Software Component Engineer

Job description

Job Description

Date: Sep 13, 2018

Did you know that more than half the people in the world now have a mobile phone? That's 5 billion people! It took 100 years to connect 1 billion places and 25 years to connect 5 billion people. The next step is connecting things. Ericsson enables innovative ways of doing business and shaping the future together, as well as a renewed approach to global challenges such as education, healthcare, climate change and our use of natural resources.

We are undergoing a continuous transformation process to achieve our Networked Society goal. Together, in Romania we create a culture of innovation, constantly transforming to find new ways of working. Thanks to our employees’ curiosity, determination and proactive approach, our technologies have transformed and shaped the future. Opened in 2007, the Global Site in Bucharest is one in only four all over the world, the only one situated in Europe and a vital component in Ericsson’s global services organization. On a day to day basis, the Center services global customers across the globe, managing networks that, together, enable 200 million subscribers to communicate. The Romanian site currently counts on a team of 1,900 strong professionals and enthusiastic young specialists and is developing constantly to meet customer needs. We are passionate about social causes (having a strong Brand Ambassadors Team) and sports (over 20 teams participating in major competitions). Find out more about us and our story in Romania on ourpeopleourstory.ro.

Software Component Engineer

Job Summary:

Software Component Technology is the appointed organization for Ericsson globally to introduce third party software components (3PP SW) into Ericsson systems for usage within Ericsson products.

The Software Component Engineer (SCE) supports execution of Ericsson policy and licensing obligations for third party software across multiple global programs.

The SCE is responsible for analyzing and documenting the export restriction of the component as well as performing a risk analysis of the community if it’s a free open source component (FOSS). SCE will communicate the technical and legal challenges and requirements, drive change and track critical dependencies for successful compliance of software content.

SCE role also requires several personal skills like the ability to keep several tasks going in parallel to maximize the output, but also the ability to use and develop the team knowledge by sharing and learning as it’s a team task to support the R&D community within Ericsson.

The main areas of responsibility are:

Manage Commercial and FoSS Software, including licensing and trade compliance for Ericsson programs/solutions.

Maintains a working knowledge of software principles and licenses, relevant trends, technologies, and best practices in open source software, Ericsson's open source compliance policy.

Collaborates with R&D’s, PL’s, Legal, Sourcing, Trade, Supply to make sure Ericsson fulfil its open source obligations and resolving any relevant issues that may arise, change management of impacted programs, gathers component plans and critical dependencies for implementation.

Understand the global program structure and meet the launch plan and timing.

Manages multiple projects with broad scope, ambiguity and high degree of complexity.

Domestic and global travel, as required.

Requested Competence:

Familiar with the software development and distribution process, optimizing use of third-party software.

Understands how various open source software licenses apply to commercial software distributions.

Proven ability to drive results in multi-cultural & large corporate environment.

Solid analytical/problem solving skills with capability to identify non-compliance to standards and to resolve complex issues.

Quick Learner and attentiveness to detail.

Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to successfully interact with diverse/cross-functional teams, as well as motivate and elicit work output from peers and other team members.

Ability to exercise independent judgment and proactively suggest improvements in work methodology.

Team player and networking skills.

Professionally persistent, patient, respectful, honest and strong under pressure, especially during demanding circumstances.

Highly developed skills in knowledge sharing by actively contributing knowledge, experiences and skills to create a learning culture.

Furthermore, you are business minded and a good communicator with a strong drive. That you work unhindered in English in speech and writing is an absolute requirement, since most of all communication is in English.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

Experience with open source technology, licensing and projects.

Good knowledge of software development process and software development kits, libraries, compilers and packages.

Adequate knowledge of the concept of Trade compliance related to software and applicable legal obligations.

Very good knowledge of relevant trends, technologies and best practices in open source software.

Strong understanding of software license compliance issues and contractual exposure.

Experience in creation, maintaining and updating license inventory database(s).

Experience with software scanning tools.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements:

Software General Knowledge

At least 3 years of relevant experience

A first academic degree or equivalent qualification

Why is Ericsson a great place to work?

Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Mobility, broadband and the cloud are transforming the world, enabling industries and society to provide better services, capture new opportunities, improve businesses, increase efficiency, and create new user experiences.

Our services, software and infrastructure support every major telecom operator in the world. The transformation that this brings allows people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

With about 101,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our SEK 100 billion investment in research and development over the last three years ensure that our solutions – and our customers – are at the forefront of innovation.

At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world. Are you ready to be a change-maker? Learn what makes YOU + Ericsson a powerful combination. Join us today.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.

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