Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Who We Are

Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.

Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.

Founded in 2016 with more than $460M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 16 offices across three continents, 1,900+ full-time employees and 25,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

As a Product Design Mechanical Engineer at Verkada, you’ll contribute to the design and development of new cameras, access control systems, sensors, and other enterprise IoT products. Verkada’s PD engineers own all aspects of the mechanical design, from prototype through to mass production.

Responsibilities

• Drive new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production
• Generate mechanical solutions for a wide variety of product requirements relevant to enterprise hardware (mounting, sealing, environmental resistance, thermals, tamper resistance, etc.)
• Collaborate with our Electrical Engineering team to integrate PCBAs, sensors, interconnects, and other electro-mechanical elements into your designs
• Collaborate with our Industrial Design team to explore, prototype, test new product concepts, and finalize product form and CMF
• Work with mechanical vendors to dial in DFM/DFA, then quote & kick-off parts at prototype and production quantities
• Own tooling release, bring up, and validation for a broad variety of parts & processes
• Develop, manage & execute mechanical reliability test plans and various DoEs
• Assist with failure analysis and root cause analysis; troubleshoot, iterate, and validate quickly
• Work closely with our JDM and CM partners to steer your product concepts through validation builds (EVT, DVT, PVT) & into mass production
• Drive on-site factory troubleshooting, assembly line bring-up, and root cause analysis

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
• Excellent written and verbal English & Mandarin communication skills
• A clear track record of designing and manufacturing enterprise or consumer electronic products
• Mastery of 3D CAD software
• Experience getting hands-on with building & testing hardware
• Ability to frequently visit vendors throughout Taiwan
• Experience working with part vendors on DFM, tooling bring up and validation
• Passion for designing aesthetically pleasing but easy to use hardware

Taiwan Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and well-being of all employees and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Private medical insurance by Nan Shan Life Insurance
  • Permanent employees of Verkada Taiwan are eligible for full participation to the group insurance scheme, including accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover
  • Spouses and immediate dependents are eligible to participate in the scheme for accident medical reimbursement, hospital and surgical, and cancer indemnity cover
• Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
• Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
• Professional development stipend
• Wellness/fitness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Meal stipend

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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