Job Description

Team:  The Square Hardware team is looking for a full-time employee to join the Factory Quality Team. You will manage factory, process, and product quality requirements and metrics for hardware programs starting from development to mass production. You will be a part of a team distributed across San Francisco, Oakland, and Shenzhen, China. 

Role: 

We are looking for a dedicated Quality Engineer to work with our internal team and external partners to improve quality processes throughout the supply chain. You will set up and auditing quality control plans at the factory and monitor production yield/reliability tests on an ongoing basis. You will also work with the team to understand field performance, conduct root cause analysis, and improve activities in the factories. You will own quality/manufacturing engineering projects that require technical problem solving and data analysis. This role also works very with design engineers throughout the development cycle.

Qualifications

You will:

• Support factory process quality and compliance requirements by hardware program through NPI and Sustaining phases
• Support field product quality investigations, risk assessment, and data analysis
• Conduct data analyses (yield, IQC, ORT, IPQC) on production and quality metrics
• Conduct product audits (i.e. CET) to ensure adherence to product specifications
• Review and summarize data reports for distribution
• Drive root-cause analysis and process studies in the case of quality excursions 
• Help to administer product quality plan amongst team and contract manufacturers

Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing or quality management 
• Understand factory process and good manufacturing practices
• Familiarity with process validation requirements
• Experience working across various teams and partnering with engineering
• Basic statistical analysis skills

Nice to Have: 

• PLM system familiarity: Arena, Agile
• JMP preferred, but not a requirement
• Familiarity with Process FMEA and risk assessment
• Engineering(Manufacturing/Test/Design) working experience
• Experience working directly with the factory and improving processes for contract manufacturers

Additional Information At Square, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to assistance(at)squareup.com. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible. 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
• Flexible time off
• Learning and Development resources