Verkada Inc.

Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Verkada Inc.$155K — $250K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • 5 years of mechanical design experience, especially in electronic products
  • Mastery of 3D CAD software
  • Hands-on building and testing experience with hardware
  • Experience with overseas supply chains and DFM processes
  • Passion for designing user-friendly and aesthetically pleasing hardware
  • End-to-end product development experience

Responsibilities

  • Generate mechanical solutions for various product requirements related to enterprise hardware
  • Drive product development from concept to mass production
  • Collaborate with Electrical Engineering to integrate electro-mechanical elements
  • Partner with Industrial Design to finalize product concepts
  • Work with vendors to optimize DFM/DFA processes
  • Manage tooling release, bring-up, and validation
  • Develop and execute mechanical reliability test plans

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare programs with significant employer premium coverage
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with contributions from employer
  • Expanded mental health support services
  • Generous paid parental leave and fertility benefits
  • Flexible PTO and paid holidays for work-life balance
  • Professional development stipend and wellness perks
  • Daily healthy lunches provided for employees
  • Commuter benefits offered
Full Job Description
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 USD

About Verkada Inc.

Verkada Inc. is a technology company that specializes in security cameras and video surveillance systems. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Verkada's cameras are designed to be easy to install and use, and they offer features such as facial recognition and license plate recognition. The company's customers include schools, hospitals, and businesses. Verkada has raised over $140 million in funding to date and is backed by several venture capital firms.
Learn more about Verkada Inc.
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2016

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