In einem Stelleninserat sucht Valve einen Hardware-Entwickler, ohne leider genauer zu erläutern, um welche Hardware es gehen soll.
Es gab bereits Gerüchte über eine Konsole von Valve, die sogenannte Steambox, allerdings kann auch "nur" ein Controller oder andere Hardware in Entwicklung sein.
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[u]Electronics Engineer[/u]
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
Recommended:
Board layout (analog and high speed digital)
Hardware Definition Languages (HDL) for FPGA and chip design
Power supply management
Thermal management
Design for test
Low frequency analog
RF and antennas
Signal integrity analysis
DSP
ARM / X86 system design
Manufacturing pilot runs
Failure analysis
FCC/CE/UL certification[/quote]
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