About the Role

As a member of our Hardware team, you will lead the design and development of Verkada products. Verkada’s Hardware Engineers own all aspects of electrical engineering and validation, working directly with our JDM partners to ship cutting-edge products. This is a full-time, in-person role based in our Taipei, Taiwan office.

What You'll Do

• Lead electrical engineering for new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production.  
• Collaborate with an international team of hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, industrial designers, and product managers to develop new products.  
• Own component selection, schematic and layout development based on the architecture you have created.  
• 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 EMC, surge, thermal, 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. 
• Work on-site with manufacturing partners to review designs, run experiments, and troubleshoot issues in our factories. 
• Lead compliance / regulatory efforts for relevant hardware products.

What You Bring

• BS in Electrical Engineering.  
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical design that meet compliance requirements, validation and manufacturing.  
• 8+ years of experience in developing and manufacturing new electronics products.  
• Exposure to EMC & safety related standards
• Experience with analog audio circuitry 
• Excellent communication skills.  Fluency in English and Mandarin.
• Flexible and adaptive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience working with US teams & an international supply chain.
• 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.

What You'll Do

• Drive new products from initial proof of concept through to mass production
• Generate mechanical solutions for a wide variety of product requirements relevant to enterprise hardware (mounting, sealing, environmental resistance, thermals, tamper resistance, audio systems etc.)
• Collaborate with our Electrical Engineering team to integrate PCBAs, sensors, interconnects, and other electro-mechanical elements into your designs
• Collaborate with our Industrial Design team to explore, prototype, test new product concepts, and finalize product form and CMF
• Work with mechanical vendors to dial in DFM/DFA, then quote & kick-off parts at prototype and production quantities
• Own tooling release, bring up, and validation for a broad variety of parts & processes
• Develop, manage & execute mechanical reliability test plans and various DoEs
• Assist with failure analysis and root cause analysis; troubleshoot, iterate, and validate quickly  
• Work closely with our JDM and CM partners to steer your product concepts through validation builds (EVT, DVT, PVT) & into mass production
• Drive on-site factory troubleshooting, assembly line bring-up, and root cause analysis
• Outdoor product design experience (IP66/67, IK08/10)

What You'll Bring

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
• Excellent written and verbal English & Mandarin communication skills
• A clear track record of designing and manufacturing enterprise or consumer electronic products (8+ years of experience)
• Mastery of 3D CAD software
• Experience getting hands-on with building & testing hardware
• Ability to frequently visit vendors throughout Taiwan and Southeast Asia 
• Experience working with part vendors on DFM, tooling bring up and validation
• Passion for designing aesthetically pleasing but easy to use hardware

This role is one of our general tracks. Apply here for all engineering teams at Canonical who work on low-level system technology on autonomous devices across all seniority levels.

We hire careful and conscientious engineers who appreciate the challenge of memory, performance, battery and connectivity constrained code that has to work every time in an unreliable and unforgiving world, on x86, ARM or RISC-V silicon.

Canonical Ubuntu is the leading Linux for software engineers, desktops, cloud and IoT. We bring open source to the world as a high-performance, safe and secure platform for enterprise computing, software engineering, and connected devices.

These smart, connected devices have the potential to transform every industry. Classic Ubuntu – desktop or server – is widely used in embedded systems because of its developer focus and enterprise grade security maintenance. We partner with the world's most prominent silicon companies to optimise Ubuntu on their latest and greatest chips, as well as with major OEMs and ODMs (PC, servers and connected device manufacturers) to ensure that Ubuntu works perfectly on their hardware.

But while classic, ‘deb’ based Ubuntu is ideal for developers, it has too much variability for appliance or connected device environments, where you want to know *exactly* what the state of millions or billions of devices might be. So Canonical builds Ubuntu Core, a fully containerised version of Ubuntu that is mathematically precise and rigorously secure. We are working on additional solutions for even smaller devices.

We have several teams that focus on open source for embedded environments. We hire outstanding Linux software engineers with a passion for open source, innovation, cutting-edge hardware and software technologies in general. You will be expected to make significant contributions through high-quality design and code, and to develop your technical leadership.

These roles include:

• Ubuntu Core and snapd software development 
• Silicon software and optimisation engineers 
• Kernel driver and hardware enablement engineers 
• Hardware-centric Linux QA Engineers 
• Hardware Certification Engineers 
• Robotics engineers 
• Industrial IoT software engineers 
• Networking software engineers (switching, routing, access and SmartNICs)

At Canonical you will have the opportunity to engage with the broader open source community. We're looking for individuals who can help build a thriving community, contribute to a broad range of technologies, and contribute to the deployment of Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core across the widest range of devices.

Location: we have remote roles open in every time zone.

What your day will look like

Based on the first round of interviews we identify specific teams where you might be an excellent fit, and conduct second round interviews with those teams. Our engineers:

• Work with the latest Linux kernel and open source technologies
• Deliver Ubuntu for the latest IoT and server-class hardware platforms
• Integrate and maintain device-oriented software stacks
• Write high-quality, well-designed software
• Collaborate proactively with other globally distributed teams 
• Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities 
• Help our customers ship their apps and SDKs on Ubuntu
• Build device OS images with Ubuntu Core, Desktop and Server
• Optimise the Ubuntu kernel and libraries for silicon-specific capabilities 
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them 
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind 
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions 
• Participate as technical lead on complex customer engagements involving complete system architectures from cloud to edge 
• Work usually from home, with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for company events 

What we are looking for in you

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) 
• Passion for Linux or embedded systems software (e.g. kernel, graphics, Yocto) 
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, C, C++, or Rust 
• Professional written and spoken English 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability 
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills 
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments 
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience with Debian/Ubuntu or other distro packaging 
• Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation 
• Experience with firmware, uboot, UEFI, ACPI, DSDT, or boot loaders
• Experience with power management on PCI ASPM, SATA ALPM, low power profiles 
• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, RISC-V 
• Experience in board design, bring up, and validation 
• Experience with electrical engineering design tools (e.g. schematic capture, layout) 
• Familiarity with Ubuntu development model
• Performance engineering and security experience 
• Shell or Python scripting skills 

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

#LI-remote

We are expanding our team in our Taiwan location and are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will play a crucial role in joining a team to design enclosures and accessories for our payment terminals. Your expertise in SolidWorks, tolerance analysis, thermal simulation, and plastic molding processes will be essential.

Examples of products designed by BBPOS for Stripe:

https://stripe.com/terminal/s700

https://stripe.com/terminal/m2

What you will do: 

• Design mechanical components or assemblies with SolidWorks modeling based on professional standards
• Engineering documents preparation, specifications, DFx and technical reports
• Verification of mechanical design ,mechanical drawing and solving technical problems
• Provide solutions for engineering problems and take initiatives to lead and plan problem solving activities
• Create and maintain engineering documents required for project planning and product development gate approval review
• Review mechanical design and access manufacturability of new design
• Analyze and verify mechanical design independently and solve technical problems using scientific approaches, such as mathematics, physics, prototyping, tolerance analysis, CAE, FEM, simulations, DOE, etc.
• Control product BOM cost and related design schedule, from mechanical engineering perspective
• Prepare mechanical engineering documents, such as BOM, component specifications and technical reports, and support FMEA activities 
• Design fixture and calibration process for high precision mechanical assemblies
• Verify and qualify designed components firstly produced from suppliers and participate in pilot production
• Support product compliance certification activities
• Independent, responsible, self-initiative

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• Degree Holder in Mechanical Engineering. A Master in ME or Product development related major are preferred
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in product design of plastic and sheet metal with SolidWorks
• Ability to design plastic housings for products such as smartphones and tablets
• Understanding of manufacturing and mechanical production processes
• Proficiency in using Mechanical CAD software, such as SolidWorks, Creo
• Expertise in creating detailed 2D drawings and performing tolerance calculations
• Understanding mold design, FAI and CPK
• Experience managing vendors and factories
• Good command of written and spoken English and Mandarin
• Required to travel internationally including Hong Kong and China

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with designing products similar to cell phones and tablets
• Experience with hands-on skillsets on SolidWorks
• Experience with POS Hardware and peripherals
• Knowledge and expertise of PCI technology, material properties, manufacturing processes
• Understanding of material and plastic properties, including thermal calculations
• Proficiency in mechanical simulation and metal part design
• Skills in industrial design and rendering