Summer 2025: Mechanical Engineering Intern (May through August)

Shark Ninja Operating • Needham, MA

298d

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 3,300+ associates, the company's products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.

Requirements

• Undertaking a degree in Product Design, Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Is passionate about product design & function.
• Has had some exposure to a CAD program (ideally SolidWorks or Creo) and or 3D printing/laser cutting.
• Experience with hands-on prototype development in plastic and metal including using basic machine shop tools.
• Familiarity with electronics (analog/digital), test equipment, and components common in small appliances (sensors, motors, heaters, PCBAs, etc.).
• Can identify, solve, implement and verify technical solutions autonomously and as part of a team.
• Some experience with Developer kits such as Python, Arduino, Raspberry Pi is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Help originate novel concepts and technologies for our next generation of products.
• Work with wider team to define elegant but robust solutions to satisfy the products functional requirements.
• Collaborates on design studies (with wider team) to solve technical or consumer issues found in the development of a product.
• Build test rigs in the lab while supporting the execution of verification and validation test plans.
• Be naturally curious and relentlessly driven to find better solutions to everyday problems.
• Demonstrate integrity and courage in the way you work, breaking the mold isn't easy.

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Employee stock purchase options
• Wellness programs
• SharkNinja product discounts

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree