Fall Industrial Design Co-op

Fall 2026:
Industrial Design Co-op (August through December)

Shark Ninja 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 Shark Ninja 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 Shark Ninja, 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.

This role:
As an Industrial Design Co-op, you'll be embedded within our award-winning, cross-disciplinary Design team, gaining hands-on experience in all phases of the product development cycle, from early-stage research and concepting to final CAD and prototyping. Working closely with Design, Engineering, and Marketing teams, you'll contribute to the visual and tactile identity of Shark and Ninja products that people use every day.

In this role, you can expect to practice user-centered design, push creative boundaries, and develop meaningful solutions that delight consumers both emotionally and functionally.

Here are some of the exciting things you'll get to do:

• Support our Industrial Design leads on real product launches, from brainstorming to market.
• Translate consumer insights into bold, user-centered design solutions that are both functional and emotionally impactful.
• Bring ideas to life through compelling sketches, illustrations, and high-fidelity renderings that inspire cross-functional teams.
• Create presentation-ready visuals and storytelling assets that influence design decisions at the highest level.
• Build visual and functional prototypes that help test ideas and push boundaries.
• Collaborate with Engineering to deliver clean, production-ready CAD files that carry your vision through to manufacturing.
• Specify the full look and feel of a product (i.e surface finishes, color, material, texture, and branding) down to the finest detail.
• Contribute to a multi-disciplinary team where marketing, UX, and industrial design converge.
• Explore emerging trends, new materials, and future-forward aesthetics to inform what comes next.
• Elevate the Shark and Ninja brands by helping define the design language of tomorrow's hero products.
• Immerse yourself in the full product development cycle and gain firsthand experience solving for real-world constraints—designing for performance, cost, and delight

Attributes &

Skills:

• Education: Must be currently enrolled in an industrial design bachelor's or master's program, or have graduated from one within the past year
• Must be focused on and/or majoring in industrial design in current or recent academic studies
• Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA
• Create product designs using Solid Works or Rhino with confidence and precision
• Visualize ideas through high-quality 3D renderings in tools like Keyshot to bring concepts to life for cross-functional teams
• Deliver meticulous attention to detail, even under tight deadlines
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and precision matters
• Plan and manage multiple projects with focus and flexibility
• Familiarity with mechanical engineering and part design
• Combine analytical thinking with creative energy to propose innovative, real-world solutions
• An original portfolio of creative work that clearly demonstrates a product development process
• Collaborate naturally and bring positive energy to every brainstorm, critique, and prototype
• Stay curious and forward-thinking, pushing the boundaries of what's…