Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Who We Are

We’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, and backing from CapitalG, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Felicis Ventures, Next47 and more. Physical AI is one of the most consequential technology shifts of our time, and Verkada is at the center of it.

About the Role

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. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our Taipei, Taiwan office.

What You'll Do

• 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 (cameras, 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
• Outdoor product design experience (IP66/67, IK08/10)

What You Bring

• 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 (8+ years of experience)
• Mastery of 3D CAD software
• Experience getting hands-on with building & testing hardware
• Ability to frequently visit vendors throughout Taiwan and Southeast Asia
• 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

• 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
• Meal stipend
• Commuter benefits

Additional Information

• You must be independently authorized to work in Taiwan. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role, at this time.