Mechanical Engineer II - Haircare

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

2d•Onsite

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’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in. At SharkNinja, our mission is to positively impact people's lives every day, in every home around the world. That takes thinkers and tinkerers, designers and doers — engineers who make things they love. We're looking for a self-driven Mechanical Engineer II to join our team. The role You'll drive idea generation and product development from concept through implementation, directly responsible for designing the new ideas and technologies that push New Product Development forward. We're after a versatile engineer with a proven ability to turn concepts into scalable products — a champion of design engineering who thrives on architecting innovative products and has taken them hands-on all the way through manufacturing.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering
3–5+ years in product design and development, working within cost and manufacturing limitations
Solid understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid flow
CAD proficiency in ProE/Creo or SolidWorks
Proven familiarity with production processes such as injection molding and sheet metal forming, plus prototyping techniques such as 3D printing
An engineering portfolio showing examples of prior design work is recommended

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in the detailed design of consumer products
Solid understanding of mass production manufacturing techniques for plastic and sheet metal components
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a relentless drive to find potential problems and own their resolution
Familiarity with electro-mechanical assemblies: motors, heating elements, sensors, PCBAs, buttons
Hands-on experience with machine shop equipment
Strong fabrication skills, comfort with hand tools, and the ability to prototype quickly
Flexibility — you enjoy switching gears and thrive in an extremely fast-paced environment
A desire to shape the cutting-edge consumer appliances on store shelves by driving how those products function
Ability to travel globally, including trips to China and the UK
A passion for cooking and food is a plus

Responsibilities

Drive the engineering design and development of cutting-edge products
Design and build prototypes for internal review, testing, and consumer validation
Independently identify and solve a broad range of problems using an analytical approach
Lead cross-functional brainstorming sessions and encourage out-of-the-box thinking
Lead peer design reviews — think critically about new product concepts and ask the provocative questions that drive positive change
Collaborate with and influence R&D, ID, Marketing, and Quality to develop our next generation of products
Design and execute DOEs to build a first-principles understanding of key variables
Create test protocols per SharkNinja specifications, generate test reports, and proactively communicate testing status
Review and interpret test results, then recommend product improvements
Tear down, debug, and analyze electro-mechanical small appliances
Research new technologies and stay current on what's possible for future products
Champion new ideas from concept to finish with out-of-the-box engineering solutions
Work within a multi-disciplinary team to define, design, build, and test new products across the full lifecycle, from initial conception to mass production
Explore and source materials, vendors, and components
Build and troubleshoot prototypes independently, mentoring junior engineers as needed