Senior Staff Standardization Specialist
Nokia
Senior Staff Standardization Specialist
Nokia
Makes network gear for carriers and data centers
Research & Innovation develops concepts that advance mobile networks and drive their adoption in international standards. We are seeking a Senior Standardization Specialist to strengthen our 6G Core Network activities. In this role, you will develop technical concepts and contribute to 3GPP CT1 standardization, with a focus on NAS protocol development. Working across research, product, and standards organizations, you will turn innovations into technically sound proposals, intellectual property, standards contributions, and future product capabilities.
MSc degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Extensive expertise in 5G and/or 6G mobile communication systems, with strong knowledge of mobile core network architecture and protocols developed within 3GPP.
Experience in standardization work (e.g. 3GPP) and patent creation.
Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work effectively across research, product, and standards organizations in a global environment.
Familiarity with AI driven methodologies, including data driven and agentic workflows.
Fluent in English, both spoken and written
It would be nice if you also had:
Experience as 3GPP CT1 delegate is a plus.
Lead Nokia’s 6G standardization activities in the area of UE-to-Core Network architecture and protocols, representing Nokia as a delegate in 3GPP CT1.
Drive the development of innovative end-to-end architecture, features, and protocol solutions for 6G networks.
Collaborate closely with research teams to translate Nokia research concepts into coherent and impactful 6G standards.
Generate high-value intellectual property and ensure successful adoption of patented innovations within 3GPP specifications.
Shape Nokia’s 6G technology and standards strategy in the architecture domain, aligned with business objectives and ecosystem evolution.
Build technical consensus across internal and external stakeholders and influence key industry decisions.
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.
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