C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer

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.

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

The team you'll be part of

A flexible team with a passion for embedded Linux SW development.  We are interacting closely with the hardware team and with our colleagues of the application development.  We are working in an agile manner.

You’ll get ample opportunity to get acquainted with the organization, our way of working and products. During this training period, the team will support you with specific on-hands / on-the-job training. Next to that, you will have a wide variety of high-quality on-line training material at your disposal.

In our team you will contribute to the development of real time embedded software for our existing and new to be developed hardware platforms.  You will also contribute to the selection and maintenance of the needed FOSS to support the development and also the development of cloud based applications.

The goal is to bring our product innovations and evolutions to the market faster and at higher quality than the competition as part of a multi-disciplinary agile team of senior experts and supported by state-of-the-art development and test technologies, tools and processes 

What you will learn and contribute to

As part of our team, you will:

• Clarify customer requirements
• Acquire a thorough insight into a wide variety of hardware components, going from simple i2c temperature sensors, over persistent storage devices (eMMC, NOR) to full Systems-on-Chip (typically supported by a reference design) and research how these components fit into new to-be-developed products.
• Designs SW architecture (i.e. definition of modules, classes, interfaces, task priorities, concurrent access,…)
• Designs generic SW running on different processor architectures: single/multiple core, Arm, MIPS, PPC, …
• Be accountable for the long-term quality of the software delivered
• Interact with project managers to give regular updates of identified issues
• Write C / C++ code, makes files, scripts, …
• Remove memory leaks by using commercial tools
• Write test cases that validate their written code, and automate them
• Estimate and measure the consumed CPU cycles and on-board memory
• Troubleshoot software on target hardware and in a simulation environment

Your skills and experience 

 You have:

• Engineering degree or a degree in Computer Science/ Telecommunications/Electronic (or 5 years of experience)
• Knowledge of real-time operating system concepts (interrupts, tasks, concurrency, …)
• Knowledge of written C or C++ programs
• Knowledge of FOSS ( Buildroot, toolchain, ..)
• Knowledge of cloud concepts
• Genuine interest in new technologies and read/implement internet RFC’s
• Ability to work fluently with Unix/Linux (as operating system)
• Eagerness and agility to learn fast and be challenged on a daily basis
• Passion in handling complex systems and projects
•  “out-of-the-box” thinking
•  The ambition to work autonomously after the needed training
• Fluently in English 

It would be nice if you also :

• Understand the hardware and software anatomy of embedded Linux systems (uboot, device tree, basic system buses (e.g. i2c, (Q)SPI, PCIe, etc.), Linux kernel, drivers, busybox, etc.)
• Have basic knowledge of IP, and/or GPON/U-NGPON technologies
• Belief in KISS principle

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
• LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia’s 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.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.