Juraj Slovak, PhD

Sr. Principal System Engineer and Product Owner at Nokia

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

5 years experimental research + 13 years R&D industry experience Key competences: Optical networks design, system engineering, disaggregated line systems, DWDM transmission modeling and optimization, advanced sales / customer support, optical signal processing Project management: Tasks definition, effort assessment, team coordination, milestones tracking, reporting Soft skills: Self motivation and organization, proactivity, personal responsibility, problem solving oriented, team player

Experience

  • Senior Principal System Engineer at Nokia
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Development of high capacity DWDM optical line systems.

  • Principal System Engineer at Infinera
    Oct 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Network planning and optimization • Concepts for maximized reach/capacity product in coherent flexible DWDM networks • Definition of optical performance models and network engineering rules Performance aware optical networks • Development of concepts for online performance validation (service health check) • Generalized architecture (OpenROADM) for disaggregated open line systems Advanced customer support • Technical solutions, troubleshooting, demonstrations and trials (Proof of Concept)

  • Principal System Engineer at Coriant, Inc.
    May 2013 - Sep 2018 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Network planning and optimization • Concepts for maximized reach/capacity product in coherent flexible DWDM networks • Definition of optical performance models and network engineering rules Performance aware optical networks • Development of concepts for online performance validation (service health check) • Generalized architecture (OpenROADM) for disaggregated open line systems Advanced customer support • Technical solutions, troubleshooting, demonstrations and trials (Proof of Concept)

  • Sr. Lead System Engineer at Nokia Siemens Networks
    Feb 2009 - Apr 2013 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Card design and integration • Characterization and specification of optical components of network elements (transponders, amplifiers, dispersion compensation modules) • Numerical simulations and experimental pre-analysis

  • R&D Engineer at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI
    Feb 2001 - Jul 2006 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    All optical signal regeneration • Development of novel concepts for ultra-fast 3R signal regeneration in semiconductor devices (semiconductor optical amplifiers, multi-stage DFB lasers) • Simulations, experimental characterization