Job Description

Position: Engineering Lab Support Co-op/Intern
Duration: 3 months+
Date: Jan 3 - April 28, 2023
Location: Onsite


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.


The team you'll be part of
Network Infrastructure
The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise. The Network Automation Business Unit in Nokia's IP Division is recruiting highly motivated Software Engineers to design and support the automation and cloud infrastructure for the Network Services Platform (NSP). NSP portfolio is proven with more than 1000 deployments globally, delivers capabilities that simplify operations of IP core, Wireless and integrated IP/optical Networks.
The Network Automation Product Group at Nokia is seeking highly motivated Engineering Lab Software Developer to join its lab team. This team is responsible for supporting all the NA R&D labs in Kanata Candidates can expect a hands-on programming design role with a focus on providing lab support to the R&D and Customer Support Teams. Education Recommendations Currently a candidate for bachelor’s degree or diploma in a degree in Computer Networking or related field with an accredited school in Canada.

What you will learn and contribute to As part of our team, you will:

• Work with new products and technologies.
• Software installs, system configurations restoring and backing up databases.
• Programming in PHP, HTML and CSS using a MYSQL database.
• Update and create new features in Web Lab tools

What is Nokia looking for from me
You have:

• Knowledge in IP networking, familiar with networking concepts.
• Familiar or proficient with different LINUX versions
• Scripting languages (ie. Python)
• Strong interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills are required
• The candidate must be able to successfully work in a team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and to work in a fast paced, innovative environment

Why we're awesome
Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, 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.
Company Culture: We believe our people are our greatest asset and we aim to foster a fun, challenging, positive, and inclusive work environment. We offer 1-on-1 mentorship, learning and development opportunities, global impact and interaction, and flexible work/life balance.
Meaningful Co-op Term: During your co-op term, you will have the opportunity to test out the latest technologies and work on innovative projects that could leave a global impact. You get to use skills learned in the classroom and apply it to real work situations while gaining professional hands-on experience.


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
• LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

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.


See you this Winter 2023


“My experience at Nokia has been amazing, one of the best learning experiences I ever had in my life. As Co-op student, it was an honor to be treated as any other full-time employee at Nokia. I got the freedom to design & implement my ideas. Working at Nokia as a Co-op student was the best thing that ever happened, it was a life changing opportunity.” – Ummar Tantray, Former Nokia Co-op student, Fall 2020


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