Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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%

Responsibilities

Generate mechanical solutions for a wide variety of product requirements relevant to enterprise hardware (audio, cameras, 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

Benefits

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