This Site Engineering role within Nokia's Product Validation & Test (PV&T) R&D is responsible for developing and deploying optical test stations directly at manufacturing sites for Nokia's optical products, including coherent pluggables, TROSA, and related photonic hardware. As a full member of the PV&T engineering organization, you will serve as PV&T's working arm on the factory floor, spending substantial time setting up, debugging, and improving test stations, and driving R&D hardware, software, fixture, and procedure changes into manufacturing teams. This is an R&D position, not a CM test technician, supply chain/operations, or pure program management role, focusing specifically on Test Station Development (TSD) for either coherent pluggable and/or TROSA stations; depth in one of these station families, combined with TSD skills, is sufficient.
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Design, bring up, debug, and improve optical test stations for performance, reliability, and production readiness.
Integrate test stations into factory test flows, collaborating with manufacturing and CM teams.
Analyze station data to inform design improvements and test protocol enhancements.
Drive the implementation of R&D changes (hardware, software, procedures) into manufacturing.
Develop and maintain accurate and repeatable test protocols, addressing compliance and safety.
Represent PV&T at manufacturing sites, mentoring others and resolving station issues.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Physics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum 3+ years of experience in developing optical and/or electrical test stations or Automated Test Equipment (ATE).
Working knowledge of optical measurement principles and how test hardware/software functions.
Comfort working in a manufacturing environment and willingness to travel regularly to sites in Thailand and Malaysia.
Ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues.
Experience with coherent pluggable / PIC test-station or ATE development (or).
Experience with TROSA / photonic-assembly test-station or ATE development.
Familiarity with electrical design, simulation, or schematic/layout support for test hardware.
Experience with fixture, thermal, or PCB work, including RF and low-frequency signals.
Proficiency in source control and software-driven test infrastructure (e.g., Git, Azure DevOps).
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Some of our benefits in India:
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
- Health and well-being support – medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
- Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
- Career growth & mobility – technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
- Continuous learning – technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
- Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment
- Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
- Workplace support – ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility
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