Mechanical Engineering Manager

Who we are

About BBPOS

BBPOS is one of the world leaders in payment devices and the inventors of mPOS technology. BBPOS products are used by large retailers and leading online platforms across multiple industries.  BBPOS is engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying mobile and smart point-of-sale hardware, and the underlying software and infrastructure to deploy, manage, and monitor those devices.  BBPOS is now part of Stripe’s Terminal business since the acquisition in March 2022.  

About the team

Post acquisition, the BBPOS team is now an extension of the Stripe Terminal team.  Stripe Terminal helps Stripe users extend their online presence into the physical world. The Terminal team’s mission is to make it as easy for businesses to accept in-person payments as the Stripe API has done for online payments. With Terminal, businesses can unlock in-person payments use cases that are right for their business model—whether it’s creating a flagship retail experience, extending their website to a pop-up store, or enabling a mobile point-of-sale at their next event. 

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.

We are expanding our team in our Taiwan location and are seeking an experienced and innovative Lead Mechanical Engineer with a vision for industrial design to join our team. As the Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing enclosures and accessories for our payment terminals. Your expertise in Solidworks, tolerance analysis, thermal simulation, and plastic molding processes will be essential.

Examples of products designed by BBPOS for Stripe:

https://stripe.com/terminal/s700

https://stripe.com/terminal/m2

What you will do: 

• Design mechanical components or assemblies with Solidworks modeling based on professional standards. 
• Engineering documents preparation, specifications, DFx and technical reports.
• Verification of mechanical design ,mechanical drawing and solving technical problems. 

• Provide solutions for engineering problems and take initiatives to lead and plan problem solving activities.

• Create and maintain engineering documents required for project planning and product development gate approval review. 
• Review mechanical design and access manufacturability of new design. 

• Analyze and verify mechanical design independently and solve technical problems using scientific approaches, such as mathematics, physics, prototyping, tolerance analysis, CAE, FEM, simulations, DOE, etc 

• Control product BOM cost and related design schedule, from mechanical engineering perspective. 

• Prepare mechanical engineering documents, such as BOM, component specifications and technical reports, and support FMEA activities 

• Design fixture and calibration process for high precision mechanical assemblies. 

• Verify and qualify designed components firstly produced from suppliers and participate in pilot production. 
• Support product compliance certification activities. 
• Act as a mentor for mechanical engineers. 
• keep track of several design elements and technical characteristics when designing and developing electronic products and components.
• Initiative and drive to complete tasks quickly and efficiently
• Interpersonal skills to work well within a team environment during the manufacturing process to ensure plans are correctly implemented

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• Degree Holder in Mechanical Engineering. A Master in ME or Product development related major are preferred.\
• At least 10 years of relevant working experience in product design of plastic and sheet metal with Solidworks.
• Ability to design plastic housings for products such as smartphone and tablets
• Understanding of manufacturing and mechanical production processes
• Proficiency in using Mechanical CAD software. SolidWorks is our preferred CAD package
• Expertise in creating detailed 2D drawings and performing tolerance calculations
• Understanding of mold design, FAI and CPK measurements
• Minimum 5 years managerial experience in leading teams of at least 5 people
• The ability to design complete products from scratch
• Solid experience in managing vendors and factories
• Good command of written and spoken English and Mandarin.
• Required to travel internationally including Hong Kong and China.
  

Preferred qualifications

• Industrial Design and Hardware UXR. 
• Packaging and Marketing Support.  
• Experience with designing products similar to cell phones and tablets. 
• Experience with POS Hardware and peripherals.
• Knowledge and expertise of PCI technology, material properties, manufacturing processes.  
• Understanding of material and plastic properties, including thermal calculations
• Proficiency in mechanical simulation and metal part design
• Skills in industrial design and rendering

For more information of the BBPOS and our career opportunities, please visit our website www.bbpos.com

We offer long-term career prospect and competitive remuneration package to the appointed candidate.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Applicants not contacted within 8 weeks of applying should consider their applications unsuccessful.