Firmware Engineer

Nokia; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Life insurance

AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Assistance Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Nokia is seeking an Early Career Firmware Engineer in Ottawa, Canada to join an agile Scrum team developing firmware for next‑generation optical network equipment. You will write firmware for embedded CPUs in Nokia ASICs, directly enabling industry‑leading hardware.

You will collaborate on feature definition, coding, and testing while mentoring interns and co-ops. Prior Nokia or Infinera co‑op experience is a plus, with a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Engineering or equivalent required.
• Experience with C, C++, and Python.
• Intern or co-op experience at Nokia or Infinera preferred.
• Familiarity with agile development and unit testing beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work in a scrum team to develop and test firmware features.
• Collaborate on feature definition, coding, and testing.
• Mentor interns and co-ops.

Skills

C

C++

Python

DSP

Control Theory

Optical networks

Embedded CPU

Agile

Unit testing

Acceptance criteria

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

Job description

As an Early Career Firmware Engineer, you’ll be part of an agile Scrum team developing software that controls and monitors next‑generation optical network equipment. You’ll be writing firmware that runs on highly embedded CPUs within custom Nokia ASICs, directly enabling industry‑leading optical hardware.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Working as part of a scrum team to develop and test firmware features.
• Collaborate on feature definition, coding, and testing.
• Mentor interns and co-ops.

Key Skills And Experience

• Previous intern or co-op experience at Nokia or Infinera.
• Bachelor's in Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experienced with C and C+,+ and Python.
• One or more areas of experience: Digital signal processing knowledge, Control Theory, Optical networks, Optical components, embedded cpu.
• Agile development, including defining feature acceptance criteria, feature, and unit testing.

About Us

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

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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Our recruitment process

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If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia .

About The Team

Some of our benefits in Canada :

• 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

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

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