Principal System Architect

at  Nokia

Nokia Mobile Networks Space and Defense Tribe explores new technologies for defense and space technologies often requiring new capabilities for Customers, including Commercial Operators, US Government and NATO customers. Critical to those capabilities is 5G/NextG Radio Network Communication systems.

A Space and Defense Security Architect utilizes their technical and communications skills to deliver design artifacts for highly secure technology products with unwavering professionalism. This includes:

• Interface with the customers (US Government/NATO and Commercial).
• Research standards based wireless communication for space and defense and develop appropriate technology solutions.
• Author Requirements and Design documents for product development per Customer Specifications.
• Contribute to Nokia Technology roadmaps and Intellectual property.

As part of the team, you will:

• Serve as technical architecture lead for space, defense and public safety Radio Network feature and platform designs leveraging Nokia products and develop Intellectual Property for technical advancements.
• Provide direction and set expectations for the design and development of prototype systems geared toward non-traditional 5G/NextG Space and Defense system use cases.
• Share team subject matter expertise (SME) to the customer on Technology areas such as: (vRAN, Low Size Weight and Power (SWaP) Platforms, Mesh/IAB Backhaul Networks, Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN)/High Altitude Platforms (HAPS) Communication Platforms, Security, Reliability/Availability/Quality, SWaP, Comm (CP/OAM), Signal Processing, RF).
• Work across the teams including Platform, Security, Reliability/Availability/Quality, SWaP, Comm (CP/OAM for RAN/Core), Signal Processing, RF and other requirements/architecture areas to develop integrated solutions.
• Lead technical research and evaluation of technical approaches for implementing new RF / beamforming antenna capabilities required to operate within customer-defined use cases.
• Evaluate and author responses to sections of Request for Information (RFI)/ Request for Proposal (RFP) offerings and Statement of Work descriptions for project partners and 3rd party vendors.
• Author system requirements, architecture, and design documents for project deliverables for both Nokia Internal Development Units and Third-Party Industry partners where applicable.
• Lead Space and Defense Technology Roadmap development and alignment with product roadmaps.
• Establish and manage technical partner relationships with third parties required to fulfill project obligations.

• Contribute to the creation of project work breakdown structure, schedule, and effort estimation.Lead pre- and post-sale customer interactions s

• Note: Only U.S citizens are eligible for this role. Preference will be given to candidates who are eligible for obtain a secret level security clearance, given the nature of our customer. No sponsorship or relocation offered for this role.

You must have:

• At least 10 years of wireless communication system technical architecture experience in the areas of (Computing Platforms, RF design, SW Architecture, System Performance)
• Subject matter design expertise in one or more wireless technology areas (5G 3GPP Standards, RF Radio Design, Call Processing, Layer 1 Phy level, Layer 2/3 application)
• Bachelor’s degree required in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or related

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and writtenThe ability to handle multiple projects concurrently is a must

It would be nice if you also have:

• Knowledge of System on a Chip (SOC), Board Level Compute Processing, beam steering methodology, and/or RF system analysis is a plus
• Simulation and modeling experience using MATLAB or similar environment
• Customer and partner/vendor relationship management experience

Please refer the Job description for details