Hardware Engineering Program Manager Bay Area, CA,

Overview

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more.

Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

As a Hardware EPM for Block Hardware, you will drive complex hardware engineering design, development, NPI build, validation, and certification activities. Hardware EPMs have the technical knowledge that enables them to influence and drive cross-functional team projects from successful development to launch and throughout the product lifecycle. You will report to the Lead of Hardware Engineering Program Management and be a part of the Engineering Program Management and Coordination team that leads hardware and embedded software execution for all Block Hardware products.

You Will:

• Create and maintain a hardware development plan, schedule and budget for a complex consumer electronics hardware product in partnership with engineering managers, technical leads and individual contributors.
• Work with Electrical Engineering, Product Design, Product Management, Software Engineering Program Management, Operations Program Management and other key program teams to coordinate critical cross-functional work and convergence dates.
• Partner with Global Supply Management and Business Operations teams to establish and manage 3rd party vendor relationships.
• Identify key technical risk areas and develop actionable mitigation strategies.
• Communicate key developments, updates, and problems to teams and stakeholders (technical and non-technical).
• Drive certification activities in partnership with regulatory and certification experts.
• Discern and implement process improvements that facilitate self-organization and enable our engineers to do their best work.

You Have:

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience
• BS degree in ME/EE/CE or related field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Familiarity with JDM and CM development models and experience managing complex NPI builds
• Experience with the common challenges and interdependencies in embedded systems and the cross-functional development of custom hardware.
• The ability to understand and deal well with rapid development cycles and to remain flexible in the face of uncertainty.
• Demonstrated experience managing trade-offs given specific constraints.
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills; ability to inspire team members.
• Proactive attitude with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities.
• Ability to work across multiple time zones and travel internationally to Block offices and manufacturing locations.

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 an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

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.
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