Software Dev AI/ML Coop

Position: Software Dev AI/ML Co-op
Number of Position(s): 1
Duration: 3 Months+
Date: January 12, 2026 to May 22, 2026
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 pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with an accredited school in the US.

• 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.

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)
• LSTM models, Embedding Models, Large Language Models (LLM) - encoders/decoders