Nokia

United States (Hybrid)

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.

Infinera is now part of the Nokia Corporation and its subsidiaries. When you apply, the information you share will be handled with care and used only for recruitment purposes within the group.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of high resolution data-converters including DACs and ADCs;
• Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of other various low power, low noise analog circuits such as band-gap and reference circuits, opamps and output buffers;
• Craft layout floor plans to optimize the overall performance; Supervise the layout activities and give concise guidelines to layout engineers, need to be hands-on in drawing layout if necessary;
• Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure the quality;
• Need to comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools, such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Layout and Layout-XL, Mentor AFS and Calibre.
• Must have a proven tracking record of designing data-converters and taking them to production;
• Must have a good understanding of standard CMOS as well as high-voltage technologies (e.g. BCD) analog / mixed-signal design methodologies and circuit analysis;
• Must have a good understanding of ESD protections;
• Must have a good understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects;
• Able to perform the behavioral modeling of the blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS;
• Collaborative with other local or remote team members in a professional environment.
• Fluent in verbal and written communications;
• Capable of coaching and mentoring new or junior circuit designers and layout engineers;
• Independently resolves issues and conquers design challenges;
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Staff Design Engineer: M.S. in E.E. with 8+ years experience, or Ph.D. in E.E. with 8+ years experience
• Principal Design Engineer: M.S. in E.E. with 12+ years experience, or Ph.D. in E.E. with 12+ years experience

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.

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Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D
• Posting Date 06/16/2025, 08:17 PM
• Locations 1322 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089, US (Hybrid)
• Degree Level Master’s Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Type Individual contributor
• US/Canada Salary Range US Salary range: $139,283.72 - $258,669.77 * Plus potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles
• Job Identification 22162
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