Job Description

The Applied R&D Engineer conducts target-oriented research to directly apply findings to the specification, design, further development, and incremental improvement of products, services, systems, tools, processes, etc. Integrates, verifies, tests, and modifies SW / HW / system components and capitalises on innovative solutions to meet particular requirements and specifications.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

Apply expertise in IP-based networks and Layer 2/Layer 2+ Access protocols to validate software for the Lightspan family , ensuring it meets required standards.
Expertise in tools needed for developing automated test cases
Leverage customer feedback to continually refine and enhance product features, ensuring robustness in live deployments.
Collaborate closely with R&D, product management, and customer support to ensure a seamless development process and timely feature delivery.
Deepen expertise in a subset of L2 & L2+ Access protocols, including but not limited to Ethernet, Layer 2 Forwarding VLAN, QoS, Multicast, DHCP, PPPoE, 802.1x, Radius, CFM, ERPS, xSTP, LLDP, LACP, ANCP, etc., and stay updated with emerging network technologies.
Mentor and guide junior team members, gaining leadership experience and overseeing projects with limited risks.
Enhance troubleshooting skills by diagnosing and resolving complex hardware and software issues across customer environments.
Continue to innovate and enhance the product's software architecture and development processes, learning new tools and methods to improve efficiency
Architecture and design experience . Abstraction Layer design and development

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

Graduate or Postgraduate in the Engineering stream with 3+ years of Excellent programming skills in C/C++. Experience in Linux/RTOS Internals (VxWorks is preferred)
Experience with Software Upgrades, Database Migration
Experience in Broadcom/Marvell SDK programming will be a major plus.
Development with Real-time OS, Embedded Linux
Multi threaded environment development experience

It would be nice if you also had:

Experience in the development of Highly Available systems
Data structures, Algorithms
Good with Quality processes
Mentor and motivate a team of highly skilled professionals
Experience in Layer 2 Switching, Layer 2 protocols (VLAN, xSTP, LACP, ERPS, DOT1x, LLDP, etc,) and Layer 3 Forwarding / Routing (OSPFv2/v3, BGP, ISIS, PIM, IGMP) , MPLS/LDP/RSVP/L2VPN.

About The Team

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

Senior Technical Specialist