What you'll do:
As a Structural Packaging Designer on Verkada's Industrial Design Team, you'll design and develop packaging solutions for cameras, access control systems, alarms, sensors, and other connected devices alongside our growing team of designers and hardware engineers. You will provide creative vision from initial concept through to mass production. You'll maintain and evolve Verkada's packaging design language by creating systems & solutions that emulate our core brand principles, effectively protect our award-winning products, 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

• Develop the visual and physical language of our brand through the design, engineering, & quality assurance of our packaging.
• Utilize user-centric thinking and keen aesthetic sensibility to align our brand to customer needs.
• Work collaboratively with design, engineering, manufacturing partners, and operations on complex technical programs in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive and influence the development of Verkada packaging sustainability initiatives.
• Conceive elegant, effective ways to address manufacturing & structural packaging challenges.
• Design and implement systems for packaging across a broad range of products in varying materials, weights, shapes, and sizes.
• Collaborate with international vendors and manufacturing partners to define, specify, and confirm packaging designs for production.
• Create detailed documentation for inspection criteria, limit samples, and packout procedures to guide our manufacturing partners.
• Support the Visual Design team with packaging labels and graphic creation.
• Conduct press checks on-site to review printed material for quality, accuracy, and color balance.
• Maintain or advance packaging standards through on-site validation and test results.
• Represent the greater Industrial Design Team during vendor visits and QA audits.
• Effectively present design concepts and strategy to peers and key stakeholders

Requirements

• A website or digital portfolio containing case studies in mass-produced packaging solutions or systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Design, Industrial Design, Packaging Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing consumer or enterprise electronic product packaging solutions.
• Proficient in 2D and 3D structural packaging design tools such as Solidworks, Creo, Artios CAD, Keyshot, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
• Self-motivated individual who can collaborate effectively with a team spread across global time zones, primarily with the design team in HQ (PST).
• Strong and active project management skills to work directly with packaging vendors and JDM/OEM partners in navigating tight schedules for multiple packaging projects.
• Ability to identify new packaging processes to improve efficiencies and reduce costs.
• A strong understanding of manufacturing methods, processes, and ecological impact of various substrates such as corrugated structures, molded fibers, PCR plastics, and printing techniques.
• Excellent communication skills. Fluency in English and Mandarin.
• Experience with reliability testing (ISTA) & quality assurance.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Nice to have

• Startup experience with a quick-to-market mentality.
• Experience working with cameras and sensor sub-assemblies.
• Experience in business-to-business (B2B) transaction models, product trials, and refurbishment procedures.