Senior Radio Research Specialist

Company: Nokia
Location: Naperville
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

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.

The team you'll be part of

Strategy and Technology lay the path for Nokia's future technology innovation and identify the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company's strategy and technology vision, offered an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide a critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

What you will learn and contribute to

As part of our team, you will:

• Conduct radio systems research related to future wireless networks offering superior end-to-end performance, enabling new use cases and businesses
• Design enhancements and new disruptive solutions for the Radio Access Network, with emphasis on the physical layer techniques and RF design challenges
• Assess RF, link-level, and system-level performance evaluation by means of advanced simulations
• Create inventions and intellectual property (IPRs) and support the strengthening of Nokia's IPR portfolio
• Contribute achieved results towards 3GPP RAN1/4
  
  Your skills and experience
  
  You have:
  
  • MSc or Ph.D. preferably from the field of telecommunications but also other fields like electronics, computer science, mathematics, or physics are considered
  • Knowledge and working experience in advanced mobile radio networks including aspects like physical layer design, multiple access methods, waveforms and modulation, channel coding, MIMO, and beamforming operation, RF design aspects
  • Analytical skills, including abilities to address complicated problems, division of those into manageable sub-problems, and related problem-solving skills
    
    It would be nice if you also had:
    
    • Understanding radio channel modeling, link budget, and link level performance
    • Knowledge of 3GPP RAN specifications such as LTE and 5G NR
    • Documented research experience and impact; e.g. from former industrial research or solid track record of high-quality publications at internationally recognized conferences and Journals or other Industrial fora
    • Creative mindset and curiosity to research and develop new radio access network solutions
    • Agile mindset and willingness to occasionally change research direction and topics; e.g. adapting quickly to technology agreements made in 3GPP standardization
    • Ability to conduct both independent research as well as being a good collaborator working as part of a team, including virtual multi-site teams
    • Fluent spoken and written English skills
      
      What we offer
      
      Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, 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
      • LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation
        
        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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