About
Scott Steber is Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Verkada. His work spans mechanical and electro-mechanical product design, including the integration of flex and rigid PCBAs, sensors, and actuators, as well as prototyping, material and manufacturing process selection, and supplier coordination across consumer, commercial, and industrial applications. His experience also includes product management, technical program management, and leading cross-functional design and engineering teams.
Founder/CTO at PearlYC W17
Intro paths
YC
Scott went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Scott can intro founders to Pearl's investors below.
Pearl's investors · 3
Co-founders at Pearl
GK
Greg KressFounder/CEO
Experience
- VerkadaVice President, Hardware Engineeringcurrent2025 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- VerkadaDirector, Hardware Engineering2021 — 2025San Mateo, California, United States
- VerkadaManager, Product Design Mechanical Engineering2020 — 2021San Mateo, California, United States
- VerkadaProduct Design Mechanical Engineer2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- PearlCo-Founder & CTO2017 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- Radicand, Inc.Director of Engineering2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityME310 - Global Design Innovation2012 — 2013Stanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityResearcher - Center for Design Research2012Stanford, CA
- Lab for Microsystems TechnologyResearcher - Lab for Microsystems Technology2010 — 2011Boston, MA
Skills & more
Product Design24Solidworks11CAD13Design Thinking30User-centered Design8Rapid Prototyping18Design Strategy7Mechanical Engineering8SolidWorks14Matlab3Product Development11Project Management8
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Microsoft OfficeEntrepreneurshipDesign for ManufacturingComputer-Aided Design (CAD)EngineeringStart-upsSOLIDWORKSFrom Scott's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Scott Steber?
- Scott Steber is Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Verkada. His work spans mechanical and electro-mechanical product design, including the integration of flex and rigid PCBAs, sensors, and actuators, as well as prototyping, material and manufacturing process selection, and supplier coordination across consumer, commercial, and industrial applications. His experience also includes product management, technical program management, and leading cross-functional design and engineering teams.
- Where does Scott Steber work?
- Scott Steber is Founder/CTO of Pearl.
- What companies did Scott Steber found?
- Scott Steber founded Pearl.
- Where did Scott Steber go to school?
- Scott Steber studied at Stanford University (MS, Mechanical Engineering); Boston University (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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