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Senior Firmware Engineer – Optical Telecom Validation, Bangalore (Hybrid)
Nokia is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer in Bangalore to validate coherent optical products, including pluggable optics and transponders. The role focuses on test strategy, automation, cross-layer validation, and release quality.
Description
- Define end-to-end validation strategies for coherent pluggable optics and transponder products
- Plan system and feature testing around product architecture, standards, and customer use cases
- Lead complex white-box and black-box validation across hardware, ASIC, firmware, and software layers
- Partner with hardware, optical, ASIC, firmware, and software teams to improve testability and product compliance
- Lead root-cause investigations into customer-reported and field issues
- Expand test coverage to reduce recurring defects
- Contribute to scalable, maintainable test automation strategies
- Maintain validation readiness, quality metrics, and release sign-off
- Perform risk assessments when required
- Track industry standards and best practices while improving validation processes
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology degree
- At least six years of experience validating optical telecommunications products
- Strong expertise in coherent optics and transponders
- Knowledge of OTN (G.709), Ethernet at 100G, 400G, and 800G, and CMIS standards
- Experience testing carrier-grade embedded systems in cross-functional Agile environments
- Practical experience with optical test equipment such as traffic testers, OSA, optical analyzers, power meters, VOAs, optical switches, and BER testers
- Advanced Python skills
- Experience with pytest-based automation frameworks is preferred
- Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools
- Ability to collaborate effectively across geographically distributed teams
- Self-directed, quality-oriented, and adaptable in fast-paced product environments
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence and negotiate
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work options designed to support work–life balance
- Medical coverage for employees and their families
- Health check-up programs
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee well-being initiatives
- Employee resource groups
- At least 90 days of maternity and paternity leave, subject to eligibility
- 24/7 personal support services for Nokia employees and their families
- Technical career development paths
- Job rotation opportunities
- International assignment opportunities
- Relocation assistance
- Technical certification support
- Mentoring programs
- Coaching opportunities
- Digital learning platforms
- Opportunities to innovate through Nokia’s research and development environment
- Employee recognition programs
- Ergonomic workplace support
- Mobile device programs, subject to eligibility
- Laptop ordering support