Thermal Engineer

Location
Nuremberg
Workplace
Hybrid

About this role

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecom networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise. 

The Subsystems team develops leading edge optical transmission modules for access, metro and long-haul customer application. It consists of a variety of talents in the area of hardware and firmware development. 

As part of our team you will be contributing to all fields of thermal and thermo-mechanical aspects within the whole product life cycle. This consists of finding concepts, making feasibility studies, optimizing mechanical designs and many more. Your focus will be modelling, simulation & validation. The goal is to find state-of-the art thermal solutions for our Subsystems modules to ensure functionality and reliability of our products at the end customers.

Sounds interesting?

Be sure to check out details about our latest developments, the Photonic Service Engines: https://www.nokia.com/networks/optical-networks/pse-6s/

Responsibilities

  • Works as a thermal engineer within the motivated Electro Optics Module Design team
  • Uses state-of-the-art thermal and thermo-mechanical simulation tools
  • Is focusing on modeling and validation of the thermal and thermo-mechanical behavior of our products to ensure excellent functionality and reliability of the products at the end customer
  • Contributes to the whole product life cycle including modeling, conceptional studies, design, validation, transfer to manufacturing and monitoring fabrication results
  • Collaborates very closely with all internal (local and worldwide) teams contributing to the design of new products like HW Design Team and Systems Architecture Team and many others
  • Analyses, designs, develops and tests products as per customers' requirements.
  • Communicates to outside vendors (worldwide) to always find better thermal solutions and better match between modeling/simulation and reality 
  • Applies high quality standards and participates in process and tools evolutions and improvements.

Qualifications

A hand-on attitude, paired with ability and the will to work autonomously on specific topics is highly appreciated. Our team is globally distributed and multi-disciplinary, so you can learn and grow in different areas. We are in constant contact with our suppliers to discuss needed components and technologies.

  • Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics or similar
  • Experience in thermal design & stress analysis simulation
  • Knowledge in state-of-the-art simulation tools used for thermal analysis & stress analysis
  • Good technical background in optical telecommunications
  • Analytical mindset solving problems
  • Eager to learn and increase knowledge in a rapidly changing area of optical technologies and products
  • Very good social competencies and communication skills to work with colleagues from different teams and countries as well as external partner companies
  • Capability to work independently and self-organized
  • Flexibility and capability to cope with pressure
  • Fluent German (nice-to-have) and English (must-have) in written and verbal form

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

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. 



Our recruitment process

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


Some of our benefits:
  • Flexible and hybrid working schemes
  • A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
  • Life insurance to all employees to provide peace of mind and financial security
  • Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
  • Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs)
  • Employee Growth Solutions to support your personalized career & skills development
  • Diverse pool of Coaches & Mentors to whom you have easy access
  • A learning environment which promotes personal growth and professional development - for your role and beyond

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Top Benefits

  • Flexible and hybrid working schemes
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Life insurance
  • Well-being programs
  • Employee resource groups
  • Employee growth solutions
  • Coaching and mentoring