Description In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise​

Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

NION2026

Responsibilities

- Work as part of a world class ASIC design team, building leading edge chips for the Coherent Optics market.
- Subsystem development in large mixed signal optical coherent DSP ASICs




- Work with the system architect to define spec/micro-architecture and RTL development
- Design size/timing/power optimization via micro-architecture/RTL/Synthesis
- Layout support for quality final product and TTM

Qualifications

- B.Sc. in Elec/Computer Engineering is a must, higher degrees preferred
- Minimum of 10+ years ASIC design experience
- Solid design (micro-architecture/implementation) and debugging skills
- Strong problem solving skills
- Good verbal/written communication skills and teamwork
- Good knowledge of ASIC design flow/tools, with backend knowledge being a excellent asset

Assets

- Working knowledge of MatLab and other scripting languages
- Knowledge of OTN, CAUI and other telecom protocols
- Working knowledge of DSP/FEC and communication theories
- Design Experience with ethernet standards 100G to 800G

📌 Principal ASIC Design Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Nokia Global
📍 Canada