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Remember a short time back when there was a huge rumor going around that Valve was making a new gaming console? Well, Valve shot that whole notion down pretty quickly. Now though, it seems as if Valve is hiring for some rather interesting new positions that have a very clear focus on hardware development.
On Valve's job posting page, it shows that they are hiring for the following key areas:
The first two hardware related fields are obvious. The last one, firmware really drives it home that Valve is cooking up something for a big hardware push. It's just that nobody really knows what that push might be just yet.
On Valve's job posting page, it shows that they are hiring for the following key areas:
Hardware Engineer - Electronics Engineer
For years, Valve has been all about writing software that provides great gameplay experiences. Now we’re developing hardware to enhance those experiences, and you can be a key part of making that happen. Join our highly motivated team that’s doing hardware design, prototyping, testing, and production across a wide range of platforms. We’re not talking about me-too mice and gamepads here – help us invent whole new gaming experiences.
Duties:
- Work with the hardware team to conceive, design, evaluate, and produce new types of input, output, and platform hardware
Requirements:
- Hands on prototyping experience
- Lab and measurement skills
- System level design experience
- Knowledge of embedded systems/microcontrollers
- Experience with high speed serial interfaces
- Experience with schematic entry
- Experience with circuit simulation
- Four years relevant experience
Hardware Engineer - Mechanical
Requirements:
- Hands-on prototyping skills
- Experience with material selection and fabrication techniques
- Knowledge of fastener types and enclosure design
- Proficiency in 3D modeling software as it relates to mechanical design of consumer electronics
- Experience with shop tools, CNC machinery, and toolpath construction
- Proficiency with choosing and mounting electromechanical actuators and sensors
- Four years of relevant experience
Recommended:
- Adhesive selection and application
- Small-scale power transmission (gear trains, belts, linkages)
- Optical path design and mount configuration
- Rapid prototyping with a 3D printer
- Injection molding
- User interface and ergonomics testing
- Failure analysis and longevity testing
- Industrial design for consumer electronics
Software Engineer - Firmware
Do you like programming directly to the bare metal? If so, as a Valve firmware engineer you will write the code that brings all kinds of new devices to life. Your expertise in writing firmware that communicates via various protocols will let players interact with their games in ways they’ve never experienced before. By efficiently communicating between PC and hardware, the microcontroller code you write will be the backbone of various input and output devices.
Duties:
- Research, design and develop specialized software systems for microcontrollers.
- Implement software that communicates with various hardware peripherals via industry standard communication protocols including SPI, I2C, USB and serial.
- Work directly with the hardware team on designing efficient electronic designs.
- Write firmware to communicate with the PC using Bluetooth or other wireless protocols.
Requirements:
- Four years experience with:
-- C programming on embedded systems, C++ experience strongly desired
-- Industry standard communications protocols including SPI, I2C, USB.
-- ARM processor programming, including ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M3.
For years, Valve has been all about writing software that provides great gameplay experiences. Now we’re developing hardware to enhance those experiences, and you can be a key part of making that happen. Join our highly motivated team that’s doing hardware design, prototyping, testing, and production across a wide range of platforms. We’re not talking about me-too mice and gamepads here – help us invent whole new gaming experiences.
Duties:
- Work with the hardware team to conceive, design, evaluate, and produce new types of input, output, and platform hardware
Requirements:
- Hands on prototyping experience
- Lab and measurement skills
- System level design experience
- Knowledge of embedded systems/microcontrollers
- Experience with high speed serial interfaces
- Experience with schematic entry
- Experience with circuit simulation
- Four years relevant experience
Hardware Engineer - Mechanical
Requirements:
- Hands-on prototyping skills
- Experience with material selection and fabrication techniques
- Knowledge of fastener types and enclosure design
- Proficiency in 3D modeling software as it relates to mechanical design of consumer electronics
- Experience with shop tools, CNC machinery, and toolpath construction
- Proficiency with choosing and mounting electromechanical actuators and sensors
- Four years of relevant experience
Recommended:
- Adhesive selection and application
- Small-scale power transmission (gear trains, belts, linkages)
- Optical path design and mount configuration
- Rapid prototyping with a 3D printer
- Injection molding
- User interface and ergonomics testing
- Failure analysis and longevity testing
- Industrial design for consumer electronics
Software Engineer - Firmware
Do you like programming directly to the bare metal? If so, as a Valve firmware engineer you will write the code that brings all kinds of new devices to life. Your expertise in writing firmware that communicates via various protocols will let players interact with their games in ways they’ve never experienced before. By efficiently communicating between PC and hardware, the microcontroller code you write will be the backbone of various input and output devices.
Duties:
- Research, design and develop specialized software systems for microcontrollers.
- Implement software that communicates with various hardware peripherals via industry standard communication protocols including SPI, I2C, USB and serial.
- Work directly with the hardware team on designing efficient electronic designs.
- Write firmware to communicate with the PC using Bluetooth or other wireless protocols.
Requirements:
- Four years experience with:
-- C programming on embedded systems, C++ experience strongly desired
-- Industry standard communications protocols including SPI, I2C, USB.
-- ARM processor programming, including ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M3.
The first two hardware related fields are obvious. The last one, firmware really drives it home that Valve is cooking up something for a big hardware push. It's just that nobody really knows what that push might be just yet.