Job Description
The Square Hardware team builds emotion-evoking, commerce-enabling products that bring sellers to Square by providing powerful tools that are enjoyable to use. The Square Hardware team creates a tangible connection to Square and the physical manifestation of our brand. We now have a portfolio of products, from the simple and elegant little white reader to the powerful, integrated products like Square Register and Square Terminal. We continue to design, develop, manufacture, and distribute products that enable in-person commerce, empower businesses of all sizes, and connect sellers to the entire Square ecosystem. See what we offer today and imagine what you can help us build in the future: https://squareup.com/us/en/hardware.
We’re looking for an imaginative, collaborative Industrial Design to join a world-class product development team with a diverse team of designers, engineers, and operators. The Industrial Designer is expected to be creative and solution-focused - you will be asked to help shape the future of commerce. You will identify customers’ real struggles and define and design the remarkable experiences and products that will help them be successful.
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You will:
- Work closely alongside our Head of Industrial Design, creating concepts from sketch to render with finely implemented details
- Coordinate prototyping and design work with external partners
- Make real hardware- from concept through manufacturing
- Think future forward- what are we designing in 5 or more years?
- Forge strong relationships with our teams, including product management, software design, mechanical and electrical engineering, and marketing
- Bring your designs and our products to life through compelling storytelling
Qualifications
You have:
- 5+ years experience as an Industrial Designer in a related field (i.e. Consumer Electronics)
- Extensive experience in sketching, rendering, CAD, and rapid prototyping methods
- Experience leading the design of complex consumer electronics products with hardware and software elements
- Experience working at an industrial design agency or experience working in-house to deliver a product from concept to launch
- Strong examples of collaborating across departments
- Product experience that spans interface design, ergonomics, and human factors
- Experience working with software designers to build a cohesive hardware + software experience
- BA in Industrial Design or equivalent experience