Systems Architect – Coherent optical pluggable

Nokia; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Nokia in Lisbon is seeking an experienced architect to lead the design of novel optical DWDM communication systems. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining product architectures based on business requirements and industry standards. A Ph.D. with relevant experience is required. This position offers the opportunity to work with innovative technologies and a collaborative team to redefine connectivity for the AI era.

Qualificações

• 8+ years experience with relevant work in telecommunications.
• 12+ years experience in optical transport systems if MSc.
• Broad systems knowledge in multi-disciplines.

Responsabilidades

• Develop product architectures and requirements for telecommunications products.
• Define and document product architecture and requirements.
• Collaborate with product line management and software teams.

Conhecimentos

Fault Management

Performance Management

Configuration Management

Service Provisioning

Optical Networking Technologies

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Telecommunications

M.Sc. in related fields

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise. Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity. As part of Nokia’s Optical Architecture group, you will have a unique opportunity to lead the design and architecture of novel optical DWDM communication systems. You will be responsible for architecting and implementing new software platforms in collaboration with our Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering and Software Development teams.

Responsibilities

• 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 ITU, IEEE).
• Consider trade-offs between cost, function, capacity and performance.
• Define and document product architecture, requirements and concepts in clear, concise specifications.
• Translate product requirements into system architectural specifications and requirements.
• Work cooperatively with Product Line Management to define and clarify system and product concepts, features and requirements, including customer use cases and experience expectations.
• Work closely with a team of architects and software developers to establish architectural specifications.
• Lead cross-functional feature teams to facilitate and build consensus on product architecture and technical concepts for product implementation.
• Engage with software development teams to provide architecture know-how and maintain alignment of implementation with the architecture.
• Investigate new feature requests and customer requirements; propose feature solutions and assess feasibility.
• Collaborate with the product documentation team to describe product features and operational concepts in customer documentation.

Key Skills And Experience

• 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 and architecture specifications geared toward robust, reliable end-to-end solutions.
• Experience defining requirements in Fault Management, Performance Management, Configuration Management, Service Provisioning and Control Plane features of multi-layer networking products (especially L0 and L1).
• Experience with Optical Networking Technologies and Standards including ROADM/WSS, OTN, Ethernet, GMPLS Control Plane.
• Familiarity with data models used for operating and monitoring optical networks including YANG, ONF TAPI, OpenROADM, and OpenConfig.
• Experience designing and validating link-level control algorithms and optical performance monitoring to optimize end-to-end optical performance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Highly motivated team player adept at cross-functional, cross-cultural and international teamwork.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Advanced graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunication or equivalent education.
• Ph.D. with minimum 8 years of relevant work experience.
• M.Sc. with minimum 12 years of relevant work experience in optical transport systems or related fields in telecommunications.

About Us

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. We are advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world, with expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs. Learn more about life at Nokia.

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