Senior Simulation Specialist

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 team you'll be part of 

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company’s strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

We are seeking Simulation Specialist to work in Nokia Standards Radio Interface Group in Espoo or Tampere. We offer interesting opportunities to work in 3GPP research and standardization, focusing on simulations and simulator development. You will be working as part of the Nokia Standards research team, including cooperation with other Nokia and Bell Labs sites, as well as potential participation in research collaborations with Universities and other industry players

What you will learn and contribute to

The typical duties for this position include: 

• 3GPP standardization research to ensure competitive evolution of the 5G NR standard
• Be part of creating the long term future  vision and strategies for our simulators and simulation needs.
• Develop new features for Nokia in-house simulation platforms used by significant number of researchers.
• Help in maintaining software development processes, ensuring code quality and up-to-date documentation.
• Support less experienced simulator developers, and help them to grow to future simulation experts
• Analyze system designs and performance by simulation studies, and provide associated technical recommendations and reports for 5G evolution and beyond broadband technologies
• Dissemination of analysis and results related to 5G Evolution and beyond internally and in prestigious conferences and journals
• You can become a master in our simulator platforms and you will publish key results and file patent disclosures.

Your skills and experience 

 You have:

• Experience in simulator architect role / or equivalent technical leadership experience
• Proven skills in Matlab and/or C and C++ development, Python skills considered as an asset.
• Significant experience with advanced simulations, and the associated steps from modeling, implementation, execution of simulations, results analysis, and to the final step of communication of performance results.
• Deep understanding of mathematical modeling of radio systems

It would be nice if you also had:

• Knowledge of 3GPP RAN specifications such as LTE and 5G NR
• Understanding of AI/ML techniques will be a plus
• Experience in software development in large multiuser software development projects and related tools (e.g. Git, JIRA, ...)
• Experience of Continuous Integration (CI) Testing (e.g. Jenkins)
• Fluent with Linux environment
• Ability to conduct both independent research as well as being a good collaborator working as part of team, including virtual multi-site teams.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to details, including abilities to address complicated problems, division of those into manageable sub-problems, and related problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, you can express yourself fluently in English  
• MSc or PhD preferably from the field of telecommunications but also other fields like electronics, computer science, mathematics or physics are considered

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.