Optical Hardware Development Co-Op

Position: Optical Hardware Development Co-op
Number of Position(s): 2
Duration: 4 months
Date: May 2026 - August 2026
Location: Hybrid in Murray Hill, New Jersey

EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Currently a candidate for a Master’s or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field at an accredited school in the USA.

• Assemble, program, and test complex electro-optical circuit boards.
• Develop fixtures, scripts, and automation tools for programming, unit testing, and debugging.
• Document lab work and test results using collaboration platforms.
• Contribute to design review activities for new product implementations.
• Collaborate effectively across hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to identify and resolve issues.

• Prior experience using lab bench test equipment (oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers such as serial, I²C, SPI).
• Ability to test and debug complex subsystems independently.
• Proficiency with Linux, Python, and TCP/IP networking.
• Knowledge of FPGA/CPLD development and debugging.
• Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Confluence and Jira.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
  

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

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program