AI Architect / AI Research Specialist

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. 

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

 

The team you’ll be part of

Strategy & Technology

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company’s strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

 

Nokia Standards

Nokia Standards drives technology leadership by developing and bringing innovative concepts to industry and standards organizations. We shape ecosystems to ensure an inventor friendly industry environment favorable to Nokia’s business success, and drive Nokia’s intellectual property rights portfolio and standards leadership.

 

As AI Architect / AI Research Specialist, you will be an integral part of the Nokia Standards AI & Data practice, applying the latest advances in machine learning and data science to make 6G networks “AI-native”. You will join a high-performance global team committed to driving continuous improvement and world-class innovation in networking research.

You will focus on developing and delivering world-class AI-based solutions for the next-generation 6G network. In this role, you will be instrumental in bringing our AI research and innovation to the next level, ensuring best-in-class performance by creating innovative AI solutions in a hands-on manner.

At Nokia, we value AI Architects who are not only experts in their field but also innovators, inventors, and visionaries. 

 

 

What you will learn and contribute to 

• Shape the future of communication networks by demonstrating innovative solutions enabled by advanced machine learning solutions
• Create highly capable ML solutions by utilizing advanced machine learning algorithms, generative AI and data platforms with state-of-the-art computing infrastructure
• Create high-value innovations and inventions in a dynamic industry and ensure the competitiveness of Nokia future network technologies
• Work in close collaboration with our data, cloud and system engineers to design and continuously upgrade/update industry-reference “AI and Data Playgrounds”
• Apply and expand your knowledge by identifying and developing new approaches for network digital twins, network sensing, AI/ML for networks
• Contribute to future networks and 6G in world leading standardization organizations like IETF, ETSI, 3GPP, leading open-source projects (Linux Foundation Networking), hackathons, etc.
• Learn from the best in the industry about cutting-edge communication network technologies

 

Your skills and experience

You have:

• A master’s degree or PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence, telecommunications or a related field
• Three or more years of experience in engineering or applied research with focus on the design, optimization and validation of novel AI and data-driven solutions, in industry or academia 
• Deep knowledge of the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Very good understanding and hands-on experience with the latest machine learning techniques and frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Ability to transform demands from business and operation into proven and robust solutions having AI in the core
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable and efficient AI systems, including knowledge of cloud computing platforms, distributed computing, and big data technologies
• Good knowledge of data frameworks, data pipelines, data analysis, algorithms and statistical modelling and analysis
• Proficiency in evaluating concepts and solutions by means of simulations or analytical methods
• Advanced programming skills in Python, Java, or C++
• Very good understanding of networking technologies and preferably specialist in a sub-field of networking (wireless networks, IP networks…)
• Excellent team working capabilities across experts located in different parts of the world

 

It would be nice if you also had:

• Good level of proficiency in system and software engineering
• Knowledge, know-how in synthetic data generation techniques
• Knowledge, know-how in data quality frameworks and data quality assessment
• Knowledge on graph modeling, graph databases and technologies, semantic graphs
• Knowledge of network telemetry techniques and data collection protocols
• Observability frameworks and tools
• Knowledge of standards specifications and practices from different standardization bodies

 

You are autonomous, proactive, and collaborative. You like to solve complex problems with elegant solutions using your ingenuity and teamwork.

 

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer
 
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.