Hardware Engineer

Who We Are
Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms — provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 33,500 organizations, including 96 companies in the Fortune 500, across 93 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016 with more than $700M in funding raised to-date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

About The Role
As a member of our Hardware team, you will lead the design and development of Verkada's newest products. Verkada's Hardware Engineers own all aspects of electrical engineering and validation, working directly with our JDM partners to ship cutting-edge products. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our Taipei, Taiwan office

What You'll Do

• Lead electrical engineering for new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production.
• Collaborate with an international team of hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, industrial designers and product managers to develop new products.
• Own component selection, schematic and layout development based on the architecture you have created.
• Own and maintain Hardware Requirements Document, ensuring it accurately captures all system-level and component-level hardware specifications
• Quickly prototype new product concepts for mock-up builds and proof of concept studies. Get hands-on with board bring-up, debug, testing and validation.
• Build and execute robust test plans by leveraging resources at our JDM/ODM partners. Lead root cause analysis efforts related to EMC, surge, thermal, RF testing and more.
• Lead JDM teams to efficiently and effectively complete programs. Work closely with manufacturing partners to steer hardware designs through design and validation builds (EVT, DVT, PVT) and into mass production.
• Work on-site with manufacturing partners to review designs, run experiments, and troubleshoot issues in our factories.
• Lead compliance / regulatory efforts for relevant hardware products.

What You Bring

• BS in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical design that meet compliance requirements, validation and manufacturing.
• 8+ years of experience in developing and manufacturing new electronics products.
• Exposure to wireless & EMC related standards in addition to product safety.
• Excellent communication skills. Fluency in English and Mandarin.
• Flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience working with US teams & an international supply chain.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

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.

Verkada 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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