Hardware Engineering Program Manager

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. 

• →Lead end-to-end product development efforts; steer new programs from requirements definition through to validation, certification, ramp-up, and sustaining
• →Work closely with EE, ME, FW, and ID team members to craft and track program schedules and coordinate all deliverables
• →Leverage your engineering foundation to de-risk development and clear hurdles related to testing, line bring-up, SOPs, factory flow, yield, and more
• →Lead a wide variety of weekly meetings including vendor calls, internal team updates, and presentations with key leadership team members
• →Own the build plan and unit allocation leading up to product launches
• →Coordinate with Engineering, Product Managers, and Supply Chain team members to define and execute the launch plan
• →Serve as the key point of contact for an international network of manufacturing partners
• →Drive vendors towards aggressive schedules and ambitious objectives
• →Guide compliance efforts, sustaining work, and post-launch failure analysis efforts

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical design, validation and manufacturing; SMT exposure is a plus
• 3+ years of experience in developing and manufacturing new electronics products
• Must have completed at least one full hardware development cycle through product launch; FATP exposure is a major plus  
• 3+ years of experience working with an overseas hardware supply chain
• Excellent organizational skills and written and verbal communication; fluency in Mandarin is a plus
• Flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced startup environment
• Ability to travel internationally up to 20%

• 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.

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