Nokia

Systems Architect - Coherent Optical Pluggable

Nokia$110K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Broad systems knowledge with experience in architectural specifications across multiple disciplines.
  • Ability to create high-quality requirements and architecture specifications focused on reliable user experiences.
  • Experience in Fault Management, Performance Management, and Control Plane features for multi-layer networking products.
  • Knowledge of Optical Networking Technologies and Standards (OTN, Ethernet, MACSEC).
  • Familiarity with CMIS, C-CMIS, and OIF specifications.
  • Proven experience in designing link-level control algorithms and optical performance monitoring.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a team-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

  • Define product concepts, features, and requirements in collaboration with Product Line Management.
  • Translate product requirements into architectural specifications and system requirements.
  • Collaborate with architects, ASIC designers, and developers to establish software architectural specifications.
  • Lead cross-functional teams to achieve consensus on product architecture and technical concepts.
  • Engage with software development teams to align implementation with architecture.
  • Document product architecture and requirements in concise specifications.
  • Investigate and assess new feature requests and customer requirements.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Access to innovative projects in optical telecommunications.
  • Opportunities for ongoing professional development in advanced technologies.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge industry standards and practices.
  • Supportive of international teamwork and diverse cultural perspectives.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As part of Nokia's Optical Architecture group, you will have a unique opportunity to lead the design and architecture of novel coherent optical pluggable. You will be responsible for architecting and implementing new coherent optical portfolio in collaboration with our Systems Architecture, ASIC designer and Hardware and Software Development teams.

Develop innovative, competitive product architectures and requirements for packet-optical telecommunications products based on understanding of business requirements, use cases and applicable industry standards (like OIF, ITU, IEEE). Consider trade-off between cost, function, capacity, and performance. The products to develop include coherent optical pluggable to be introduce both in Nokia platform as well as another host

Responsibilities
• Work cooperatively with Product Line Management to define and clarify system & product concepts, features & requirements, including customer use cases and experience expectations.
• Translate the product requirements into system architectural specifications and requirements.
• Work closely with a team of architects and ASIC designers, optical front-end designers as well as HW/SW developers in establishing the SW architectural specifications.
• Lead the cross-functional feature teams to facilitate & build consensus on product architecture and technical concepts for product implementation.
• Engage with SW development teams to provide architecture know-how to the teams and maintain alignment of the implementation with the architecture.
• Documentation of product architecture, requirements and concepts in clear, concise and consistent specifications.
• Investigate new feature requests and customer requirements; propose feature solutions and assess feasibility.
• Work collaboratively with the product documentation team to describe product features and operational concepts in customer documentation.

Qualifications
• Broad systems knowledge garnered by years of experience specifying and/or leading architectural specifications across multi-disciplines
• Ability to think big-picture and deliver high quality requirements/architecture specifications, geared towards building robust, reliable and the best user experience solutions for the end-to-end integrated system
• Experience defining requirements in the areas of Fault Management, Performance Management, Configuration Management, Service Provisioning and Control Plane features of multi-layer networking products (especially for the L0 and L1 layers)
• Experience with Optical Networking Technologies and Standards including OTN, Ethernet, Encryption capability such as MACSEC
• Familiarity with CMIS, C-CMIS, OIF specification.
• Experience designing and validating link-level control algorithms and optical performance monitoring to optimize end-to-end optical performance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Usage of modern AI tool such as Cursor, AI-SDLC
• Highly motivated team player adept at cross-functional, cross-cultural and international teamwork
• Advanced graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunication or equivalent education.
• Ph.D. + minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
• M.Sc. + minimum 12 years of relevant work experience in optical transport systems or related fields in telecommunications.

About Nokia

Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company. The company was founded in 1865 and has since grown to become one of the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers in the world. Nokia's products include mobile phones, smartphones, and network equipment, among others. The company is committed to innovation and has a strong focus on research and development. Nokia is also committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in Europe, Asia, and North America.
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