Nokia

United States

Are you a passionate Silicon Photonics Design Engineer eager to contribute to groundbreaking research and development? Join our team and play a key role in designing and developing cutting-edge silicon photonics integrated circuits. You'll lead the entire development process, from design and fabrication to testing and analysis, for complex photonic devices and systems-on-chip. Collaborate with experienced designers on innovative projects and large-scale silicon photonics circuits. Apply now and be part of a team pushing the boundaries of photonic technology!

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Lead or support the design of active and passive photonic devices and/or complex photonic integrated circuits and systems.
• Develop new design approaches and innovate on both device-level design and system-level optimization.
• Interact with fab partners.
• Contribute to test development and lead the test data analysis of your devices to correlate design with measurements.
• Collaborate with all other functional teams in the organization to deliver co-designed and co-optimized photonics systems.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You have:

• MS or Ph.D. graduate in integrated optics silicon photonics, electrical engineering, or applied physics.
• 2+ years of industry experience working in silicon photonics, integrated optics or relevant fields.
• Possess extensive technical expertise in silicon photonics device design (including device performance characterization and validation).
• Lab experience in optical engineering test, fiber-waveguide coupling, and design verification testing.
• Experience in RF design, test and characterization of photonic devices, using devices such VNAs, spectrum analyzers, etc.
• Solid programming skills in Python or C/C++.
• General good understanding of general concepts in physics, especially in optics or electromagnetics.

It would be nice if you had:

• Previous experience as Nokia intern or co-op, proficiency with optics design tools, such as Lumerical.
• Experience with designing or characterizing silicon photonic or other integrated optical/optoelectronic devices or circuits. Strong understanding of general concepts in fiber optics and integrated optics. Experience in photonic integrated circuit design, modeling and layout.
• Solid numerical and physics-related programming skills. Experience with high-frequency design and modeling.

About Us

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

What we offer

Nokia offers 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

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.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• 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.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About the Team

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.

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Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D
• Posting Date 06/06/2025, 08:39 PM
• Locations 171 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10016, US
• Apply Before 12/03/2025, 08:39 PM
• Degree Level Doctor’s Degree (e.g PhD)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Type Individual contributor
• US/Canada Salary Range US Annual Base Salary Range * $ 105,488.37 - 195,906.98 USD *Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles
• Job Identification 7100
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