Company: Nokia
Location: Ottawa, ON
Expected salary:
Job date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 02:23:18 GMT
Job description: Job Category: Corporate ServicesDegree Level: Doctor’s degree (e.g PhD)Job Description:Position: Silicon Photonics Design Co-op/Intern
Number of Position(s): 2
Duration: 4 Months
Date: September – December 2025
Location: Remote – CanadaEDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONSCurrently a candidate for Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or a related quantitative field with an accredited school in Canada.Responsibilities:As part of our team, you will:
- Characterize active and passive photonic devices and integrated circuits
- Support test development and analyze measurement data to validate design performance
- Develop and optimize test approaches for both wafer-level and system-level photonic components
- Collaborate cross-functionally with design, modeling, and systems teams to co-develop photonic solutions
Qualifications:
- Hands-on lab experience with optical testing, fiber-to-chip coupling, and design verification
- Programming skills in Python or C/C++
- Familiarity with optics simulation tools such as Lumerical
It would be nice if you also had:
- Experience in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design, layout, and modeling
- Understanding of coherent optics or optical communication systems
- Experience with high-frequency/RF photonics modeling
- Familiarity with RF test equipment (e.g., VNAs, spectrum analyzers, AWGs)
About Us:Come create the technology that helps the world act togetherNokia 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 workWhat we offerNokia 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 employerNokia 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.Additional InformationUS/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:
- 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
The above benefits exclude students.Disclaimer for US/CanadaNokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.About the Team: The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.