Staff Hardware Engineer

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Staff Hardware Engineer

Aliso Viejo, CA

Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Cloud Gaming Engineering and Infrastructure (CGEI) division is leading the Cloud Gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device, from TVs to consoles to mobile devices and beyond.

Our Hardware & Systems Engineering team is looking for a Staff Hardware Engineer to join an innovative team of hardware engineers specialized in custom scale-out computing development. The ideal candidate complements this team and brings technical leadership to team members and partners.

Responsibilities

• Work with local and remote partners to create custom computing hardware designs that satisfy requirements across the company’s online gaming business.

• Work with datacenter partners to understand, define and document scale out requirements for hardware, firmware and software development partners.

• Work with external partners and suppliers to design, develop and deliver custom hardware.

• Work with developers in partner software and firmware departments to create system level solutions that integrate with existing and novel rack-, datacenter- and global-level system architectures.

Qualifications

• BSEE required, MSEE or PhD preferred

• 7-8 years of proven hardware design and technical leadership

• Experience with Jira and Confluence in both waterfall and Agile environments

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to articulate technical information in a clear and concise manner at all levels from executive staff to engineers

• Strong cross-team collaboration and interpersonal skills with a variety of roles including engineering, product management, and support

• Strong understanding of digital electrical design

• Deep knowledge of high-speed protocols, including PCIe link and transport, DDR5/6, Etherenet, USB4

• Proven experience with broadly-used electrical design tools

• Experience building, debugging and troubleshooting novel high-performance hardware systems

Skills & Knowledge

• Experience with FPGA/CPLD design, including commensurate knowledge of standard and vendor-specific tooling

• Working experience in Perl, TCL, Python, Linux environments and/or C/C++

• Understanding of computer architecture, interconnects, FPGAs and storage technology

• Experience developing test code (firmware, software test code) for prototypes and early validation platforms and commensurate knowledge of integrated development environments (IDEs)

• Experience leading technical teams, driving cross-functional projects, and

• mentoring junior engineers

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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$214,600—$322,000 USD

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