Head of iCafe Headset, Hardware Development
The Role
As a core member of Logitech’s strategic "In China fChina" (C4C) product development team, you will lead a brand-new iCafe gaming headset hardware team to break disrupt the highly competitive internet cafe esports hotel market. You are not only a technical expert but also a vital bridge connecting Logitech’s global innovation resources with China’s high-speed, dynamic competitive landscape. You will be responsible fbuilding an efficient local hardware engineering team delivering innovative headset products featuring extreme cost-performance, ultra-low latency, perfect adaptation to complex internet cafe environments.
Your Contribution
- System Architecture & Selection: Lead the full-lifecycle development, specification, definition of the iCafe headset system. Evaluate mainstream audio chipset platforms conduct feasibility studies to optimize cost structures while achieving 10/20ms ultra-low latency.
- Environment-Specific Optimization: Optimize RF gain, antenna coverage, 2.4G proprietary protocol performance to address the unique interference, battery life anxiety, compliance challenges inherent in internet cafe environments.
- Vend& Ecosystem Management: Manage premium JDMs key IC suppliers. Evaluate early-stage technical solutions through data-sheet analysis, utilizing strong cost-negotiation technical oversight capabilities.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Electrical (EE), Mechanical (ME), Firmware (FW), Acoustic engineering(AE) teams, while interfacing with Logitech’s Global Audio team to transform advanced global technologies localized features tailored fthe China market.
- Team Building & Leadership: Build scale a high-performing hardware engineering team in Suzhou/Shanghai, mentoring technical experts establishing a robust engineering pipeline.
- Design Review & Validation: Conduct hardware design reviews, troubleshooting, documentation. Partner with the test team to define comprehensive test cases to capture electronic failures prito final product assembly.
Your Qualifications Skills
- Experience: 10+ years of experience in hardware design headset system development, with a deep background in Acoustics (AE) Electrical Engineering (EE).
- Industry Background: Preferred experience from the gaming headset ecosystem (full-lifecycle mass production experience), gaming headset ODMs/CMs (team building ODM perspective), mainstream gaming headset IC vendors/agents (e.g., FAE/AE background).
- Product Expertise: Proven track record mandatory experience in developing gaming over-ear headset products.
- Technical Skills: Strong system-level integration capabilities within system integration validation (not limited to single components). Proficient in Bluetooth, USB Audio, 2.4G wireless technologies.
- Hardware Engineering: Experience working on board design, PCB layout optimization (e.g., multi-layer boards to mitigate EMI/ESD issues), power management, RF antenna debugging.
- Solution Evaluation: Ability to independently evaluate integrated SoC vs. discrete multi-component solutions, accurately diagnose system root causes (software vs. hardware).
- Soft Skills & Mindset: Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, iterative development cycles make decisive judgments under ambiguity. Strong leadership potential excellent cross-functional communication skills.
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