Senior Electrical Engineer

SharkNinja•Needham, MA

10h

About The Position

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions. The company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing consumer products, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, its products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors worldwide. At SharkNinja, the purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world by providing high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. The company thrives on passion and innovation, seeking individuals with great ideas who want to create the next big thing and develop as they do, taking a team approach where everyone has a voice. SharkNinja recognizes the importance of diversity in the workplace and is committed to hiring a diverse team. This Senior Electrical Engineer role is for an individual contributor focusing on technical leadership of embedded electronic design and product development lifecycle for the product roadmap. The successful candidate will have experience in analog and digital embedded design, including both hardware (schematic capture and PCB layout) and firmware (C and ASM), preferably in consumer products or similar. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product electrical and firmware architecture, working with contract manufacturers and the global electrical engineering team to implement designs, conducting timely reviews, and monitoring progress. Familiarity with product development aspects such as team task tracking, BOM cost tracking, DFMEA, documentation, and PLM systems is required.

Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a technical leadership role involving the design, development and delivery of embedded hardware and firmware projects
Experience in aspects of electrical design: component selection, system architecture, design verification and documentation
Experience of delivering products while meeting Design for Manufacturability, testability and reliability guidelines.
Experience in the development of embedded firmware of microcontrollers, including design, test and debugging.
Experience of resolving compliance testing and EMI/EMC issue through methodical RCA.
Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and the ability to “find order in chaos”.
Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
Ability to work with minimal supervision or guidance
A broad view and understanding of the product development process, and effective experience leading multi-disciplined team efforts in the evolution of products from concept through testing, verification and approval
Solid analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) along with good sound interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with compilers, IDE’s, JIRA, SVN is a plus
Previous industry experience working for a consumer product company or a consultant company in the consumer goods space is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Oversee the design and development of consumer products from initial concept to production within our global EE organization
Day-to-day coordination of team tasks to enable the delivery of functional prototypes for research and internal review
Collaborate with Engineering and Product Marketing teams to provide initial cost estimates for EBOM and work effort to support advanced development and prototype needs, as well as final product implementation based upon thorough review of product requirements
Define product electrical and firmware architecture as an input for the contract manufacturers and global teams
Work with compliance team and ensure that the product meets global certification standards for consumer electronics
Ensure the development of clear and concise firmware and hardware specifications/ documentation and solutions to meet product requirements
Interact with team members from other disciplines to complete project deliverables, solve problems
Work with global EE leadership to report the project status, review, meet and update the organizational objectives
Be able to lead and mentor junior engineers and technologists.