Verkada
AI-powered platform
ManufacturingEngineer
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“Manufacturing Engineer at Verkada. Skills: hardware manufacturing, root cause analysis, solution implementation, part-level manufacturing, mechanical design changes, validation and verification test plans, DFM/DFA, JDM, CM factory teams, tooling, mass produced parts. Lead root cause analysis and solution implementation for manufacturing, quality, and field reliability issues.. Own part-level manufacturing for custom designed mechanicals in plastic injection molding, die-casting, sheet metal, and”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure that we are always shipping high quality products to our customers; improve DFM/DFA & drive production improvements; optimize fixtures, factory tests, cycle times, and reporting; achieve stable production of mass produced parts; Drive on-site quality and scaling improvements
Industry & Context.
creative problem solving; scientific approach; root cause analysis
Ability to frequently visit vendors throughout Taiwan and International travel up to 15%
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
B. S. in Mechanical Engineering or related fields, Excellent written and verbal English & Mandarin communication skills, 8+ years experience in a hardware manufacturing environment, Ability to frequently visit vendors throughout Taiwan and International travel up to 15%, Experience creating a reviewing 2D & 3D CAD drawings, Experience with a wide range of materials and manufacturing processes, including plastic injection molding, die-casting, sheet metal stamping, and post-processing., Experience with manufacturing for robust, enterprise-grade products including high waterproofing and impact ratings.
Nice to Have
Passion for creative problem solving and a scientific approach to solving hard problems
What You'll Do.
Lead root cause analysis and solution implementation for manufacturing
and field reliability issues.
Own part-level manufacturing for custom designed mechanicals in plastic injection molding
Drive manufacturing & sustaining efforts locally in Taiwan and abroad in Southeast Asia
including mechanical design changes for both released products & late-stage NPI programs.
Develop and execute a wide variety of validation and verification test plans
ID and supply chain team members to improve DFM/DFA & drive production improvements.
Work with our JDM & CM factory teams throughout NPI validation builds at FATP: optimize fixtures
Work with an international network of mechanical vendors to bring-up new tooling & achieve stable production of mass produced parts.
Drive on-site quality and scaling improvements directly with part vendors.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with mechanical, electrical, ID and supply chain team members to improve DFM/DFA & drive production improvements.; Work with our JDM & CM factory teams throughout NPI validation builds at FATP: optimize fixtures, factory tests, cycle times, and reporting.; Work with an international network of mechanical vendors to bring-up new tooling & achieve stable production of mass produced parts.
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal English & Mandarin communication skills
Full Job Description
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 31,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized revenue, 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. As a member of our hardware team, you will support the design, development, and manufacturing of Verkada’s full product line. Verkada’s Manufacturing Engineers ensure that we are always shipping high quality products to our customers. Responsibilities Lead root cause analysis and solution implementation for manufacturing, quality, and field reliability issues. Own part-level manufacturing for custom designed mechanicals in plastic injection molding, die-casting, sheet metal, and more. Drive manufacturing & sustaining efforts locally in Taiwan and abroad in Southeast Asia, including mechanical design changes for both released products & late-stage NPI programs. Develop and execute a wide variety of validation and verification test plans, reliability tests, and DoEs as needed. Work with mechanical, electrical, ID and supply chain team members to improve DFM/DFA &
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