Subsea Sales Engineering Director

Nokia is hiring a Subsea Sales Engineering Director. Level rates it ; you can apply on Nokia.

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AI in this role

At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As part of our Optical Networks business, the Subsea team is enabling the next generation of global connectivity—supporting cloud-scale growth, open cable systems, and mission‑critical international networks.

We are looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Subsea team, based in India working closely with subsea operators across the region. This is a senior, customer‑facing role combining deep technical expertise with commercial awareness, supporting pre‑sales, solution design, and long‑term customer partnerships.

You will work alongside Account Management, Sales, Product Management, and R&D to design and position end‑to‑end subsea optical solutions, while feeding real customer insight back into Nokia’s product and technology roadmap.

Act as the lead technical authority for Nokia’s subsea optical solutions across India, with a strong focus on large-scale subsea operators
Provide pre‑sales technical support, including solution architecture, network design, bills of material, and technical proposals
Engage directly with customers to analyse network requirements, use cases, and growth plans, and translate these into robust, scalable solutions
Design and present subsea transmission solutions, including SLTE, open line systems, and related optical transport technologies
Support RFP/RFQ responses, technical clarifications, and customer workshops
Partner with Sales and Project teams through the full lifecycle—from opportunity qualification to contract closure and early delivery phases
Act as a trusted technical advisor for customers, developing long‑term relationships built on credibility and insight
Provide structured customer and market feedback to Product Management, influencing future features, architectures, and roadmaps
Contribute to technical marketing activities such as whitepapers, solution positioning, and conference or customer presentations

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
Strong hands‑on experience in submarine optical networks, including SLTE and subsea system design
Solid understanding of optical networking technologies (DWDM, ROADM, OTN); knowledge of IP/Ethernet and data‑center connectivity is an advantage
Experience working directly with large-scale international network operators
Proven background in technical pre‑sales, solutions architecture, or systems engineering roles
Experience responding to RFPs/RFQs and building technical/commercial proposals
Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills
Comfortable operating independently in a senior, customer‑facing role
Fluency in English; additional regional languages are a plus
Willingness to travel across the India region as required

How we rate this

Subsea Sales Engineering Director at Nokia rates 19 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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