Jr. Validation Engineer

Nokia; New Providence (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Jr. Validation Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of hardware, software, and systems innovation. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology solutions, ensuring they meet the highest functional and performance standards. You'll engage in hands-on testing, system integration, and contribute to product enhancements while collaborating with dynamic teams. Ideal for analytical minds eager to tackle real-world challenges, this position promises continuous learning and the chance to impact product quality significantly. If you're ready to make a difference in the tech landscape, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, graduating Dec 2024 or May 2025.
• Understanding of hardware/software integration and testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and test integrated hardware/software solutions based on customer requirements.
• Investigate customer issues by diagnosing hardware/software problems.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Hardware/software system integration

Version control systems

Quality standards knowledge

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

As a Jr. Validation Engineer in our Optical Verification team, you’ll work on the cutting edge of hardware, software, and systems innovation. You’ll contribute to the integration and testing of advanced technology solutions, ensuring they meet functional and performance requirements. Your work will span from lab setup and maintenance to verifying complex systems and supporting customer-specific feature development. Ideal for curious, analytical minds eager to solve real-world challenges and contribute to continuous product improvement.

Qualifications

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (graduating Dec 2024 or May 2025).
• Understanding of hardware/software system integration, with the ability to analyze, design, and test technical solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills to diagnose and troubleshoot hardware and software issues effectively.
• Familiarity with version control systems and experience supporting software/hardware release cycles is a plus.
• Knowledge of quality standards and interest in contributing to process improvement and technical documentation.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and provide peer-level guidance when needed.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Previous Nokia intern or co-op experience.
  
  

Responsibilities

As a Jr. Validation Engineer, you will be part of a dynamic team developing, testing, and supporting innovative hardware and software systems. In this role, you will:

• Analyze, design, and test integrated hardware/software solutions based on customer requirements, contributing to product enhancements and bug resolutions.
• Investigate and resolve customer issues by diagnosing hardware/software problems and recommending corrective actions.
• Support the planning and implementation of technical requirements, including controlled software/hardware production releases and updates.
• Apply quality standards and participate in process improvements and documentation for product evolution and support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing technical knowledge and informal guidance to peers and support teams.