Sr Firmware Engineer

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and automating test suites, validating host interfaces, and driving system-level and feature-level testing. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring our products meet industry standards and customer expectations. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to the development of next-generation optical telecom solutions.

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Responsibilities

• Own and define the end-to-end validation strategy for coherent pluggable optics and transponder products, ensuring carrier-class quality.
• Drive system-level and feature-level test planning, aligning with product architecture, standards, and customer use cases.
• Lead and execute complex validation using white-box and black-box testing across HW, ASIC, FW, and SW layers.
• Collaborate with HW, Optical, ASIC, FW, and SW teams to influence design for testability and ensure product compliance.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for customer-found and field issues, enhancing test coverage to prevent recurrence.
• Participate in the test automation strategy, ensuring scalability and long-term maintainability of validation processes.
• Ensure validation readiness, quality metrics, and release sign-off, conducting risk assessments as needed.
• Stay updated with industry standards and best practices, contributing to the continuous improvement of validation processes.

Qualifications

Must-have skills

• BE/BTECH in Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of experience in validating optical telecom products.
• Strong domain expertise in validating Coherent Optics, Transponders, and standards: OTN (G.709), Ethernet (100G/400G/800G), CMIS.
• Proven experience in testing carrier-grade embedded systems in cross-functional and Agile environments.
• Hands-on experience with optical test equipment, including traffic testers, OSA, Optical Analyzer, Power Meter, VOA, Optical Switch, and BER testers.
• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in pytest-based automation frameworks preferred.
• Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively with geographically distributed teams.
• Self-driven, quality-focused, and adaptable to fast-paced product environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.

Nice-to-have skills

• Strong proficiency in Python, with experience in pytest-based automation frameworks preferred.
• Experience with test automation, Git, CI/CD integration, defect tracking, and test management tools.

Some of our benefits in India:

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance
• Health and well-being support – medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups 
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility
• Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations
• Career growth & mobility – technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support
• Continuous learning – technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms
• Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment
• Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions
• Workplace support – ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility