Nokia · 3 hours ago
Applied R&D Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expNokia is a leading technology company committed to innovation across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. They are seeking an Applied R&D Engineer to contribute to the development of cutting-edge hardware and software solutions, focusing on high-speed Network Processors and ensuring the integration and delivery of networking products.
ElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsMobile DevicesTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes and services
Has in-depth organisational and relevant market knowledge and uses understanding on how relevant areas can be integrated to achieve objectives
Contributes to strategic decisions within professional area
Solves complex problems based on sophisticated analytical thought and complex judgment
Contributes to development of concepts to determine professional direction of own organisational unit
Acts as a professional leader for staff / workteam / taskforces, often the most senior specialist in a team, who serves as best practice resource within own organisational unit and / or is recognised as an expert within the same professional area in the business
Often leads functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work
Analyses, designs, develops and tests products / services / improvements / bug resolutions for integrated hardware / software systems as per customers' requirements
Manages Subcontracting / Partnership Manager
Manages technical requirements from customers’ needs
Delivers SW / HW build-controlled productions releases (EG main and update releases, service packages, maintenance updates, and customer design engineering)
Manages product hardware / software evolutions through the creation and release of hardware / software documentation, hardware / software change control management, supplier and customer notifications
Retains technical and design knowledge for assigned products and technologies
Applies and maintains quality standards. Participates in process and tools evolutions and improvements
Applies the SW Care process (especially emergency case handling) contributing when needed to the fastest problem restoration
Contribute to forwarding software architecture evolution for high-speed Network Processors
Own the design and delivery of software modules within Network Processor Software Development Kits (SDK)
Integrate Network Processor Software Developoment Kit into routing and switching stacks
Validate Network Processing functions at unit, integration, and system levels
Work with Product Management to translate market requirements into Network Processor Software design and implementation
Support Quality Assurance functions to successfully complete qualification of multi-generational networking products
Contribute to continuous evolution of Network Processor architecture and design to meet growing feature set, speeds, feeds, power, and cost requirements
Work across team boundaries to build high quality networking products that capture current and next generation markets
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (4 years)
At least 7 years of experience in the areas of responsibilities listed
Demonstrate skills and experience in one or more of the following: Platform, Bring-up and Diag, Traffic Management, Platform Integration
Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing platform software for modular networking devices
Minimum of 5 years of experience in integrating 3rd party SDKs in platform area
Minimum of 5 years of experience in ASIC bring-up
Minimum of 5 years of experience in board bring-up
Minimum of 5 years of experience in diags software development
Minimum of 5 years of experience in driver development
Minimum of 5 years of experience in port bring-up involving link training, SerDes management, port speed management, etc
Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing QOS and Traffic Management software for modular networking devices
Minimum of 5 years of experience in analysing and implementing buffer management strategies
Minimum of 5 years of experience in analysing and implementing flow control strategies
Minimum of 5 years of experience in debugging traffic management issues
Minimum of 5 years of experience in managing provisioning models for hierarchical QOS and traffic management systems
Minimum of 5 years of experience in integrating packet processors and network processors into a Linux based Network Operating System
Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing/working with platform level simulation systems
Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing platform dependent adaption layers
Minimum of 5 years of experience in debugging complex system level issues
Minimum of 5 years of experience in supporting QA and customer escalation teams
Minimum of 5 years of experience in working across functional areas to facilitate product and software releases
Preferred
Master's Degree
Longer Work Experience
Benefits
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
Company
Nokia
Nokia manufactures mobile devices, network infrastructure, and location-based technology for businesses. It is a sub-organization of Enscryb.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.45BKey Investors
European Investment BankNVIDIANational Telecommunications and Information Administration
2025-12-16Post Ipo Debt· $511.84M
2025-10-28Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2025-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.76B
Leadership Team
Justin Hotard
President and CEO
Victoria Hanrahan
Chief of Staff to the CEO
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