Full-Time
Director of Manufacturing Quality
Updated on 9/3/2026
Nokia
10,001+ employees
Global provider of mobile, fixed networks
Compensation Overview
$126.8k - $235.5k/yr
United States
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Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
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- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field; advanced degree preferred
- 12+ years of experience in semiconductor or microelectronics manufacturing quality, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Strong understanding of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 standards
- Experience leading certification audits and customer engagements
- Expertise in statistical process control (SPC) and yield improvement techniques
- Develop and implement a comprehensive manufacturing quality strategy aligned with operational goals.
- Lead and mentor quality engineering teams focused on assembly, testing, and end-to-end manufacturing operations.
- Integrate quality leadership into daily manufacturing processes and decision-making.
- Establish and enhance site quality procedures and ensure alignment with corporate Quality Management System (QMS).
- Manage compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and TL 9000 standards.
- Oversee the manufacturing change control process and ensure adherence to Telcordia requalification requirements.
- Act as the primary manufacturing quality interface for customers and manage audit processes.
- Foster a culture of quality that emphasizes data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement among teams.
- Experience with optoelectronics, photonics, or fiberoptic communication products
- Background supporting telecom and datacenter infrastructure customers
- Familiarity with TL 9000 requirements and reporting metrics
- Knowledge of reliability engineering and failure analysis methodologies
- Experience managing and developing quality engineering teams
Nokia provides mobile, fixed, and cloud network solutions for service providers, enterprises, and consumers, including hardware, software, and services to build and manage 5G, fixed, and cloud networks. Customers install Nokia equipment and software or subscribe to managed services, with Nokia supplying base stations, switches, network management tools, and ongoing support, plus IP licensing. It differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end mix of technologies, software, services, and intellectual property licensing across mobile, fixed, and cloud, with a focus on sustainability and inclusivity. Its goal is to help customers deploy scalable, secure, and sustainable networks that enable digital transformation and next-generation experiences.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Espoo, Finland
Founded
1865
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- BeeHealthy became Nokia's first healthcare Network as Code customer in September 2026.
- Saudi Arabia's AI R&D center expands local sales, talent, and exportable software.
- Settlements with Hisense and Asus reduced patent litigation and protected licensing cash flows.
What critics are saying
- Nokia plans 9,000-14,000 layoffs by end-2026, signaling severe cost pressure.
- China restructuring and fresh European cuts raised 2026 charges to about €800 million.
- Ericsson, Huawei, and cloud vendors pressure Nokia's core margins and existentially weaken carrier relevance.
What makes Nokia unique
- Nokia’s September 2026 Saudi R&D center targets AI-native network automation and 6G.
- Mobile Core Early Access gives operators live 5G Core evaluation before purchase.
- Network as Code turns operator APIs into enterprise products, starting with BeeHealthy.
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↑ 5%Nokia has launched Mobile Core Early Access, a live hosted environment enabling telecommunications providers and enterprises to evaluate advanced mobile core capabilities. The industry-first initiative offers hands-on exploration of software driving network connectivity in the AI era. The platform addresses operators' need for practical technology evaluation as mobile networks evolve to support AI-driven services and enterprise applications. Participants can assess business relevance, operational requirements, and deployment considerations before making investment decisions. After piloting with 30 companies in June, registration is now open globally. The end-to-end environment showcases 5G Core, automation, analytics, and network exposure use cases alongside radios and devices. "Mobile Core Early Access provides a practical way to experience the latest mobile core innovations in a live environment," said Kal De, Senior Vice President at Nokia.
Nokia is applying for a permit for an AI factory in Toppila, Oulu. It concerns a preliminary agreement that would enable a permit for a data center campus and its supporting functions, such as an electrical substation and a visitor center. Nokia is planning an AI campus in Oulu. The city's community services committee will consider on Tuesday a preliminary agreement that would enable the construction of a data center campus intended for AI computing in Toppila, Oulu. The campus would be located at Tervahovintie 10, behind and next to the district heating power plant. The plot is owned by the city of Oulu. A positive decision would mean that the committee would approve the preliminary agreement for the real estate deal in the Toppila area and the key terms of the future deed of sale. The decision does not yet mean that the deal will be completed. Marko Kilpeläinen, the city environment director of the city of Oulu, would consider the approval of the draft deed of sale significant. "If implemented, the project would be very significant for Finland and Oulu. I hope that the decision-making proceeds without delays," says Kilpeläinen. The buyers of the plot are Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy and Nscale DC Holdings Finland Oy. The price is estimated at 5 million euros. In the first phase, a data center and an electrical substation would be built on the plot, and in the second phase, another data center. The final deal will only be completed if the zoning, subdivision, building permit, and lease, environmental, and use right arrangements are in order. Oulun Energia Oy will apply for a building permit already on Wednesday from the building committee for the same AI Gigafactory data center, electrical substation, and visitor center. The permit is proposed to be approved, and at the same time, the applicant is proposed the right to start work before the permit becomes legally binding. Away from American IT giants. Building AI factories in Europe is an EU goal. The Union wants to be independent of American IT giants. The European Commission's initiative called InvestAI aims to secure 200 billion euros in investments in high-performance computing and AI. The Commission supports the establishment of AI gigafactories in EU countries. In the responses gathered by the EU initiative, a gigafactory has been proposed for 16 member states and 60 different locations.
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Nokia has entered a commercial agreement with BeeHealthy, a digital healthcare platform owned by Mehiläinen, to integrate its Network as Code technology into patient-facing applications. The collaboration replaces SMS one-time passcodes with network-based verification, enabling faster and more secure access to healthcare services. BeeHealthy provides a white-label SaaS platform used by healthcare providers, insurers and social-care organisations across Finland, Sweden, Germany, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates. Nokia's platform consolidates operator networks into a single developer-friendly interface, allowing enterprises to embed network capabilities directly into their applications. BeeHealthy becomes the first healthcare-sector commercial customer for Nokia's Network as Code platform. The integration includes APIs for number verification, SIM swap detection, location verification and identity validation. The companies are also exploring Quality on Demand capabilities to support latency-sensitive services like video consultations.
Nokia and BeeHealthy bring network-based verification to digital healthcare. September 03, 2026 01:00 ET | Source: Nokia Oyj * Nokia's Network as Code platform replaces SMS one-time passcodes, provides seamless, secure access to BeeHealthy, a software platform used by healthcare providers to deliver services across Europe and the Middle East. * The collaboration creates a new, monetizable enterprise use case for operators and continues the marketplace momentum around programmable networks. Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced a commercial agreement with BeeHealthy, a leading digital healthcare platform, to integrate Nokia's Network as Code technology into the consumer-facing applications BeeHealthy provides to care providers and insurers. The collaboration enables network-based verification that replaces SMS one-time passcodes with a simpler, more secure way for patients to access digital healthcare services on their mobile devices. Owned by Mehiläinen, one of Europe's leading private healthcare providers, BeeHealthy offers a configurable, white-label SaaS platform used by healthcare and veterinary care providers, social-care organizations and insurers in countries such as Finland, Sweden, Germany, Estonia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates. Nokia's Network as Code brings together operator networks into a single, developer-friendly platform, allowing enterprises to access trusted network capabilities at scale and embed them directly into their apps. The agreement makes BeeHealthy the first healthcare-sector commercial customer for Nokia's Network as Code platform. For operators, it represents a new, monetizable enterprise use case for network APIs, and it continues the commercial momentum shown at MWC26, where Nokia announced a growing list of new and expanded partnerships in the field. "This collaboration shows how Network as Code turns network capabilities into commercial services that create value across the ecosystem - for enterprises, for the operators whose networks power them, and now for a regulated industry like healthcare, which places rigorous demands on security, privacy, and trust," said Shkumbin Hamiti, VP, Network Monetization Platform at Nokia. "As we've shown with similar deployments, this is a model that is equally applicable across other sectors, from finance and mobility to digital commerce." Network APIs in the BeeHealthy platform Using Network as Code, BeeHealthy will replace SMS one-time passcodes with a seamless number verification system at log-in and booking - one that operates silently in the background and requires no manual effort from users. The result is a faster, more secure experience that typically takes less than a second. "Digital healthcare depends on making access both simple and secure. By integrating Nokia's network-based verification into our platform, we can give customers a faster, more seamless experience while strengthening trust for the providers and insurers we serve," said Oskari Eskola, CEO at BeeHealthy. In addition to Number Verification, other Network as Code APIs being embedded into BeeHealthy's patient and professional apps include SIM Swap/Number Recycling to help prevent account takeover fraud and keep customer registries up to date; Location Verification to support appointment-management use cases and reduce missed appointments; and KYC Match to validate a new user's identity against trusted network data during onboarding in select markets. The companies are also exploring further Network as Code capabilities such as Quality on Demand to support premium, latency-sensitive healthcare services like video consultations. About Nokia Nokia is the world's leading provider of network technology and enables a new era of artificial intelligence. We are developing the networks of the future that connect people, devices and intelligence. Our network solutions span fixed and mobile networks, as well as IP, optical, core, and data center networks. Our secure, AI-native network infrastructure enables the application and utilization of AI on a global scale.