Manager, Ecosystem Engineering

PlayStation GlobalSan Mateo, CA
3dHybrid

About The Position

PlayStation partners with leading companies to offer high-quality peripherals and ecosystem hardware products that work smoothly with the PlayStation platform. We seek an ambitious Manager, Ecosystem Engineering to lead a compact, high-achieving team responsible for overseeing technical implementation, systems-level QA, and product quality for third-party hardware. This role secures outstanding compatibility, dependability, and an excellent user experience.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, including 2+ years of technical leadership and/or people management (or equivalent leadership scope).
  • Solid experience in Systems QA and product integrity for products involving intricate hardware, firmware, and software integration.
  • Experience working with external partners to successfully implement and ship consumer hardware products (co-development, platform ecosystem, licensing, or equivalent).
  • Solid understanding of system-level integration topics is required. This includes embedded and firmware behaviors, drivers, and interfaces. Connectivity stacks such as USB, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi apply as needed. Performance and stability debugging are also part of this.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional execution across organizations and drive clarity in ambiguous, high-dependency environments.
  • Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex technical issues into clear plans and decisions for both internal and external collaborators.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with console ecosystems, consumer peripherals (audio/headsets, controllers/input, connectivity accessories), or interoperability programs.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing readiness, reliability planning, regulatory/certification considerations, and post-launch field quality processes.
  • Experience improving validation efficiency via automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and scalable partner-facing test frameworks.

Responsibilities

  • Own and strictly enforce technical policy and specifications for ecosystem partner products.
  • Lead engineering execution for a portfolio of partner hardware products from concept through launch and post-launch support.
  • Serve as the primary technical interface between PlayStation and partner engineering teams, aligning on requirements, integration plans, schedules, and risk mitigation.
  • Assist with systems QA and product integrity activities for PlayStation 1st party hardware products, formulating ecosystem policy and technical specifications.
  • Take responsibility for systems QA strategy and product integrity, encompassing test planning, coverage, bug triage, root-cause analysis, and readiness reviews spanning hardware, firmware, and software domains.
  • Drive seamless platform integration across relevant PlayStation experiences, ensuring flawless connectivity, input/audio performance, stability, and interoperability.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (platform/system software, hardware, QA, program management, partner management, operations, legal/compliance, support) to deliver world-class launch-quality outcomes.
  • Build and scale processes, tools, and operating rhythms for partner engagement, validation, and managing blocking issues.
  • Hire, coach, and develop an expert team, setting clear priorities and execution standards.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • matching 401(k)
  • paid time off
  • wellness program
  • employee discounts for Sony products
  • bonus package
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