Nokia Internship: Bell Labs Research Intern Bengaluru

Nokia is hiring a Student Intern - Research for its Bell Labs Platform ASIC Research lab in Bengaluru. It is an on-site, 6-month internship meant for students currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or MS Research program, so it is not a general undergraduate internship.

Job Overview

• Company: Nokia (Nokia Bell Labs)
• Role: Student Intern - Research
• Location: Manyata Embassy Business Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka (on-site)
• Duration: 6 months
• Job type: Fixed-term student trainee / apprentice
• Posting date: 6 November 2026
• Job ID: 39934

What You Will Work On

The lab explores advanced computing designs and algorithms for next-generation communication systems. You will focus on energy-efficient AI and wireless workloads, using hardware-aware AI, neuromorphic computing and domain-specific acceleration, with possible work on RISC-V accelerators.

Key Responsibilities

• Explore ideas in energy-efficient compute for AI-driven wireless communication.
• Study neuromorphic computing and judge how well it fits wireless workloads.
• Build prototypes, models and benchmarks in Python and C.
• Explore accelerator concepts, including RISC-V acceleration and hardware/software co-design.
• Possibly contribute to Verilog implementation, microarchitecture or architecture studies.
• Compare conventional AI compute with low-power, event-driven or neuromorphic approaches.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Enrolled in a Ph.D. or MS Research program during the internship.
• Strong background in one or more of: computer architecture, VLSI/digital design, AI/ML, wireless communications, signal processing, embedded systems.
• Hands-on programming in Python and/or C.
• Ability to design experiments, analyse results and work independently.
• Available for a 6-month internship.

Good to have: RISC-V and instruction-set extension exposure, interest in neuromorphic or spiking neural networks, knowledge of quantization, sparsity or pruning, and familiarity with RTL, simulation or FPGA/ASIC flows.

Salary & Benefits

The posting does not state a stipend. Nokia mentions flexible and hybrid working, well-being programs, mentoring and learning support as general benefits.

How to Apply

1. Open the official Nokia careers link below.
2. Review the job and click Apply Now.
3. Submit your profile and resume. A research-focused resume that lists projects and papers works best, and our fresher resume guide covers the basics.

The posting shows no last date, so apply early. Nokia warns that it never asks candidates for payments; read how to spot fake job offers if you get an unexpected message.

Tips to Crack It

• List research projects, publications and code repositories at the top.
• Revise computer architecture and digital design fundamentals, plus Python and C.
• Be ready to discuss one experiment you designed and what the results taught you.

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