Hardware Engineering Program Manager

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Taipei City
In-Office
Mid level
Cloud • Hardware • Security • Software
Our mission is to protect people and places in a privacy-sensitive way.
The Role
Lead end-to-end product development efforts, coordinate schedules, manage vendors, and oversee the hardware launch cycle. Requires collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams.
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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 an Engineering Program Manager on our Hardware team, you will support NPI programs & a wide range of product development efforts on the ground in Taiwan. In this role, you’ll partner closely with US-based EPMs, Design and Engineering resources in both our US and Taipei offices, and a wide network of local JDMs. From managing build readiness and FATP prep to validation and certification troubleshooting, you’ll be responsible for doing what it takes to keep programs on schedule & keep all internal and external project team members aligned. Verkada EPMs must be ready to get hands-on and leverage deep technical expertise to hold vendors accountable, clear program hurdles, and help the team drive from prototype to production. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our Taipei, Taiwan office.
What You'll Do
  • Guide end-to-end product development efforts; work closely with a team of ME, EE, FW and ID resources (in both the US and Taiwan) to steer new programs from project RFQ through to validation, certification, manufacturing ramp-up, and sustaining
  • Work closely with Verkada and JDM EPMs, Supply Chain Managers and Global Sourcing Managers to craft and track program schedules and coordinate all deliverables
  • Own build readiness leading up to NPI builds; be present for key EVT, DVT, PVT milestones at our JDM R&D and factory facilities
  • Drive vendors towards aggressive schedules and ambitious objectives
  • Leverage your engineering foundation to de-risk development and solve technical challenges related to validation testing, line bring-up, FATP, yield, certifications and more.
  • Lead a wide variety of weekly meetings including vendor calls, internal team updates, and presentations with key Verkada and JDM personnel 
  • Serve as the key point of contact for an international network of manufacturing partners
  • Guide compliance efforts, sustaining work, and post-launch failure analysis efforts
What You Bring
  • B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
  • Strong technical knowledge of electromechanical design, validation and manufacturing; SMT exposure is a plus
  • 5+ years of experience in developing and manufacturing new electronics products 
  • Must have completed at least two full hardware development cycles through product launch with direct exposure to FATP
  • Excellent organizational skills and written and verbal communication
  • Fluency in both Mandarin and English 
  • Flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Ability to travel internationally 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.

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

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The Company
HQ: San Mateo, CA
2,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Verkada is the world’s largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform, offering a seamless blend of tech and safety. With six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace systems, and intercoms — all integrated on one cloud platform, Verkada is designed for simplicity and scalability. Our real-time insights help organizations keep their spaces safe and comfortable while taking swift action to minimize security risks, workplace hassles, and costly inefficiencies.

Founded in 2016 and backed by over $460M in funding, we’ve grown fast, with 16 offices spread across four continents, 2,000+ employees, and 26,000+ customers in 85+ countries — including 82 of the Fortune 500.

Created by Stanford computer scientists and security experts, alongside Cisco Meraki’s co-founder and COO Hans Robertson, Verkada calls San Mateo, CA home. We also have offices in Salt Lake City, Tampa, Phoenix, Austin, London, Sydney, Taiwan, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Mexico City, Seattle, Tokyo, and Korea.

Why Work With Us

Verkada’s products start with safety – video security cameras, door-based access control and alarms, and extend to operations, environmental sensors, visitor and mailroom management.

All of our products can be accessed within one cloud ecosystem, bringing the intuitive and easy-to-use nature of consumer security products to the levels of scale

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