Electrical Engineer Proto
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Job Summary
Proto is accelerating the worlds transition to an open economy with products that increase access and independence for everyone. Were building Bitkey a simple and safe self-custody bitcoin wallet that will put customers in control as well as hardware and software that will help decentralize bitcoin mining and enable new and innovative use cases for bitcoin mining. Were developing these products in the open - you can read more about them at and . Within Proto our Bitcoin Products team delivers the product and go-to-market strategy software firmware and custom silicon needed to make Bitkey and our ambitious mining initiatives a reality. Come build the future of money with us!
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Electrical Engineering you will have ownership of one or more projects and their bring up through all phases of the product design lifecycle. The team is looking for an experienced EE who has experience designing complex electronic systems. The primary focus for this role will be electrical design for bitcoin mining systems including electrical system architecture schematic capture working closely with PCB designers board-level bringup/validation and supporting manufacturing of the addition you will work with the ASIC design team on defining system-facing specifications and establish the prototyping systems required for verification of custom ASICs. You will also interface with the mechanical and firmware teams to develop cohesive mining systems. Experience with high density interconnect PCB design high power systems (> 1kW) and a working knowledge of thermal design techniques will be helpful for this role. Experience with designing bitcoin mining systems is strongly preferred.
Qualifications
You will:
- Design circuits and electrical systems for Blocks Bitcoin hardware products
- Collaborate with firmware mechanical and factory test engineers developing cohesive elegant solutions
- Work with customers to understand their electrical infrastructure and requirements
- Travel 1020% to support manufacturing
You have:
- 10 years experience as an electrical engineer in embedded systems
- Experience designing electrical systems for bitcoin mining
- Experience with electrical system architecture
- Expertise in the hardware lab with test measurement and prototyping
- Expertise in developing schematics and leading PCB layout activities
- Experience working with high-power PSUs (> 1kW)
- Familiar with standard communication interfaces such as SPI USB I2C RS232 Ethernet etc.
- Hands-on experience designing for EMC and debugging associated issues
- Extensive on-site factory experience with contract manufacturers
- BS in electrical engineering or related field
- Experience with electrical simulation (i.e. SPICE electro-magnetic etc.)
Even Better:
- Familiarity with Altium Designer
- Experience in board-level analog design
- Experience with thermal management
- Experience with immersion and hydro cooling
- Experience writing embedded firmware in C
- Ability to automate lab instruments with Python
- Familiarity using AI to accelerate everyday workflows
Were 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 also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team and always assess candidates on an individualized basis. We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation let your recruiter know. Want to learn more about what were doing to build an inclusive workplace Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Lighting Design
- System Design
- Firmware
- NEC
- LabView
- PCB
- CAD
- Fpga
- Autocad
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Revit
About Company
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
