As a member of our hardware engineering team, you will drive the development of next-generation networking hardware for data center, enterprise, and communications service provider customers. This role offers high-impact cross-functional collaboration with our Hardware, Mechanical, Thermal, Compliance, Software, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and Sustaining teams.
Additionally, you will partner closely with Product Line Managers to ensure every program meets its technical requirements, cost and schedule targets, and customer expectations. Our ideal candidate can flourish with minimal guidance, is able to navigate uncertainty and ambiguity, and will drive the team towards successful product release.
Responsibilities- Build and track NPI program schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Work directly with the hardware development team to release new hardware platforms on time and on budget
- Act as the key interface between hardware engineering and other cross-functional team disciplines including product line management, software, quality assurance, diagnostics, regulatory and environmental compliance, technical documentation, supply chain, and manufacturing operations
- Provide timely project status to senior management and cross functional team
- Contribute to hardware engineering process definition, improvements, and documentation while holding team members accountable for task completion
- Find solutions to schedule risks and communicate team priorities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or relevant field with a minimum 8 years of hardware program/project management experience, or master’s degree with a minimum 6 years of hardware program/project management experience.
- Solid understanding of hardware design process and best practices from concept through release, as well as product sustaining and life cycle management
- Strong track record of delivering leading edge networking, compute, or communications hardware platforms
- Project management experience for large multi-disciplinary engineering projects including budgets, schedules, resourcing, and material planning
- Hardware design product life cycle experience with OEM, ODM and JDM development models
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office tools including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio and SharePoint.
- Experience authoring engineering and ISO process documentation is a plus
- Experience managing networking hardware products or similarly complex assemblies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to effectively communicate complex technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience leading teams, assessing and managing risk, and making data-driven decisions
- Experience with conflict resolution in an engineering product development environment
- Background in hardware design and/or engineering management is desirable for the role
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
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We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our 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.
If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.
The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia.
- 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
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