Lead of Test Team – Space Communication Solutions

Within the next decade, NASA, along with governments and commercial entities worldwide, aims to establish a new lunar economy for sustainable exploration on the Moon. High bandwidth, reliable connectivity, and communication are crucial components in making this ambition a reality. Future lunar missions requiring HD video, robotics, sensing applications, telemetry, biometrics, and astronaut-to-astronaut voice communications will need the advanced capabilities that cellular networks can provide. This is why NASA selected Nokia Bell Labs to deploy the first 4G/LTE network on the Moon to test lunar surface communications for future applications.

We embrace this challenge: to deploy a network that will operate under the most extreme conditions imaginable, autonomously with self-healing capabilities, pushing the boundaries of communication technology, and enabling the exploration and settlement of other moons and planets. Are you up to the mission?

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate will lead a small test team and will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and executing test campaigns for an end-to-end communication system in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and start-up culture. The ideal candidate will be a senior engineer with extensive testing experience and a proven track record of successful product delivery.

Key Qualifications

• Independent, self-starter who can work with a dynamic and highly motivated group of researchers, engineers, and developers.
• Proven experience in leading a team of system testers.
• Strong experience in quality assurance and quality control within the product lifecycle.
• Extensive experience in testing embedded system software involving wireless/cellular, networking, security, and high-availability software.
• Experience in the development and execution of test plans based on system requirements.
• Proficient in establishing and maintaining test environments for regression, integration, and end-to-end system testing.
• Experience in test automation, processes, tools, and scripting skills using Python, LabVIEW, PathWave, MatLab, etc.
• Knowledge of root cause analysis fundamentals.
• Proven expertise in both hardware, environmental, and software testing.
• Experience with type approval testing.
• Ability to work effectively with system architecture and development teams to resolve system issues.
• Proven ability to effectively manage changing requirements.
• Hands-on experience in wireless system testing, certification, IoT, and/or cellular system performance.
• Experience in defining, developing, and validating cellular modem system test cases for mobile devices using popular test development platforms.
• Strong understanding and experience with 3GPP specifications (LTE & NR Air Interface, 5G SA, PHY, MAC, RLC, RRC, PDCP, and NAS layer).
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the end-to-end wireless system architecture from the wireless physical layer to the application layer.
• Consistent track record of independently leading a technology area and driving product quality.
• Attention to the smallest details that significantly impact customers.

Why Nokia?

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed, and cloud networks. Your career with us will have a positive impact on people’s lives and contribute to building 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 in bringing 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 be 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. We have received the following recognitions for our commitment to inclusion and equality:

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

Nokia acts inclusively and respects the uniqueness of people. Employment decisions are made irrespective 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