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Hardware Engineer

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In-Office
San Mateo, CA
95K-280K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
San Mateo, CA
95K-280K Annually
Senior level
Lead the design and development of new hardware products, collaborating with teams for prototyping, testing, and compliance. Manage electrical engineering aspects from concept to mass production.
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Who We Are

Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management.
Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100 companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.

About this Role
As a Hardware Engineer on our Camera hardware team, you will lead the design and development of Verkada’s newest products. Verkada’s Hardware Engineers own all electrical engineering design and validation aspects, working directly with our JDM partners to ship cutting-edge products. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our San Mateo, CA office.
What You'll Do
  • Lead electrical engineering for new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production.  
  • Collaborate with US and an international team of hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, industrial designers, software engineers 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 EMI/EMC, surge, thermal, OTA prescan, other 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. 
  • Collaborate with manufacturing partners to review designs, run experiments, and troubleshoot issues. 
  • Lead compliance / regulatory efforts for relevant hardware products.
What You Bring
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering; M.S. preferred.
  • 3+ years experience in designing new electronics 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
$95,000$280,000 USD
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.

Your application will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy. 

Top Skills

Electrical Engineering
Emi Testing
Rf Testing

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