technical drawings using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio. This role supports a telecommunications infrastructure refresh for a federal customer in Washington, DC.

What you will do

• Develop, update, and maintain telecommunications drawings and design packages using AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio.
• Create and revise floor plans, telecommunications layouts, pathway drawings, conduit plans, rack elevations, cable routing diagrams, network diagrams, and infrastructure details.
• Translate field notes, survey forms, sketches, redlines, photographs, pathway data, cable route information, telecom room documentation, and legacy records into drawings.
• Document existing infrastructure including building entrances, MDFs, IDFs, backbone routes, risers, cable pathways, rack layouts, patch fields, OSP routes, and OSP-to-ISP transitions.
• Support the development of proposed telecommunications infrastructure designs.
• Produce detailed as-built drawings and construction-ready documentation.
• Read and interpret architectural, engineering, and telecommunications drawings.
• Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and field technicians to resolve survey information issues.
• Incorporate field redlines, engineering comments, QA/QC comments, and customer review feedback into drawing packages.
• Maintain drawing version control, file naming standards, revision histories, and document management processes.

Required qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Strong proficiency with AutoCAD.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Visio.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical drawings for telecommunications, structured cabling, low-voltage systems, network infrastructure, facilities, or engineering projects.
• Experience supporting telecommunications infrastructure design, structured cabling documentation, OSP/ISP planning, network modernization, or facilities modernization projects.
• Ability to interpret and update architectural floor plans, telecom drawings, engineering markups, field sketches, and redline documentation.
• Experience producing accurate as-built documentation and construction drawing packages.
• Familiarity with MDFs, IDFs, telecommunications rooms, racks, patch panels, fiber shelves, copper patch panels, backbone cabling, horizontal cabling, cable tray, ladder rack, conduit, sleeves, pathway
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems, fiber optics, copper cabling, cable routing, labeling, patching, rack elevations, and telecommunications infrastructure design.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and use a computer for extended periods.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting secure federal, DoD, Intelligence Community, or other mission-critical environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale telecommunications infrastructure modernization or campus-wide structured cabling projects.
• Familiarity with BICSI standards and structured cabling best practices.
• Experience developing telecommunications designs from incomplete or legacy infrastructure documentation.
• Experience coordinating with engineering teams and field installation personnel throughout project execution.

Benefits

• 26 Days Paid Leave: Includes vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays.
• Performance Bonuses
• 401(k) with Match: 3% match with immediate vesting.
• Company-paid life insurance up to $300K.
• Multiple medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options.
• 15 days of fully paid parental leave.
• Military Differential Pay.
• Paid training and certifications.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• CEO commitment to return 80% of net proceeds to employees in the event of a company sale.

Before you apply

• Candidates must live within a commutable distance of Washington, DC or be willing to relocate.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.

About the company

AGE Solutions is a premier technology and professional services company providing consulting, advanced technology solutions, and essential services throughout the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence sectors.