Alcatel-Lucent invents and delivers the innovative networks of tomorrow. Every success has its network. Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking, ultra-broadband access, and cloud technology specialist. We believe that networks are the foundation of our ultra connected world. They need to be built to achieve the potential of every customer with flexibility, speed, and trust. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to help our customers unleash their value. Our company has been recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, and by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review as the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group leader for 2014. Alcatel-Lucent in Belgium (offices located in Antwerp) In Belgium we hold a strong position within the group as one of the All Function Hubs, locations at the heart of the company with a concentration of most skills, strong R&D activities and support functions. Antwerp hosts amongst others the headquarters of Fixed Networks, a major IP R&D department and activities in Cloud and customer experience. We also host one out of 7 Bell Labs innovation centers, working on mid and longer term fundamental research. Being part of Alcatel-Lucent means Working for a leader of global communications. Working on products and innovations in IP and Cloud Networking, Ultra-Broadband Fixed and Wireless Access. Internal job opportunities also abroad. Mentorship for young graduates. Continuous on-the-job training together with a specific training program about the products and the technologies used within the department. Flexible hours and home working. 5 minutes from the Antwerp Central Train Station. 40 different nationalities on site. 2
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT ALCATEL-LUCENT BELGIUM R&D OPPORTUNITIES IN 3 TEAMS IP: The IP team is a very lean technical team which is part of the international IP R&D organization that has put Alcatel-Lucent on the worldwide IP map. We implement and deliver a family of internet routers with the highest quality. We are number 2 worldwide. Ultra-broadband access: We are designing ultra-high capacity DSL and optical fiber solutions, used to connect 100s of millions of households in the world s largest and most advanced networks. You ll be working from our ultra-broadband access headquarters in Antwerp the birthplace of broadband. Nuage Networks: The Nuage Networks VSP platform in essence is a Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solution that virtualizes any DC network infrastructure and automatically establishes connectivity between compute resources upon their creation. Read more: www.nuagenetworks.net 3
Software Development/Design Engineers Within Alcatel-Lucent we are looking for both Low-Level design (C and C++) as well as high-level design profiles (Java). Preferably, you have an engineering degree or a degree in computer science and experiences with Linux, with IP networking, and with the programming languages (C/C++). You might want to work with us if you're genuinely interested in computer networking and in SW development for real-time systems. In the DSL and/or GPON domain you will contribute to the development of real time embedded software for our existing and new to be developed hardware platforms. You will need to get an in-depth understanding of new telecommunications protocols and/or Alcatel-Lucent s hardware platforms. For Nuage Networks you will design and implement customer features within the Nuage Virtualized Services Platform (VSP) and integrate them with open-source Cloud Management Systems being OpenStack and CloudStack. The Nuage Networks VSP Platform provides support for all major cloud management systems (VmWare, OpenStack, CloudStack), hypervisors, and network gear. For this team we are looking for experience in python development expertise (OpenStack), Java development and knowledge of Java application servers, JBOSS etc Software Testing/ Quality assurance Engineers Are you passionate about Software Testing or Quality Assurance, Test automating or Customer Focus Testing? We have 20+ open positions in the area of Testing in our ultra broadband access, IP Networking and Nuage Networks departments where you guard the overall product quality (once deployed). Typical responsibilities as Software Testing/Quality Assurance Engineer are: Troubleshoot issues (taking traces, interacting with key Software developers, etc.) in a complex embedded system. Do the testing of a number of features you signed up for. You will have the final responsibility to decide if these features and the router can be shipped to our customers. Develop and execute sophisticated software tests within different Platforms to verify conformance of feature(s) functionality implemented by Engineering against requirements specifications laid out by Product Marketing. Perform quality assurance tests to ensure completion of software and interact extensively with Software, Hardware, and Firmware teams. 4
ASIC/FPGA Design Engineers Are you intrested in ultra-broadband access technology (Fiber and Copper Access)? In both domains the ASIC and FPGA System On Chips (SoC s) are the heart of the system, making it possible for Alcatel-Lucent to have differentiating products at the right cost points. You will contribute to the system design, the ASIC/FPGA feasibility studies, with hardware description languages like VHDL or Verilog, scripting languages like TCL/TK, Perl or Python and programming languages like C/C++ or system C when appropriate. If commercial EDA tools from Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Cadence, Xilinx and Altera ring a bell it might be your future dream job! Hardware Design Engineers You will be able to participate in the overall product development cycle from electrical product conception until start of mass production. You like to work with system architects, Software Engineers and other Hardware disciplines with daily interaction to multiple parties. Your motor runs from Hardware circuit design, mainly analog (DC/DC converter design/ac/dc converter design/analog design), feasibility studies to Hardware verification. If you have knowledge of qualifications standards (ANSI, ETSI, MII), ECAD design tools (Mentor Graphics/Valor), xdsl etc you might want to join. 5
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES Research Scientists Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs is one of the world s leading research institutions. We have been pioneering the development of new communications technologies for more than 80 years. We are well known for inventing and perfecting many of the cornerstone technologies that have defined today s information technology and communications systems. Bell Labs Antwerp is the largest corporate ICT research center in Belgium. Our research activities work on a broad set of compelling research topics: In the area of large-scale data processing, including (but not limited to) scalable storage solutions, bandwidth efficient data streaming platforms and online/offline data analytics. In the area of Network Function Virtualization (NFV). NFV is the telecom-operator specific market segment of cloud-computing where high-reliability and performance is key. With our Heterogeneous Cloud research, we move beyond current Cloud deployment models, and target a 10x improvement in performance, predictability and/or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of current NFV infrastructures. In the area of the newest Web technologies. The team is part of the Networked Applications & Devices Research program, which focuses on +L4 technologies enabling the take up of future networked applications in a connected world. Researchers in these activities closely collaborate with academic partners as well as with Alcatel-Lucent business units. Product Line Managers As a Product Line Manager, you will be responsible for collecting, defining, refining and prioritizing the customer requirements related to our products (such as DSLAM, IP/MPLS) enclosures for outdoor deployment. Your role is: Designing custom solutions. Engaging with worldwide, EMEA customers to identify, define and prioritize product features (on existing products) for upcoming releases. Senior pre-sales, product management leadership supporting the businesses in the Global, EMEA region and act as a speaker at external customer events and representation of Alcatel-Lucent. Engaging with worldwide, EMEA customers to identify, define and prioritize product features (on existing products) for upcoming releases. 6
Integration Expert Engineers The integration experts create compelling rich-media offerings with innovative, Network optimized infrastructure and applications. Are you interested in participating in customer s projects activities related to Alcatel-Lucent services? You want to : Understand our customers and Alcatel-Lucent product functional and technical requirements Understand how Alcatel-Lucent product integrates into our customer s environment Understand customization requirements that the customer will need Assist consultants in customer s presentations, documentation and workshops Participate in the High Level Design (HLD) approval cycle of the customer s solution New Product Introduction and Network Design Engineers You re interested in technical pre-sales, post-sales, engineering and professional Service support for the Nuage Networks (Cloud) or NFV (New Function Virtualization) Products in EMEA region. Your role would be: Capturing customer requirements, defining relevant Use cases and work out a corresponding list of required Nuage Networks features & capabilities, and convert Use case, Features into Test cases, Test plan. Demonstrating them in Alcatel-Lucent labs and/or customer site(s). Convincing the customer technical representatives that Alcatel-Lucent can provide them with the best technical solution. You can find a detailed description of all these opportunities on our career page: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/careers 7