Analog/Mixed Signal Design Engineer
About the job
- Must have extensive familiarity with essential computer-aided design tools, including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM/IR.
- Must have a proven track record of designing complex analog/mixed-signal intellectual property or chips in deep-submicron CMOS technologies.
- Must have experience bringing high-performance analog intellectual property, including high-speed ADCs, high-speed DACs, and high-frequency low-jitter PLLs, to production.
- Must understand CMOS analog/mixed-signal design methodologies and circuit analysis.
- Must understand device physics and the impacts of layout effects.
- Must be able to perform behavioral modeling of blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS.
- Must have an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and 8–12 years of experience, or a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and 4–8 years of experience.
- Design and analyze high-speed, high-performance analog/mixed-signal circuits, including data converters, PLLs, and SERDES, in advanced CMOS FinFET technologies, and bring the design through to production.
- Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of high-speed analog circuits, including ADCs and DACs.
- Create layout floor plans to optimize overall performance, supervise layout activities, provide concise guidelines to layout engineers, and perform layout drawing hands-on when necessary.
- Explore trade-offs among different topologies and propose solutions that meet or exceed power, area, linearity, and bandwidth requirements.
- Develop analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize product functionality and performance and ensure quality.
- Support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.
- Knowledge of optical communication theories and MATLAB coding.
About the company
Nokia makes the equipment and software that mobile carriers, cloud companies, and businesses use to run networks, from cell-tower radios to fiber links between AI data centers. From 1998 to 2011 it was the world's largest mobile phone maker; it sold that business to Microsoft in 2014, and HMD Global, a separate company, makes Nokia-branded phones under license. Its network unit sells optical systems that send data over fiber, internet routers, and broadband gear, and its mobile unit sells radios and the core software that runs 5G networks. Nokia earns money from equipment and service contracts and from licensing its patents to phone makers and carmakers. It was founded in 1865 as a wood pulp mill and is based in Espoo, Finland.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Espoo, Finland
Founded
1865
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI builders are a growth engine: AI and cloud customers ordered €2.8 billion from Nokia in the June 2026 quarter.
- Equity has gained value: Nokia's US shares rose 60% from January to October 2026, while Swedish rival Ericsson's fell 1%.
- The US is Nokia's top hiring hub: 211 of its 622 open roles in October 2026, versus 19 in Finland.
What critics are saying
- Cuts are widening: in July 2026, Nokia raised restructuring charges to €800 million from €250 million, targeting Europe and China.
- Expect office time: only 5 of Nokia's 622 open roles in October 2026 were remote, and 248 were fully on-site.
- AI is still a small slice: AI and cloud customers made up 9% of Nokia's June 2026 quarter sales.
What makes Nokia unique
- Nvidia owns 2.9% of Nokia: the companies jointly develop mobile-network software that runs on Nvidia computing hardware.
- It owns a historic US research lab: Bell Labs, birthplace of the transistor and Unix, lists 10 Nobel Prizes.
- It manufactures optical chips itself: Nokia owns the San Jose semiconductor plant acquired with US networking firm Infinera.
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5%Nokia has agreed to sell its Enterprise Campus Edge business to AURELIUS. The unit focuses on private wireless and edge solutions for enterprise sites. The sale fits Nokia's push to shift its portfolio toward higher-margin fixed, optical, and AI-ready network services. It also sheds a narrower private wireless business. Nokia also introduced a flexible 50G/25G/10G PON fiber access solution. It targets AI-driven broadband demand and lets operators upgrade capacity gradually. Nokia has a market value of €50.4 billion. It still faces rivals such as Cisco and Huawei in some cloud and AI optical markets.
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Arelion partners with Nokia to demonstrate expanded optical spectrum and backbone capacity. Oct 9, 2026 Stockholm, Sweden - Arelion today announced it has completed a live network field trial on its 500-kilometer route from Amsterdam to London using Nokia's 1830 Global Express (GX) Super C and Super L open line system, CHMQ6 thin transponder modules and ICE-X 400G and 800G ZR+ coherent pluggable optics. The field trial demonstrated how Arelion can increase the capacity and cost efficiency of its IP and optical network, helping wholesale, neoscaler and enterprise customers access scalable connectivity as they deploy AI and other bandwidth-intensive applications. Arelion demonstrated the ability to expand usable optical spectrum by approximately 21 percent with Nokia's Super C and Super L band technology, enabling greater capacity over its existing fiber infrastructure to meet customers' networking requirements. This additional capacity can support high-bandwidth services such as Arelion's Managed Optical Fiber Network (MOFN), which provides dedicated, managed optical connectivity between data centers and other digital infrastructure. Nokia's CHMQ6 thin transponder modules and ICE-X coherent pluggable optics provide a modular, lower-power approach to high-capacity optical transport, while client splitting enables more efficient use of wavelength capacity across different high-speed customer services. These capabilities help Arelion support enterprises distributing AI workloads across data centers and cloud environments, as well as growing neoscaler demand for high-capacity MOFN services. Arelion's achievement comes as AI-driven bandwidth growth accelerates the adoption of coherent optical technology. According to Cignal AI, 400ZR/ZR+ pluggable optics accounted for almost half of all telecom bandwidth deployed in 2025, with 800G pluggables expected to be the fastest-growing area for coherent interfaces in 2026. "This field trial is another milestone in our continuous network investment to support customers' escalating bandwidth requirements as they deploy AI and other next-generation technologies," said Dariusz Solowiej, VP of Networks and Operations, Arelion. "By combining expanded optical spectrum with Nokia's coherent pluggable technology, we're evaluating a more scalable and energy-efficient approach to increasing backbone capacity, helping enterprises and other bandwidth-intensive customers reliably connect data centers and cloud environments." "As an operator at the heart of the global Internet, Arelion plays a foundational role in supporting the digital infrastructure that underpins today's connected economy," said Ron Johnson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Optical Networks, Nokia. "Pairing expanded Super C and Super L spectrum with coherent pluggable technology gives operators greater flexibility to increase fiber capacity while improving power and cost efficiency. Arelion's trial demonstrates how these technologies can help operators cost effectively scale their networks to meet evolving customer requirements while maintaining high levels of performance and resiliency." The field trial continues Arelion's investments in its #1 ranked global Internet backbone, helping enterprises, service providers and content providers access scalable, resilient connectivity services across its network. These include IP Transit, Wavelengths, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), Cloud Connect, Global 40G Ethernet Virtual Circuit (VC) and DDoS Mitigation services.
Nokia plans to cut 253 jobs in Finland - Helsingin Sanomat. Published on 10/07/2026 at 08:16 am EDT Finwire - Translated by Marketscreener - See original Telecom company Nokia plans to cut 253 jobs in Finland, with reductions in Espoo, Tampere and Oulu, Helsingin Sanomat reports. The cuts are part of Nokia's cost program launched in 2023, which is intended to reduce operating expenses by €800m-€1.2bn by the end of the year. Nokia has around 6,800 employees in Finland, and change negotiations will begin on October 12. (C) Finwire - 2026
RNP selects Nokia and Q13 to modernise Brazil's research and education network for the AI era. Oct 7, 2026 * Modernization of rede Ipê will provide more than four million users with a secure, resilient backbone ready to evolve to 800G. * High-performance connectivity will accelerate AI-enabled research, scientific collaboration and digital innovation across Brazil. Nokia today announced that Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Brazil's national research and education network and the largest in Latin America, has selected Nokia and Q13 to modernize rede Ipê. The new secure, automated and high-performance IP network will connect more than four million users and will provide the foundation for AI-enabled research, scientific discovery and digital innovation across Brazil. The new architecture will help meet growing demand for data center connectivity, large-scale scientific collaboration, private wireless networks and AI-enabled applications. By connecting institutions, people, data and intelligence more securely and reliably, it will accelerate research in areas including health, climate science, biodiversity and engineering. Rede Ipê is critical infrastructure for Brazil's research and education communities. As demand for AI and advanced research grows, we need a network that can scale with those requirements while connecting people, institutions and ideas across the country. This modernization will help expand access to knowledge and provide a stronger digital foundation for Brazil's future. For the first time, RNP will have core, aggregation, peering and edge equipment from a single technology provider, enabling us to invest significantly in network automation Ari Frazão, Adjunct Director of Engineering and Operations, RNP The modernization will expand access to knowledge, strengthen digital inclusion and deepen Brazil's participation in the global research community. RNP connects to more than 125 academic networks across over 100 countries across the Americas, Europe and Africa. AI is transforming how research is conducted and how scientific communities collaborate, placing new demands on the networks that connect them. Together with RNP and Q13, Nokia is building the secure, high-performance foundation needed to connect intelligence across Brazil's research and education ecosystem. With the scale to support today's applications and evolve to 800G, rede Ipê will help turn advances in AI and connectivity into new possibilities for discovery, innovation and society Cássia Rinaldi, Lead, National Research and Education Networks, Latin America, Nokia The deployment will deliver 4.8 Tbps of aggregate capacity across more than 350 routers, creating a scalable IP backbone ready to evolve to 800G. Nokia will provide core, aggregation, peering and universal provider edge capabilities using its 7750 Service Router and 7250 Interconnect Router platforms. Q13 will lead implementation and migration across the network. Modernizing a national backbone network of this scale demands rigorous planning and seamless execution. By working closely with RNP and Nokia, we will help ensure a smooth transition to a more resilient and future-ready rede Ipê for the communities that rely on it every day. Elinton Lazzuri, Partner and Executive Director, Q13