The opportunity
Stripe Terminal helps businesses extend their online presence into the physical world. Our mission is to make it as easy for businesses to accept in-person payments as the Stripe API has made it for online payments.
What you'll do
Lead ideation and concept development through rapid hand sketching, digital: sketching, and physical foam or 3D-printed models to explore form factors early in the product lifecycle.
Define the visual and tactile design language of Terminal hardware, including: proportion, form, surface transitions, button feel, and overall product character.
Produce photorealistic product renders using KeyShot or similar tools to: communicate design intent to cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.
Define and manage color, material, and finish (CMF) specifications. Work: directly with suppliers to qualify target surfaces, textures, and coatings.
Manage packaging design, working directly with suppliers to qualify final: deliverables and the unboxing experience.
Apply ergonomics and human factors principles to ensure products are: intuitive and comfortable for a diverse range of users and environments.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a closely related field.
- + years of hands-on product design experience spanning mechanical engineering: and industrial design, with a portfolio of consumer or commercial hardware products. This includes experience designing consumer-grade plastic enclosures for handheld products, such as smartphones, tablets, or payment terminals, from concept through mass production.
- Ability to communicate design concepts through hand or digital sketching at: the pace of a design conversation, and experience defining CMF specifications with suppliers.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing and mechanical production processes,: with direct experience taking industrial design concepts through DFM, tooling, and production.
- Proficiency in mechanical CAD software. Creo is required, and SolidWorks is a: plus. Expertise in creating detailed 2D drawings and performing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance analysis.
- Familiarity with mold design, first-article inspection (FAI) processes, and: process capability (Cpk) analysis, along with experience managing supplier and factory relationships.
- Strong written and spoken English and Mandarin communication skills to: collaborate directly with suppliers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and mainland China throughout product development and production. Willingness to travel internationally, including to Hong Kong and mainland China, as needed.
- Proficiency in rendering software, with KeyShot strongly preferred. VRED or Blender experience is also valued.
