Technical Program Manager

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 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation, more than $1 billion in annualized bookings, 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.

About the Role

As a Technical Program Manager on our Hardware team, you will support NPI programs and a wide range of manufacturing efforts on the ground in Asia. In this role, you’ll partner closely with EPM, EE, ME and Design resources in both our US and Taipei offices, and a wide network of JDMs. While managing build readiness and FATP prep to validation and certification troubleshooting, your primary responsibility will be manufacturing test definition and test deployment to move our products forward to a successful launch. Verkada TPMs 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

Oversee key EVT, DVT and PVT build milestones at our JDM R&D and factory facilities. Leverage your engineering expertise to de-risk NPI builds and expedite technical troubleshooting independently.
Own manufacturing readiness, line bring up, and FATP problem solving for a complex set of electromechanical products within one of Verkada’s newest product lines.
Guide material readiness, fixture/jig readiness, and other clear to build efforts in advance of FATP. Coordinate between JDM manufacturing partners and internal firmware team to assess FATP flow, test coverage, fixture/equipment plans and associated test limits.
Work closely with EE, ME and FW teammates (in both the US and Taiwan) to solve a variety of end to end NPI challenges from early design development efforts to later stage validation & compliance challenges.
Work closely with EPM teammates to drive vendors towards aggressive schedules and ambitious objectives; hold our manufacturing partners accountable & communicate status updates clearly to EPM counterparts & the broader team.
Serve as a key point of contact for an international network of manufacturing partners.

What You Bring

B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Strong technical knowledge of electromechanical design, validation and manufacturing test and test fixture development.
5+ years of experience developing and manufacturing new electronics products.
Direct exposure to manufacturing of audio & video related products is a plus.
Must have completed at least two full hardware development cycles through product launch with direct (in person) 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 30%

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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