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Lead Diagnostic Software and Firmware Development Engineer

NOKIA
$140,782.00 - $192,158.00 / yr
United States, California, Sunnyvale
520 Almanor Avenue (Show on map)
Apr 04, 2026

Nokia of America Corporation, Lead Diagnostic Software and Firmware Development Engineer (Multiple Positions), Sunnyvale, CA.


  • Design and develop next generation Diagnostic infrastructure and develop diagnostic tests and tools for use in new hardware bring up.

  • Work with manufacturing test engineers to isolate and root cause failures seen during the manufacturing process using diagnostic tools.

  • Develop new drivers and maintain current drivers for in-house ASIC and FPGAs. Develop firmware-level tools in C and C++ to assist the hardware team with bringing up new boards, testing board features and stress-testing individual components.

  • Mentor junior engineers and interns on Nokia Diagnostics infrastructure maintenance.

  • Carry out tasks/activities according to assignment and set guidelines. #LI-DNI


Must have a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience; OR a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience with the following:

  • C++, C, Python, or BASH;

  • Industry Diagnostic infrastructures;

  • Custom ASIC bringup; and,

  • SDK Development for custom ASICs for use in hardware bringup and verification.

Skills may be gained through experience or academic coursework.

Qualifying education, coursework, and/or experience may have been gained concurrently.

TO APPLY: Email CV to us.jobs@nokia.com with Job Code CA26-2405438 in subject line.

If offered employment, must have legal right to work in the U.S. EOE. Nokia of America Corporation offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package: https://www.nokia.com/careers/our-locations/united-states/

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