- Lead the architecture, design, and development of complex hardware platforms from concept through product delivery.
- Translate system‑level requirements, customer use cases, and business objectives into high‑quality hardware designs and prototypes.
- Drive large, cross‑functional product development programs with significant technical complexity, scale, and risk.
- Define hardware specifications, interfaces, and operating parameters, considering full system and hardware/software interactions.
- Coordinate and integrate multiple hardware components into complete, end‑to‑end solutions.
- Perform design modeling, simulation, validation, and analysis to ensure performance, quality, and compliance with industry standards.
- Identify design or program gaps, conduct root‑cause analysis, and define corrective actions.
- Influence technical strategy and roadmap decisions within the wider hardware organization.
- Act as a senior technical authority and subject‑matter expert across Nokia, including customer and partner engagements.
- Lead and mentor technical teams, manage resources, and guide complex projects to successful outcomes.
- Drive technology scouting and assess emerging technologies relevant to Nokia’s product portfolio.
- Contribute to standardization forums, industry initiatives, and open or collaborative hardware programs.
- Support supplier evaluations and technical decision‑making in sourcing and partnerships.
Deep expertise in hardware architecture, board‑level design, and system‑level integration for complex products.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software co‑design and end‑to‑end system engineering.
- Advanced skills in design modeling, simulation, validation, and engineering analysis.
- Ability to solve highly complex, novel technical problems using analytical thinking and sound engineering judgment.
- Experience influencing architecture, roadmap, or technical strategy at organizational or product‑line level.
- Background in industry standards, technology consortia, or open hardware initiatives is strongly valued.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical solutions to business and customer needs.
- Confident communicator.
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
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Skills Required
- Deep expertise in hardware architecture, board-level design, and system-level integration for complex products.
- Proven experience leading large-scale hardware product development in a global, matrix environment.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software co-design and end-to-end system engineering.
- Advanced skills in design modeling, simulation, validation, and engineering analysis.
- Ability to solve highly complex, novel technical problems using analytical thinking and sound engineering judgment.
- Experience influencing architecture, roadmap, or technical strategy at organizational or product-line level.
- Background in industry standards, technology consortia, or open hardware initiatives is strongly valued.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical solutions to business and customer needs.
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding senior engineers and cross-functional teams.
- Clear, confident communicator with the credibility to represent Nokia internally and externally.
Nokia Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nokia and has not been reviewed or approved by Nokia.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs include a global employee share purchase plan with company matching and multi‑year share awards. These mechanisms broaden participation and tie rewards to long‑term outcomes.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes major medical plans with supplementary options such as vision, legal services, and care navigation. The range of offerings indicates comprehensive support for medical needs.
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Parental & Family Support — A global policy grants paid leave for new parents regardless of gender and provides structured return‑to‑work support. Company‑paid life insurance further strengthens family protection across regions.
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What We Do
At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a trusted partner for critical networks, we are committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. We create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. Adhering to the highest standards of integrity and security, we help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world.
