System Manager | Early Career Program

Ericsson; Västra Götalands län; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson in Gothenburg offers an 18‑month Early Career Program, Innovate track, for graduates and up to five years of experience. You rotate through Research, Product Development, Data, and AI, tackling real challenges from day one, contributing to meaningful outcomes.

You’ll work on 5G Core, 6G evolution, and end‑to‑end systems, learning how ideas become standards, products, and customer value while gaining international exposure and leadership potential.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in a technical field as listed above.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to learn quickly in a complex area.
• Interest in telecom, cloud-native systems, AI and 6G evolution.

Responsibilities

• Participate in system studies on 5GC/6G evolution and new capabilities.
• Analyse trends, customer needs and translate into requirements and options.
• Collaborate with architects, product management and development teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Curiosity about telecom

Collaborative mindset

Strong learning ability

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics or related technical discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

CNFs

5G Core

3GPP

Job description

About this opportunityEricsson’s Early Career Program is an 18-month journey for you who are recently graduated or have up to five years of relevant experience. Through three rotations, including one international and market exposure, you will tackle challenges that matter, work alongside people who expect you to contribute, question, and move things forward.The Innovate track is designed for you who are driven by building what’s next. You’ll rotate across Research, Product Development, Data, and AI contributing to solutions that don’t just support the business but move it forward.This isn’t a programme where you sit on the sidelines. From day one, you’re hired into a role, trusted to contribute, supported to grow, and expected to make an impact. Find out more about the Early Career program here.Your journey within the Innovate Program will start as System Manager at Business Area Core Network in Gothenburg.What you will doThis is an opportunity to build a strong foundation in 5G Core, 6G evolution and end-to-end systems while developing towards future technical leadership.You will work at the intersection of technology, innovation and business. You will explore emerging technologies, take part in system-level studies, contribute to technical direction and learn how ideas become standards, products and customer value.• Participate in system studies on 5GC/6G evolution, new capabilities and emerging use cases.• Analyse technology trends, research, customer needs and business priorities, and help turn them into requirements, architecture options and recommendations.• Contribute to 3GPP-related reviews, technical discussions and standardization activities, especially in areas relevant to Packet Core and end-to-end network evolution.• Explore end-to-end scenarios such as mobility, interworking, enterprise and IoT, network slicing, edge, roaming, QoS and resilience.• Assess impacts on interfaces, performance, operations, security, lifecycle, migration and customer value.• Work with architects, product management, development, research, standardization and customer-facing teams across Ericsson.• Help connect standardization and innovation to product realization, verification, deployment and customer impact.• Participate in root-cause analyses and learn from complex technical cases.• Use AI-assisted methods responsibly for technology exploration, standards analysis, requirements and technical material—always validating results and protecting confidential information.• Bring your own ideas to innovation workshops and contribute to idea incubation.Your development journey will be shaped together with you. The goal is to help you grow into roles such as Technology Specialist, innovation leader, technical coordinator, program lead or another future technical-leadership position.You will bring• A Master’s degree or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics or a related technical discipline.• Strong technical competence, analytical skills and the ability to learn quickly.• Curiosity about telecom, cloud-native systems, AI, networking and the evolution towards 6G.• An innovative, entrepreneurial and creative mindset, with the energy to explore ideas and turn them into practical outcomes.• A collaborative and communicative approach—you enjoy working with people from different technical and business backgrounds.• An interest in connecting technology to customer value, portfolio decisions and business impact.• Good English communication skills, both written and spoken.In addition, you have:Experience with 5G Core, Packet Core, 3GPP, Kubernetes, CNFs, cloud platforms, CI/CD, performance, service assurance or 6G studies is valuable, but not required. What matters most is your potential, motivation and willingness to take on complex challenges.Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.Primary country and city: Sweden (SE) || GöteborgReq ID: 791078