Principal HW Engineer
Nokia · Posted Nov 4
Mobile and fixed network infrastructure, IP routing, cloud, and telecommunications technology services
Get a personal compatibility score
Add a resume for personal matches
About the role
This role spans the complete product lifecycle, from translating product and system requirements into robust hardware designs through detailed design, implementation, validation, debugging, qualification, and production ramp-up. The work focuses on high-speed digital and optical hardware using microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs, CPLDs, high-speed interfaces, memories, and optical modules. The Principal HW Engineer will design boards, bring up and debug hardware, support cross-functional system and manufacturing teams, and technically guide the team.
What you will do
- Your responsibilities will span the complete product lifecycle—from understanding and translating product and system requirements into robust hardware designs, through detailed design, implementation, validation, and debugging. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including system, firmware, software, manufacturing, and quality to ensure seamless integration and high reliability. The role also involves supporting qualification, production ramp-up, and deployment, ultimately seeing the product successfully released and performing in the field.
- Feasibility analysis during architecture phase
- Design hardware that meets requirements
- Schematic entry, BoM release, support layout engineer and support MFG team during prototyping
- Board bring-up, functional testing, support cross functional teams during system testing and debugging issues
- Debug field issues of released products
- Technically guide the team
- Work on latest trends
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- A minimum of 10 years of experience with Concept HDL schematic entry
- Experience in designing systems with Microprocessors, Microcontrollers, FPGAs and CPLDs
- Experience with OTN processors/framers is a bonus
- Excellent knowledge of high speed interfaces like PAM4, PCIe, DRR4, SATA, USB, SGMII etc.
- Excellent knowledge of various memories (DDR, NAND, NOR etc)
- Experience in designing boards with optical modules (SFP, QSFP, QSFP28, QSFP-DD etc.)
- Excellent knowledge of SI and PI concepts, hands-on with SI / PI tools is a bonus
- Experience in designing on-board power supplies
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment like high-speed oscilloscope, signal source analyzer, spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, bode analyzer etc.
- Experience in EMI / EMC tests
- Experience with troubleshooting/root cause techniques in lab, assembly house and field issues
- Very good communication and documentation skills
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a multinational telecommunications, information technology, and network equipment provider that delivers critical infrastructure solutions across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. Known for its historical roots and ongoing global presence in connectivity, the company enables advanced network automation, AI-optimized data center infrastructure, and 5G/6G technology for communications service providers and enterprises worldwide.
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 78005 employees
- Founded
- 1865-05-12
- Location
- Espoo, Finland
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology and AI Officer
President of Network Infrastructure
Recent coverage
Nokia
Nokia and SoftBank Corp. agree to conduct commercial AI-RAN field trial in Japan2026-10-20
Nokia
Nokia advances AI-RAN toward commercial deployment and physical AI, launches sovereign agentic AI platform for telco autonomy with NVIDIA2026-10-21
Nokia
ICEYE and Nokia partner with the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to develop sovereign satcom capability2026-10-22
Nokia
Nokia Corporation Interim Report for Q3 20262026-10-22