Subsea Sales Engineering Director

Nokia; Gurugram District; In loco; INR 3.000.000 - 6.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Nokia in India is seeking a senior Systems Engineer for its Subsea team, based in Gurgaon, to lead technical architecture, pre-sales support, and customer engagements with large-scale subsea operators across the region.

You will work with Sales, PM, and R&D to design end-to-end subsea optical solutions, translate requirements into robust designs, and contribute to proposals, roadmaps, and technical marketing initiatives.

Competenze

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience in submarine optical networks, including SLTE and subsea system design.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Mansioni

• Act as the lead technical authority for Nokia's subsea optical solutions across India, with a strong focus on large-scale subsea operators.
• Provide pre-sales technical support, including solution architecture, network design, bills of material, and technical proposals.
• Engage directly with customers to analyse network requirements, use cases, and growth plans, and translate these into robust, scalable solutions.
• Design and present subsea transmission solutions, including SLTE, open line systems, and related optical transport technologies.
• Support RFP/RFQ responses, technical clarifications, and customer workshops.
• Partner with Sales and Project teams through the full lifecycle—from opportunity qualification to contract closure and early delivery phases.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers, developing long-term relationships built on credibility and insight.
• Provide structured customer and market feedback to Product Management, influencing future features, architectures, and roadmaps.
• Contribute to technical marketing activities such as whitepapers, solution positioning, and conference or customer presentations.

Conoscenze

Pre-sales experience

Solutions architecture

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

English fluency

Travel willingness

Independent worker

Formazione

Bachelor's or Master's in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Strumenti

SLTE design

DWDM/ROADM/IP/Ethernet

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description:

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As part of our Optical Networks business, the Subsea team is enabling the next generation of global connectivity-supporting cloud-scale growth, open cable systems, and mission-critical international networks. We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Subsea team, based in India working closely with subsea operators across the region. This is a senior, customer-facing role combining deep technical expertise with commercial awareness, supporting pre-sales, solution design, and long-term customer partnerships. You will work alongside Account Management, Sales, Product Management, and R&D to design and position end-to-end subsea optical solutions, while feeding real customer insight back into Nokia's product and technology roadmap.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Act as the lead technical authority for Nokia's subsea optical solutions across India, with a strong focus on large-scale subsea operators
• Provide pre-sales technical support, including solution architecture, network design, bills of material, and technical proposals
• Engage directly with customers to analyse network requirements, use cases, and growth plans, and translate these into robust, scalable solutions
• Design and present subsea transmission solutions, including SLTE, open line systems, and related optical transport technologies
• Support RFP/RFQ responses, technical clarifications, and customer workshops
• Partner with Sales and Project teams through the full lifecycle-from opportunity qualification to contract closure and early delivery phases
• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers, developing long-term relationships built on credibility and insight
• Provide structured customer and market feedback to Product Management, influencing future features, architectures, and roadmaps
• Contribute to technical marketing activities such as whitepapers, solution positioning, and conference or customer presentations

Key Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• Strong hands-on experience in submarine optical networks, including SLTE and subsea system design
• Solid understanding of optical networking technologies (DWDM, ROADM, OTN); knowledge of IP/Ethernet and data-center connectivity is an advantage
• Experience working directly with large-scale international network operators
• Proven background in technical pre-sales, solutions architecture, or systems engineering roles
• Experience responding to RFPs/RFQs and building technical/commercial proposals
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
• Comfortable operating independently in a senior, customer-facing role
• Fluency in English; additional regional languages are a plus
• Willingness to travel across the India region as required

Requirements: