Senior Reliability Engineer

Nokia; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate Retirement Savings Plan

Health and dental benefits

Paid time off for holidays and vacation

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Nokia in Sunnyvale, California is looking for a candidate with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics to join their cross-functional team. The role involves participating in the design and development process, evaluating failure modes, and coordinating reliability tests of next-generation photonic integrated circuits.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of photonic devices, excellent communication skills, and the desire to learn about reliability challenges in product development. Benefits include health insurance, a retirement savings plan, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics
• Strong understanding of photonic devices and their manufacturing processes
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Participate in design and development process to evaluate failure modes
• Coordinate accelerated reliability stress tests for performance characterization
• Develop life models from accelerated aging tests
• Drive analysis of product reliability failures

Skills

Photonic device understanding

Teamwork

Communication skills

Fundamental understanding of manufacturing processes

Aptitude to learn

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics

Job description

This position is cross‑functional in nature and requires close cooperation with the design, development, and production teams. The ideal candidate would possess a deep understanding of the physics of photonic devices and have a strong desire to learn about the reliability challenges associated with new product development.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Participate in design and development process, evaluate device and system failure modes and associated risks.
• Coordinate accelerated reliability stress tests to characterize the over‑life performance of next‑generation PICs.
• Develop life models based on data from accelerated‑aging tests.
• Drive failure mode analysis efforts for product reliability failures.

Key Skills And Experience

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics
• Strong fundamental understanding of photonic devices and their manufacturing processes
• Aptitude to learn about new photonic device design and photonic device integration and associated processes
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills

About Us

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world. Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

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Our recruitment process

We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect. If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity. The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates.

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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