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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Stripe's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of Stripe's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stripe
- low 0 stale, 52 reposted of 633 open
- Hiring momentum
- 892 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stripe's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stripe.
About this role
As a Senior Mechanical and Industrial Design Engineer at Stripe, you will lead the design of next-generation payment devices, focusing on both aesthetic and structural aspects. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and quality, while also defining the visual and tactile design language of the hardware. You will utilize CAD software for mechanical design and engage in hands-on prototyping and validation processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stripe as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design, or a closely related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on product design experience in mechanical engineering and industrial design, with a portfolio of consumer or commercial hardware products.
- Experience designing consumer-grade plastic enclosures for handheld products from concept through mass production.
- Ability to communicate design concepts through hand or digital sketching and experience defining CMF specifications with suppliers.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing and mechanical production processes, with experience in DFM, tooling, and production.
- Proficiency in mechanical CAD software, specifically Creo, with SolidWorks as a plus.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in rendering software, with KeyShot strongly preferred.
- Experience maintaining a coherent design language across a multi-SKU hardware product family.
- Familiarity with ergonomics methodologies applied to handheld device design.
- Experience with point-of-sale hardware, payment terminals, or consumer electronics peripherals.
- Knowledge of PCI hardware requirements and associated manufacturing processes.
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting.
- Role involves international travel, which may impact work-life balance.
- The position requires a blend of mechanical engineering and industrial design skills, which may be challenging for candidates with a singular focus.
- The posting emphasizes hands-on experience, indicating a practical, rather than purely theoretical, role.
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Listed by Stripe on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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