Product Design Engineer

Reporting to a Product Design Technical Lead Manager, you will have ownership of one or more projects and their bring up through all phases of the product design lifecycle. This includes project ownership from the conceptual phase to detail design and subsequent prototype and production builds at the factory. You will evaluate early field failures and implement engineering solutions throughout the sustaining engineering phase until the conclusion of the product's life cycle.

You will:

• Work closely with Industrial Design & Product teams to architect and refine new product concepts. 

• Develop rapid prototypes using common prototyping techniques such as 3D printing, machining, etc. 

• Design high volume & high cosmetic plastic and metal parts.

• Work closely with cross functional teams such as Electrical Engineering, Factory Test, Factory Quality, and our Operations teams to design and validate new products. 

• Forge strong partnerships with our CMs to ensure successful builds.

• Effectively communicate your designs in front of a group via CAD, presentations, or hands-on prototypes

Unique aspects to the Square Product Design team: 

• Ownership of elements of product and engineering program management especially in early project phases. 

• Responsible for tooling bring-up and manufacturing design engineering of all new tools and processes. 

• Incorporating security elements in our designs for tamper detection and prevention. 

• Working with our CM partners in both OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing) and JDM (Joint Design Manufacturing) models. 

• Responsible for reliability testing including putting together a validation plan, leveraging our CM partner’s DQE teams to perform the testing, and reviewing, presenting and approving the data.

• Responsible for the sustaining in-production products including early field failure analysis (EFFA), design improvements, rework, and setting ongoing reliability testing specs (ORT)

You have:

• Minimum of 5 years of Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or equivalent direct work experience

• Proven mechanical design experience

• Proficiency in industry standard CAD tools - SolidWorks a plus

• Designing parts with high cosmetic requirements

• Basic understanding of high volume manufacturing processes and DFM

Beneficial to have:

• Experience with contract manufacturers in Asia

• Experience in detailed failure analysis

• Experience with Finite Element Analysis

Products we work on:

• Square Stand

• Square Stand Mount

• Square Terminal 

• Square Register 

• Square Contactless + Chip Reader 

• Square Magstripe Card Reader

• Dock for Square Reader

• Many more to come. 

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $152,100 - USD $185,900
Zone B: USD $144,500 - USD $176,700
Zone C: USD $136,900 - USD $167,300
Zone D: USD $129,300 - USD $158,100

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D. and disability benefits 
• Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. 

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.