Software Dev AI/ML Co-op Full-time

Job Description

Position: Software Dev AI/ML Co-op
Number of Position(s): 1
Duration: 3 Months+
Date: May 5th, 2025 to August 22nd, 2025
Location: Naperville, IL – Hybrid

The team you’ll be part of

You will be part of the Cloud Mobility Manager (CMM) within Nokia’s CNS Division. The CMM delivers a converged packet core solution that addresses 5G (AMF), 4G LTE (MME), and even 2G/3G in a fully cloud-native architecture. Invent 5G with us, and be part of a diverse, multi-site world-class R&D team!

Education Recommendations

Currently a candidate for a Master’s degree or diploma in Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with an accredited school in the US.

Responsibilities

As part of our team, you will:

Work on technologies to improve development & prototyping in Virtualization/Cloud Computing including technologies like:

Container Technology/Kubernetes platforms:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning pipelines

Contribute to a project in ONE of the following areas:

• Data analytics/Machine Learning, including Exploratory Data Analysis
• Coding in C++/C and Python which will be used in the implementation of models for data pipeline (training, serving, testing)
• Microservices
• LSTM models, Feed Forward Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)

Qualifications

You have/are:

• Pursuing a Data Science degree or degree in a similar field with some experience in data classification models, time series, and large language models.
• Python proficiency, C++/C language knowledge
• Experience with the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) process – end to end, including projects utilizing the EDA
• Jupyter Notebooks and knowledge of common AI prototyping tools/libraries.

It would be nice if you also had:

Networking IP Knowledge (IPv6/IPv4), familiarity with Linux, Git, and AI tools: MLFlow, AirFlow, and Scikit Learn.

About Us

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.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About the Team

As Nokia’s growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.