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Principal Consulting Engineer

NOKIA
US Annual Base Salary Range $ 156,650.00 - 308,657.14 Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles Canada Annual Base Salary Range 152,750.00 CAD to 283,678.57 CAD *Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible rol
life insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance
United States
Jul 02, 2025
Are you a passionate and experienced network engineer with a deep understanding of IP Routing and Data Center Fabric solutions? We're seeking a Principal Consulting Engineer to join our team and drive the adoption of Nokia's innovative portfolio. You'll be a trusted advisor to our pre-sales teams, providing expert product and technology knowledge, competitive intelligence, and winning strategies. Your consultative selling approach will be instrumental in maximizing the impact of our solutions. If you're excited about delivering business consulting services, crafting compelling business cases, and engaging with customer decision makers to shape their strategic investments, we encourage you to apply! We're eager to welcome you to our team and leverage your expertise to drive our success. Work closely with the sales teams (sales executives, sales managers, sales engineers) on identifying opportunities and driving IP business to closure. Develop the technical strategy for each opportunity with the sales team and drive it to technical acceptance by the customer. Be able to meet with influential customer decision makers and communicate verbally or via presentation tools the exact details of Nokia's IP product capabilities and the specific solutions being offered to the customer. Develop technical collateral, such as white papers and PowerPoint presentations to demonstrate to customers how Nokia's products and delivery capabilities are their best option for success. Work with Product Line Managers to drive product development through customer and industry specific feedback based on current and future requirements. You have: Four-year Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (or related technical degree and/or equivalent experience) Minimum 10+ years of experience as a customer facing technical pre-sales engineer working with Cloud and Enterprise companies, or equivalent experience designing and/or operating IP networks at similar companies Experience working in a technical leadership role, developing and implementing programs involving multiple stakeholders Deep conceptual and practical experience of the following technologies: IPv4 and IPv6 Routing technologies including IGP (OSPF and IS-IS) and BGP Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN technologies including MPLS, Segment Routing (with MPLS and IPv6 data plane), VXLAN, Pseudowires, VPLS, EVPN, and IP VPNs Traffic Engineering including RSVP-TE, SR-TE and PCE/PCEP architectures Modern Data Center networking design and operations including CLOS networks, Underlay and Overlay technologies, and the networking integration to cloud and virtualization platforms Modern network operations practices using YANG data models and APIs such as NETCONF, gNxI, as well as open source tools for network management Good understanding of the current networking chipset options both in the Data Center and in the WAN Must have the following Product Development skills: Experience driving product lifecycle management requirements Ability to write detailed "Feature Request Documents" describing all the detailed software and hardware requirements for new feature development Ability to build credible business and technical arguments, including low-level technical discussions on HW and SW, to support feature development requests Ability to understand different HW platforms and their capabilities down to the chipset level to drive product evolution discussions Be on top of industry standardization entities like IETF, contributing to emerging standards as required Ability to develop code in any programming language is a strong differentiator DCN2025 Come create the technology that helps the world act together Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work What we offer Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered. Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality: One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg Workplace Pride Global Benchmark At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect. Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed. Additional Information US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to: Corporate Retirement Savings Plan Health and dental benefits Short-term disability, and long-term disability Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) Paid time off for holidays and Vacation Employee Stock Purchase Plan Tuition Assistance Plan Adoption assistance Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program The above benefits exclude students. 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