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If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working closely with sales teams to win customer opportunities, we invite you to apply for the Optical Sales Engineer role at Nokia.\nIn this role, you will support customer engagements, technical solution development, and sales activities for optical transport solutions. You will work closely with customers, particularly optical transport engineers, network planners, and operations teams to understand technical requirements, develop network designs, and support the successful introduction, deployment, and maintenance of optical products and solutions.\nThis position requires strong communication, presentation, and technical expertise. You will play a key role in developing and communicating the capabilities of Nokia’s optical products, including product features and roadmap considerations. You will also help influence hyperscale customers’ evaluation and selection of Nokia products and future technologies.\nIf you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role with meaningful customers and business impact, we encourage you to apply.\nWork closely with the sales teams (sales executives, sales managers, sales engineers) to position optical products within Nokia’s hyperscaler customers. Coach the sales team on identifying and driving optical business to closure.\nThe candidate will assist in translating customer technical needs into viable optical transport solutions, including capacity planning, network innovation, resiliency considerations, and deployment strategy. \nThe Optical Sales Engineer is a key pre-sales role where influence on hyperscalers is leveraged to develop interest and RFx definition around Nokia key product attributes. This position also works closely with PLM, R&D on technology, standardization and roadmap strategies across optical products. \nMeet with customer decision makers and communicate verbally the exact details of Nokia’s optical product capabilities and the specific solutions being offered to the customer.\nDocument network designs and recommendations using presentation tools, like PowerPoint and design tools, like Visio.\nFeed accurate product development feedback into product line management based on current and anticipated customer requirements.\nConduct technical sales with maximum integrity, ensuring that product capabilities are accurately represented to customers and that Nokia can deliver proposed solutions in the anticipated timeframe.\nWork cross-functionally with product, engineering, deployment, operations, and support teams\n You have:\nEducational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field.\nPhotonics Knowledge: Deep understanding of photonics components, optical modules, and related technologies. 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