Product Design Mechanical Engineer (Fall Co-op) at Verkada · San Mateo

Summary: Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. As a Product Design Mechanical Engineer Intern, you will contribute to the design and development of new cameras, access control systems, and other enterprise IoT products, taking ownership of products from concept to mass production. Responsibilities: - Take ownership of products from concept to mass production - Join a small, fast-paced team where you will make key design decisions and make a major impact on our future products - Prototype and analyze mechanical systems for solutions to product requirements that are relevant to enterprise hardware (e.g., mounting, sealing, environmental resistance, thermal performance, tamper resistance, etc.) - Learn what it takes to ship products and collaborate with a cross-functional team (i.e., Electrical Engineers and Industrial Designers) - Design parts for mass-manufacturing, including dialing in DFM/DFA, leading validation testing, steering overseas vendor collaboration, and learning about tooling bring-up & part inspection Required Qualifications: - Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields - Available for a Fall 2026 Co-Op, preferably for an extended term (4-8 months) - Strong understanding & intuition of strength of materials, thermodynamics, and manufacturing - Experience with 3D CAD software - Experience with rapid prototyping, building, and testing hardware - Passion for user-centric design: we design good-looking products that are easy to use - Startup Mindset: as a fast-growing startup, every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, and we want you to grow with us! Required Skills: Mechanical Engineering, Strength of materials, Thermodynamics, Manufacturing, 3D CAD software, Rapid prototyping, Hardware testing, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Validation testing, Tooling bring-up, Part inspection, User-centric design Benefits: 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., After 90 days of active employment, interns are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance. We cover 100% of employee premiums under at least one medical plan and 80% of dependent premiums, Time off to rest and recharge through personal sick time and volunteer time off to support causes you care about, Healthy lunches, snacks, and coffee provided daily, Sales incentives, Discretionary bonuses, Equity in the company in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)