Product Design Mechanical Engineer

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

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:

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.