# Optical AI Software Engineer

Join our Network Infrastructure Optical Systems and Networking R&D team as an R&D Software Optical Designer! In this hybrid role, you'll collaborate in our state-of-the-art lab equipped with cutting-edge communications and next-gen R&D tools. Your work will focus on enhancing subsea communications by developing intelligent optical systems that optimize performance during commissioning and predict potential degradation to recommend timely remediation actions. You'll engage with cross-functional teams, including DSP, Systems, and SW engineers, while directly interfacing with customers. Enjoy the benefit of contributing to innovative projects encompassing customer commissioning software, cloud tools, R&D simulations, and design aspects of subsea communication. Be self-motivated and thrive in a highly innovative environment, where your contributions genuinely impact our advancements in the field. Embrace this opportunity to shape the future of communication technology with us at Nokia! Design and develop innovative software solutions to optimize subsea optical links for enhanced performance, reliability, and operational efficiency. Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to rapid

- **Id**: 3886078
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nokia-optical-ai-software-engineer>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States, Ottawa, Canada
- **Countries**: US, CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T15:17:27Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T15:49:35Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3875
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mobile Networks, Network Equipment, Optical Communications

## Company

- **Id**: 17345
- **Name**: Nokia
- **Domain**: nokia.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nokia>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 92
- **Open postings**: 86
- **Ghost share**: 0.035
- **Stale share**: 0.36
- **Repost share**: 0.151
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 9
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T19:40:28Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 358 · green card filings: 128; Filings 12m: 358

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 9
- **Reasons**: conf:4, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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