Advanced Development Opportunities at SharkNinja

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

11d•$80,000 - $165,000

About The Position

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. At SharkNinja, we are always seeking world-class engineering talent eager to push the boundaries of product design innovation. Whether you are a technical leader, a complex problem solver, or an engineer driven by curiosity and hands-on experimentation, we want to hear from you! Our Advanced Development (Product Design Engineering & Front-End Innovation) teams thrive on tinkering—whether it’s conceptualizing, prototyping, or refining the next generation of consumer products. We embrace engineering rigor, rapid iteration, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to transform ambitious ideas into manufacturable, high-performance solutions. If you are passionate about hands-on engineering, systems thinking, and delivering best-in-class solutions, join us. Think beyond conventional boundaries, embrace technical challenges, and be part of a team that turns visionary concepts into reality.

Requirements

A passion for problem-solving, creative thinking, and technical excellence.
The ideal candidate will have a degree-level technical qualification, ideally in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering or Product Design Engineering, with significant product design content.
Extensive experience in an Industrial design/product design/innovation environment
A track record of concept development, prototyping, and transitioning projects into production.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Proven track record of taking consumer concept ideas through selection process and into tooling and mass production.
Strong leadership experience required with excellent communication skills and an inspirational leadership style.
Extensive experience required in areas of High-Volume Plastic Injection Molding, Sheet Metal, Die Casting etc.

Responsibilities

Invent & Innovate: Develop and prototype new product concepts that redefine consumer expectations.
Collaborate & Build: Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, user experience, and manufacturing teams to bring ideas to life.
Create Scalable Solutions: Design new technologies that transition seamlessly from early-stage development to full-scale production.
Shape the Future: Influence SharkNinja’s product roadmap with disruptive, consumer-driven ideas.
Support the communication of ideas quickly and be able to drive a team effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
Confidence in managing external providers of technology solution to reduce our time to market.
Understand the importance of clear product definition during the design process but be able to appreciate the spark of inspiration.
Be naturally curious and relentlessly driven to find better solutions to everyday problems.