Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Verkada
San Mateo +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mechanical engineers with end-to-end product development experience working in enterprise hardware design, particularly in environments requiring collaboration with electrical and industrial design teams.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in designing and manufacturing enterprise or consumer electronic products
    — “A clear track record of designing and manufacturing enterprise or consumer electronic products
  • Individuals who have worked with overseas supply chains and part vendors on DFM and tooling validation
    — “Experience working with an overseas supply chain
  • Engineers who have led mechanical reliability test plans and failure analysis processes
    — “Develop, manage & execute mechanical reliability test plans and various DoEs

Things to consider

  • International travel may be required up to 15% of the time for vendor and partner collaboration
    — “Ability to travel internationally up to 15%
  • The role requires a strong understanding of electro-mechanical integration and environmental resistance
    — “Generate mechanical solutions for a wide variety of product requirements relevant to enterprise hardware (audio, cameras, RF, buttons, mounting, sealing, environmental resistance, thermals, tamper resistance, etc.)

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with full product lifecycle management from concept to mass production
    — “Drive new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production
  • Emphasize hands-on experience with building and testing hardware prototypes
    — “Experience getting hands-on with building & testing hardware
  • Showcase collaboration with cross-functional teams like electrical and industrial design
    — “Collaborate with our Electrical Engineering team to integrate PCBAs, sensors, interconnects, and other electro-mechanical elements into your designs
  • Demonstrate familiarity with DFM/DFA and vendor management for tooling and parts validation
    — “Work with mechanical vendors to dial in DFM/DFA, then quote & kick-off parts at prototype and production quantities
  • Demonstrate ability to finalize product form and CMF with industrial design teams
    — “Collaborate with our Industrial Design team to explore, prototype, test new product concepts, and finalize product form and CMF
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • design and bring to market next generation of enterprise intercom products
  • collaborate with Electrical Engineering team
  • work with mechanical vendors
  • manage mechanical reliability test plans
Typical background
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering5+ years mechanical design, manufacturing and electro-mechanical systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical Design3D CADEnterprise HardwareAudioCamerasRFButtonsMountingSealingEnvironmental ResistanceTamper Resistance

Preferred

Electro-mechanical SystemsIndustrial DesignDFADFMFailure AnalysisRoot Cause Analysis

Stack & domain

Mechanical Engineering3D CADEnterprise HardwareAudioCamerasRFButtonsMountingSealingEnvironmental ResistanceThermalsTamper ResistanceCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationSecurityAccess Control

About the role

Original posting from Verkada via Greenhouse

Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. 

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.

You can look at all kinds of communities to see our platform’s impact in the world. It's the retailer that uses our agentic AI to deter theft before it happens. The warehouse that uses AI-powered alerts to make sure its team is protected on the floor with proper PPE. The school that’s alerted to a threat in real-time and triggers a lockdown in seconds, not minutes. We’re rapidly scaling this impact: today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are deployed across 170+ countries. 

About the Role

As a Product Design Mechanical Engineer at Verkada, you’ll play a key role in designing and bringing to market our next generation of enterprise intercom products, owning the mechanical design from early concept through mass production.

What You'll Do

Generate mechanical solutions for a wide variety of product requirements relevant to enterprise hardware (audio, cameras, RF, buttons, mounting, sealing, environmental resistance, thermals, tamper resistance, etc.)

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

What You Bring

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related fields

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

Experience working with an overseas supply chain

Experience working with part vendors on DFM, tooling bring up and validation

Passion for designing aesthetically pleasing but easy to use hardware

End-to-end product development experience

5 years of experience in mechanical design, manufacturing and electro-mechanical systems and products

Ability to travel internationally up to 15%

US Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans

Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage

Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options

Expanded mental health support

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

Fertility Stipend 

Wellness/fitness benefits

Healthy lunches provided daily

Commuter benefits

Additional Information

We do sponsor and take over sponsorship of employment visas for this role. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.

Annual Pay Range

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)

Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).

Estimated Annual Pay Range$155,000—$250,000 USDVerkada 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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Source: Verkada careers (Greenhouse)

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