Nokia—Sr Firmware Engineer

Job description

Description: 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. NILightpath Requirements: 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. 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.