Development & Evaluation Engineer (Custom LSI for PlayStation)

  • Tokyo
  • Partial Remote
  • Full-time
  • July 18, 2024
Conditions
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Relocation to Japan 👍
(Overseas visa sponsorship supported)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Business Level
English: Business Level
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Minimum Experience
Mid-level or above

Job Responsibility

We are developing LSI to be used in SIE products such as PlayStation, and you will be responsible for LSI specification formulation, verification and evaluation, and mass production support.

In specification, verification and evaluation, you will be required to understand hardware such as cache, memory, bus, etc. at a low level and to take a logical approach.

Understanding and experience in computer architecture is highly desirable. C/C++ and other programming skills are also required for LSI verification and evaluation.

Depending on your career and skill set, you will be expected to work in the areas of CPU/microcontroller, high-speed I/F, power management, and CPU peripherals.

LSI development work is carried out in close collaboration with many related parties, including product planning, hardware design, software development, and game developers.

This allows me to realize how the LSIs I develop will be used in PlayStation, and to strongly feel the value of my work.

Since this work requires cooperation with many people, it also requires good communication skills.

The CPU/GPU architecture used in PlayStation's LSI utilizes cutting-edge technology, and we are one of the few companies in Japan and around the world that have access to this technology.

We are also actively using cutting-edge semiconductor processes, which have become a hot topic in recent years, and you will have the opportunity to work at the very "cutting edge of the times".

 

Organization & Workplace introduction

We develop custom LSI that form the basis of SIE products such as PlayStation5 and PlayStation VR2.

From the product planning concept stage, we work closely with the product planning, HW design, and SW departments to formulate custom LSI requirement specifications.

In the prototype stage, we play an important role in confirming that the desired functions and performance can be obtained and incorporating them into the final product.

In collaboration with many world-class LSI design houses, we are developing highly competitive LSIs using cutting-edge architecture, IP (CPU, GPU, AI/ML, Codec, high-speed I/F, power control, security), and semiconductor processes.

By engaging in this work, you will be able to gain experience that is rare in Japan.

The team consists of experts in various fields such as LSI architecture, LSI design verification, HW design, and SW development.

 

Required Skills and Technical Areas

Essential Skills

  • Knowledge of hardware systems such as CPU/DSP, memory, microcontrollers, etc.
  • Experience in C/C++ programming development
  • At least 3 years of experience in one of the following areas
    •  Experience in LSI design, verification and evaluation of CPU/microcontroller, high-speed I/F, etc.
    •  Experience in embedded SW, firmware, device driver software development
  • Ability to read and understand English specifications. Ability to exchange e-mails in English

 

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in LSI development
  • The ability to conduct technical conversations and discussions in English is an asset to expand the scope of your activities.

 

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • A person who is passionate and interested in working together as a team to develop products.
  • A person who can plan, propose, and execute his/her own path to achieve goals.
  • Those who can proactively lead others as a leader in the future.

 

職務内容

PlayStationをはじめとするSIE製品に使われるLSI開発を行っており、LSIの仕様策定・検証評価・量産支援の業務を担っていただきます。

仕様策定・検証評価にあたっては、キャッシュ・メモリ・バスなど、Hardwarelow levelで理解し、論理的にアプローチすることが求められます。

computer architectureに関する理解・経験があると一層好ましいです。また、LSIの検証評価にあたってはC/C++等のプログラム能力も必須となります。

ご自身のこれまでのキャリア、スキルセットに応じ、CPU/マイコン、高速I/FPower ManagementCPUペリフェラル領域を担当いただくことを想定しています。

LSI開発業務は、商品企画・ハードウェア設計・ソフトウェア開発、さらにはゲームデベロッパの皆様など、関連する多くの方々と密に連携しながら進めていきます。

これによって、自分が開発するLSIPlayStationにおいてどのように使われるかを実感することができ、自分の仕事の価値を強く感じることが出来ます。

多くの方々との連携を必要とする業務であることから、コミュニケーション能力も要求されます。

PlayStationLSIに使われるCPU/GPU等のアーキテクチャは最先端のテクノロジーを利用しており、それらに触れられることのできる日本において、また世界においても数少ない会社の一つです。

近年話題の半導体プロセスにおいても最先端プロセスを積極的に利用しており、まさに「時代の最先端」で働く機会を得ることができます。 

 

組織・職場紹介

PlayStation5PlayStation VR2をはじめとするSIE製品の根幹をなすカスタムLSIを開発しています。

商品企画構想段階から商品企画、HW設計、SW部門と綿密な連携を取りカスタムLSI要求仕様を策定します。

試作段階では所望通りの機能・性能が得られることの確認を行い、最終商品に組み込んでいくという重要な役割を担っています。

多くの世界トップクラスのLSI Design House と共同で最先端のアーキテクチャ、IP(CPUGPUAI/MLCodec、高速I/F、電力制御、Security)、半導体プロセスを用いた非常に競争力の高いLSI開発を行っています。

本業務に携わっていただくことで、日本国内でも稀有な経験を積んでいただくことが可能です。

チームはLSIアーキテクチャ、LSI設計検証、HW設計、SW開発など多岐にわたる分野のエキスパートで構成され、日々多くの議論と検討を重ねながら開発を進めています。 

 

求められる実務経験・スキル

必須(MUST

  • CPU/DSP、メモリー、マイコン等のハードウェアシステム知識
  • C/C++プログラミングの開発経験
  • 以下のいずれかの領域の業務経験を3年以上有すること
    • CPU/マイコン、高速I/F等のLSI設計・検証評価経験
    • 組込SWFirmware、デバイスドライバーソフトウエア開発経験
  • 英語の仕様書を読みこなすことができること。英語でのメールやりとりができること。

 

 歓迎(WANT

  • LSI開発経験
  • 英語での技術的な会話や議論を行えると、活躍の幅を広げていただくことが可能です。

 

求める人物像

  • 情熱をもって、チーム一丸で開発を行うことに興味のある方
  • 目標に対して達成までの道筋を自身で計画し、提案・実行できる方
  • 将来的にリーダーとしてメンバーを積極的に引っ張ってくれる方

Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994.

Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games.

Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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