Principal Wireless Protocol Architect/Engineer
About The Position
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking an experienced and innovative Principal Wireless Protocol Architect/Engineer to join a small, versatile team focused on creating new products for the PlayStation community. This role is critical for the technical leadership and architecture of wireless protocols across various accessories, including hardware, platform software, audio, and security. The ideal candidate will serve as the technical point of accountability for wireless, representing the protocol and its implementation to partners, evaluating roadmaps, resolving vendor firmware defects, and designing for maintainability. This position also involves creating technical strategy documents for leadership and mentoring senior engineers to elevate the design-review standards for the organization.
Requirements
- Strong in firmware and software architectural patterns
- Strong embedded firmware development experience in C/C++
- Industry authority level experience with RF/wireless systems (e.g., Bluetooth, low-latency audio, or similar technologies)
- Deep understanding of low-latency embedded systems and communication protocol design
- Proven ability to design scalable, reusable, and cross-platform firmware architectures
- Experience with ARM microcontrollers and low-power system design
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up and debugging (including RF/system-level issues)
- Experience implementing hardware-in-the-loop and automated testing
- Strong system-level thinking across hardware and software boundaries
- Ability to operate at both high-level system design and low-level implementation
- Proven ability to lead firmware efforts across teams and partners
- Experience with consumer electronics product development from concept through mass production
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 15+ years of experience in embedded firmware development
- Demonstrated experience leading firmware development for shipped products
- Strong experience in RF/wireless or low-latency embedded systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience with wireless audio or ultra-low latency systems
- Experience working with external development partners or ODMs
- Experience with kernel or driver development (Linux, Windows, or similar)
- Experience scaling engineering processes and mentoring teams
- Passion for gaming, digital entertainment, and consumer electronics is a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead firmware development for high-profile product development efforts.
- Provide technical leadership, system architecture, and execution across the firmware domain, collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
- Own firmware architecture and design for transport, wireless protocol, firmware and software stacks for embedded devices from concept through production.
- Develop and define communication protocols to enable peripheral functionality.
- Design, implement, and scale low-latency RF/wireless communication protocols for embedded systems.
- Architect structured, modular, and reusable firmware frameworks that scale across multiple platforms and product lines.
- Lead and mentor firmware engineers (internal and external partners).
- Ensure firmware designs support cross-platform reuse and long-term scalability.
- Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- matching 401(k)
- paid time off
- wellness program
- employee discounts for Sony products
- bonus package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
