Manager Optical System Design

Grade Level: L3

Location:  Islamabad

Last date to apply: 18 June 2026

What is Manager Optical System Design?

The Manager Optical System Design is responsible for the end-to-end planning and design of the optical transport network, encompassing OTN, IPRAN, FTTS, and passive optical fiber infrastructure. This role involves high-level and low-level design preparation, solution validation, vendor coordination documentation.

The ideal candidate is self-driven, able to work under pressure in demanding conditions, and proactive in identifying and implementing network optimization opportunities.

This position reports directly to the Head Transport Networks.

What does Manager Optical System Design do?   

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and deploy optical transport systems across new and existing networks.
• Evaluate and validate vendor-proposed technical solutions to ensure alignment with network standards.
• Conduct high-level design (HLD), low-level design (LLD), link budget analysis, and signal protection planning for transmission infrastructure.
• Develop strategies for seamless integration of new optical platforms into the existing network.
• Deliver detailed implementation and migration plans, ensuring optimal service provisioning and restoration capabilities.
• Facilitate integration between the optical transport domain and upper-layer service domains.
• Prepare and evaluate RFPs for Optical platforms, including the Specification, Equipment, and professional services.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation including wavelength plans, restoration maps, SOPs, MOPs, link inventories, and fiber route layouts.
• Develop and maintain MOPs and SOPs for field engineers and technical support teams.
• Engage continuously with network operations teams to address and optimize ongoing operational challenges.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate project inputs.
• Oversee FTTH network architecture, including GPON/XGS-PON, splitter planning, and customer-side provisioning
• Deliver link budget calculations, optical loss analysis, and fiber route optimization
• Able to Work on cutting-edge projects including nationwide FTTH rollouts, metro ring upgrades, and submarine landing expansions
• Collaborate with international carriers, hyperscalers, and Tier-1 vendors
•  Be part of a future-focused team delivering Gigabit-scale optical access and transport solutions

JazzWorld is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Manager Optical System Design?

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience: Min 12 years of relevant experience in optical network planning and transport technologies.

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of optical transport (OTN/DWDM), IP/MPLS, IPRAN, and FTTS technologies.
• Proficiency in HLD/LLD preparation, link budget calculation, and network integration.
• Familiarity with industry standards, protocols, and vendor equipment.
•  Lead the end-to-end design and review of high-capacity optical systems (e.g., long-haul, metro, or submarine)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (planning, field ops, vendors) to ensure feasibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability
•  Strong command on optical simulation tools (e.g., OptiSystem, VPIphotonics)
• Experience in fiber type selection, attenuation analysis, and amplifier planning (EDFA/Raman)

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and vendor management skills
• Presentation Skills , Proven leadership in technical design delivery
• Effective presentation and incident reporting capabilities.
• Solid project management abilities with attention to detail and timelines.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently and within teams.

Preferred Tools & Technologies:

• OptiSystem, VPItransmissionMaker, MATLAB, RSoft, NetDesign tools
• DWDM/ROADM systems (Huawei, Nokia, Infinera, Ciena)
• Submarine cable system exposure (bonus)
• OTDR, PMD/CD test equipment understanding

Why join JazzWorld?

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld reflects workplace standards benchmarked against leading global organizations, demonstrating our commitment to creating an environment where people can thrive and perform at their best. Our teams are driven by the belief that every JazzWorld employee should be inspired to live better every day, enabled by forward-looking leadership, an open culture, meaningful work, and continuous opportunities to learn and grow.

Our core values - Customer Obsession, Truthful, Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurial shape how we think, decide, and lead. They encourage us to challenge convention, act with accountability, work as one team, and create solutions that truly matter for our customers and communities.

As Pakistan's largest digital operator, JazzWorld serves over 100 million through connectivity, digital services, financial inclusion, entertainment, and insurance. Joining us means being part of transformation at a national scale; expanding access, unlocking opportunity, and building a more connected digital future.

At JazzWorld, everything we do is rooted in one shared ambition. This purpose defines how we work, the progress we enable, and the difference we strive to make every day a Better Life For All.