Hardware Engineering Program Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Job Description
We're making a hardware wallet for the next 100M bitcoin users. Our goal is economic empowerment -- starting with bringing easy-to-use, reliable self-custody to a global audience. We're assembling a team deeply experienced in an extremely wide range of disciplines, including business, operations, design, software, hardware, security, and so many other aspects of product delivery. Come build the future of crypto-enabling hardware with us!
This is a senior, execution-oriented role central to the development of an impactful, highly-visible new product area. This role will report to the functional department lead, but will be dedicated to working on the hardware wallet product.
You Will:
Manage development and delivery of our hardware wallet across all hardware engineering functions and phases from architecture definition through launch
Anticipate challenges to the cost, schedule, and quality of our product - and lead the project team to formulate and implement appropriate solutions
Rely on your breadth and depth of experience to evaluate and take principled risks or creative shortcuts to achieve better system-level outcomes. Lead the team to determine appropriate risk mitigations
Communicate development schedule, status, risks and options to senior hardware organization and company leadership
Drive critical program decision-making in areas of significant ambiguity. Identify and manage trade-offs across teams
Own hardware readiness at every point of the program
Qualifications
You Have:
12+ years of experience developing and shipping complex hardware products, with at least 6 years in a system EPM role
Experience in all phases of new hardware design and development from architecture definition through shipping at volume, and for extremely complex or new product areas
Experience establishing operations at contract manufacturers from scratch in partnership with Factory Operations and Business Operations teams
Experience managing all facets of NPI engineering and transition to production readiness with deep understanding of the inter-dependencies between all disciplines.
Experience working with Product Managers, Packaging and Marketing teams with ability to understand their requirements alongside product technical requirements.
Experience integrating complex software and security work-streams into a hardware program
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
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. Square 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.
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.
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) builds tools to empower businesses and individuals to participate in the economy. Sellers use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business, and access financing. Individuals use Cash App to spend, send, store, and invest money. And TIDAL is a global music and entertainment platform that expands Square's purpose of economic empowerment to artists. Square, Inc. has offices in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Norway, and the UK.