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Staff Thermal Design Engineer

United StatesHybridFull TimeStaffPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • optيةlectronic components
  • thermal solutions
  • FEA
  • CFD
  • ANSYS
  • FloTherm
  • Pro/Engineer
  • Creo
  • SolidWorks
  • AutoCAD

Nice to have

  • optical design principles
  • industry qualification specifications
  • SQL databases
  • thermal solution assembly procedures

Role summary

Nokia is seeking a Staff Thermal Design Engineer to develop innovative thermal solutions for optoelectronic components. This role involves extensive FEA and CFD analysis using tools like ANSYS and FloTherm, along with CAD proficiency in Pro/Engineer, Creo, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD. Responsibilities include designing and validating thermal solutions, conducting FMEA, creating production-level designs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors. The position requires expertise in thermal engineering principles and offers a hybrid work environment within a B2B technology innovation leader focused on networks and cloud.

As a Staff Thermal Design Engineer at Nokia, you will play a crucial role in advancing our optoelectronic component designs by developing innovative thermal solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across various locations, contributing your expertise to tackle complex challenges and enhance product performance. Our fast-paced and dynamic work environment fosters creativity and encourages you to prototype and validate solutions through experimentation. You will have ample opportunities to interact with vendors and drive specifications, ensuring seamless integration of thermal solutions into our products. Your analytical skills and detail-oriented mindset will be key as you perform FEA analyses and create production-level designs, all while contributing to the development of new platforms that meet cost and efficiency goals.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together.

We are a B2B technology innovation leader pioneering the future where networks meet cloud.

At Nokia you will have a positive impact on people’s lives and help build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and accessible world. 

Be part of a culture built on an inclusive way of working where we are open to your ideas, you are empowered to take risks and are encouraged to be fearless in bringing your authentic self to work.

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, 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

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.

Responsibilities

•Design and implement innovative thermal cooling solutions for cutting-edge optoelectronic components utilizing conduction, convection, and/or phase change based heat transfer.•Conduct thermal, thermo-mechanical, and mechanical FEA analyses to model and validate designs.•Lead experimental validation of thermal solutions to ensure performance meets specifications.•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop assembly procedures and optimize product designs.•Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on proposed thermal designs to mitigate risks.•Create detailed production-level CAD models and drawings for manufacturing readiness.•Work closely with vendors to finalize specifications and manage procurement of thermal components.•Engage with manufacturing and operations to ensure new platforms meet cost, yield, and cycle time targets.

Qualifications

You have:

  • MS or PhD (preferred) in Mechanical Engineering (0-10 years’ experience)
  • Expertise in FEA and CFD, with proficiency in ANSYS and FloTherm
  • Solid experience with Pro/Engineer, Creo, SolidWorks, or AutoCAD
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

It would be nice if you also had:

  • Knowledge of optical design principles and industry qualification specifications
  • Familiarity with SQL databases and Agile product data management SW
  • Experience in conducting experiments to validate modeling
  • Understanding of thermal solution assembly procedures

Sample Nokia interview questions

  • 1

    Merge Overlapping Intervals Merge overlapping intervals in an array. Input: intervals = [[1,4],[4,5]] Output: [[1,5]] Explanation: The intervals touch exactly at the 4 mark, so they are successfully merged into a single continuous interval.

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  • 2

    Dot Product of Two Sparse Vectors Calculate the dot product of two sparse vectors. Input: nums1 = [0,1,0,0,2], nums2 = [0,0,0,0,5] Output: 10 Explanation: Multiplies the aligned non-zero values (2 * 5) and ignores all the zeros, yielding a dot product of 10.

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  • 3

    Vertical Order Traversal Perform a vertical order traversal of a binary tree. Input: root = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7] Output: [[4],[2],[1,5,6],[3],[7]] Explanation: Traverses the tree maintaining column indices, seamlessly grouping nodes that share the exact same vertical alignment.

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  • 4

    Continuous Subarrays Sum Equals K Find the total number of continuous subarrays whose sum equals K. Input: nums = [1,2,3], k = 3 Output: 2 Explanation: Both the contiguous subarray [1,2] and the single-element subarray [3] sum perfectly to the target of 3.

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  • 5

    Iterator over a Binary Search Tree Implement an iterator over a binary search tree. Input: root = [7,3,15,null,null,9,20], calls: next(), hasNext(), next() Output: 3, TRUE, 7 Explanation: The iterator yields the smallest value (3), confirms more nodes exist, then properly yields the next in-order value (7).

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