Senior Hardware Engineer

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 177,300 - 265,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Wellness program

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead in custom gaming hardware design. This role includes technical leadership and collaboration across teams.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in hardware design, with a strong understanding of high-speed protocols, and will work with a dynamic team focused on innovative gaming solutions.

Join us at Sony to shape the future of gaming technology, where we offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven hardware design and technical leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong cross-team collaboration and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Create custom computing hardware and own design cycles.
• Work with external partners to execute hardware specifications.
• Conduct end-to-end PCBA design and laboratory management.

Skills

Hardware design

Technical leadership

Jira

Confluence

Digital electrical design

High-speed protocols

Electrical design tools

Debugging and troubleshooting

Education

BSEE required, MSEE or PhD preferred

Tools

FPGA/CPLD design tools

Perl

TCL

Python

C/C++

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting‑edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Senior 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 Senior 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 by owning the design cycles for scale‑out gaming hardware
• Work with external partners and suppliers to design and execute hardware specifications
• 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.
• End‑to‑end PCBA design, including schematic‑ and VHDL‑based design and layout oversight
• Hands‑on laboratory work, including new hardware bringup and laboratory management

Qualifications

• BSEE required, MSEE or PhD preferred
• 5+ years of proven hardware design and technical leadership
• Experience with Jira and Confluence in both waterfall and Agile environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skillsAbility 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, Ethernet, 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 work in small workgroups

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic 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 employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.

$177,300 — $265,900 USD

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