Verkada is a leader in cloud-based B2B physical security. Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices across three continents, 2,100+ full-time employees and 30,000+ customers across 70+ countries.
What you’ll do:
As a Lead Industrial Designer at Verkada, you’ll design and develop cameras, access control systems, sensors, and other connected devices alongside our growing team of designers and hardware engineers. You will provide & guide creative vision from initial concept through to mass production. You’ll maintain and evolve Verkada’s product design language by creating solutions that emulate our core brand principles, reduce product complexity, and deliver premium experiences for our customers. You’ll make a big impact — your designs will be a part of Verkada’s quickly expanding portfolio of products.
Responsibilities
- Help create the visual and physical language of our brand through the design of our hardware.
- Provide creative guidance to reinforce a consistent brand voice across a growing product portfolio.
- Provide creative vision by effectively presenting your design concepts and strategy to peers and key stakeholders from initial concept through to mass production and market launch.
- Utilize user-centric thinking and a keen aesthetic sensibility to align our brand to customer needs.
- Collaborate with our hardware engineering team to explore, prototype & test new product concepts to finalize form, CMF & packaging.
- Work closely with design, engineering, product management, operations, and marketing on complex technical programs in a fast-paced environment.
- Work with international vendors and manufacturing partners to define & assist as your designs go to production.
- Contribute concepts and problem-solving across multiple projects.
Requirements
- A website or digital portfolio is required for consideration.
- A proven record of mass-produced products with in-hand examples.
- 7+ years of experience as an Industrial Designer, developing consumer or enterprise electronics products.
- Experience with cameras, environmental sensors, control systems, network infrastructure, or connected devices is preferred.
- Consistency in designing challenging and innovative product solutions with a high level of sensitivity to form and function, attention to detail, and conceptual clarity.
- Deep understanding of new product development lifecycle in a quick-to-market environment.
- Experience working directly with mechanical and electrical engineers to solve problems in a collaborative team environment. Experience working with sensor sub-assemblies preferred.
- A strong understanding of CMF development, material properties, manufacturing processes, and production timelines.
- A generalist approach to technical skills: design strategy, customer insights, form development, sketching, physical prototyping at various levels of fidelity, package design, 3D modeling, and CMF exploration and implementation.
- Master of 2D & 3D digital tools like Solidworks, Rhino, Fusion 360, Keyshot, Adobe Suite, etc.
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25%.
Nice to Have:
- Startup experience with a quick-to-market mentality.
- Experience designing products for IP66+ and IK08+.
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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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