Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Block
$135.2-202.8k
+ Equity
Office located in Oakland, CA
Financial services ecosystem
Open for applications
Financial services ecosystem
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$135.2-202.8k
+ Equity
Office located in Oakland, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create better tools to help everyone access the economy.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience as an electrical engineer in embedded systems
- BS or MS in electrical engineering or related field
- Designed and shipped high-volume consumer products
- Drawn schematics and led PCB layout activities
- Hardware lab experience with test, measurement, and prototyping
- Hands-on validation experience
- Regulatory/EMC testing and troubleshooting experience
- On-site factory experience with contract manufacturers
- Experience with electrical simulation (i.e. SPICE, electro-magnetic, etc.)
Desirable
- Proficient with Altium Designer
- Experience in board-level analog design
- Experience with Qualcomm SoCs and ARM MCUs
- Understanding of near-field and RF design fundamentals (i.e. NFC, Wi-Fi, etc.)
- Experience writing/reviewing embedded firmware
- Ability to automate lab instruments with Python
- Experience with EM or SI/PI simulation (e.g. Ansys, ADS, CST, Sigrity)
What the job involves
- Our hardware team builds the tangible connection to all that is Square. From the iconic Square Card Reader family - to Square Stand, Terminal, and Register - our family of devices is growing, and this is only the beginning
- We are looking for a seasoned electrical design engineer who craves a challenge and is passionate about building great hardware. You will report to the Electrical Engineering Manager for one of our Square product teams
- Design circuits for Square’s hardware products
- Optimize high-performance Android and low-power embedded systems for size, power, cost, and manufacturing at volume
- Write and clearly communicate specifications and design trade-off decisions
- Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and factory test engineers, developing cohesive, elegant solutions
- Write and execute validation plans
- Plan and support regulatory testing
- Perform failure analysis make design improvements to fielded products
- Travel domestically and/or internationally 5-15%
Our take
Block is a financial services technology company comprising of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD. Its biggest brand, Square, offers hardware and software for small to medium-sized businesses enabling them to manage the entire payment lifecycle. It functions similarly to Shopify and Stripe, but has paired online payment processing with physical devices such as registers, payment terminals, and mobile card readers.
The business was originally founded as Square in 2009 by Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame. Already well-established with SMEs all over the globe, Square has significantly benefited from the increased demand for mobile payment systems. Its order management feature remains a go-to tool for small businesses that otherwise didn't have the proper infrastructure in place when demand for home delivery surged.
Square rebranded as Block in December 2021, with the Square brand name remaining in place for their seller business. The company has since come under fire for its security practices, facing lawsuits in relation to a major breach of CashApp user data, and in 2024 announced plans to reduce its workforce in order to cut costs. Despite these setbacks, there is every chance the business will move past this, though it may take some time to rebuild trust in its product.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
- 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 (including 12 paid holidays)
- Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)
- Learning and Development resources
- Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Jack Dorsey
(CEO)Having studied at and dropped out of New York University, Jack founded Twitter in March 2006, where he has served as CEO since. He co-founded Square with Jim in February 2009, and has remained its CEO ever since.
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