R&D Engineering Program Manager

NOKIA; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate Retirement Savings Plan

Health and dental benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off for holidays and Vacation

Tuition Assistance Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a talented Program Manager for its Optical Modules Group in Sunnyvale, California. The role involves managing product life-cycles, defining program deliverables, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should possess over 4 years of technical program management experience in telecom products and excellent communication skills. Join a company committed to innovation and making a positive impact on people’s lives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in technical program management.
• 8+ years of Hardware/Software development experience with success in telecom products.
• Strong understanding of photonic device and packaging design workflows.

Responsibilities

• Drive preparation and review for product milestone reviews.
• Define demand and fulfillment plan for program prototypes.
• Maintain and communicate plan of record to product teams and executives.
• Define and maintain a program budget.
• Drive metrics & continuous improvements across R&D organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure deliverables.

Skills

Technical program management

Telecom products design

Excellent communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Multi-tasking

Education

BS or MS in relevant field

Job description

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.

Nokia is searching for a talented and experienced Program Manager to work within the Optical Modules Group (OMG) and assist in the development and introduction of products based on Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for Coherent and datacenter communications applications. The position is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Responsibilities

• Product Life‑cycle management - Drive preparation, review, and follow up for product milestone reviews aligned with requirements
• Program deliverables - Define demand and fulfillment plan for program prototypes and related deliverables
• Schedule - Maintain and communicate plan of record to product teams and executives. Escalate key issues effectively
• Budget - Define and maintain a program budget then support purchasing activities
• Metrics - Drive metrics & continuous improvements across R&D organization.
• Work with Hardware, Software, Test, Architecture & Operations to ensure deliverables are driven, communicated and consensus built with cross functional teams.

Qualifications

• Ideally has 4+ years' experience in technical program management with solid understanding photonic device and packaging design workflows.
• BS or MS with 8+ years of Hardware/Software development experience with demonstrable success in designing and shipping telecom products; especially with Optical Networking background.
• Passion for lightweight, effective processes and methodologies to improve productivity & efficiency of organization; must be able to quickly learn and apply company's business process to make an immediate impact.
• An independent worker and self‑starter who acts on issues with little guidance and understands implied tasks is a must.
• Excellent communication and cross‑boundary collaboration skills. Must be articulate enough to convey technical ideas to non‑technical people.
• Has the ability to multi‑task within a single or across multiple programs simultaneously.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

Inclusion & Recognition

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

Benefits

• 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.

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