Senior Mechanical Engineer

About Us

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, allowing Shark Ninja to enter multiple product categories and drive significant growth and market share gains.

Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, Shark Ninja’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Location: US/Needham

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to help us build a new generation of innovative products across our Ninja brand. Working as part of our Needham, MA headquarters, you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts to deliver credible solutions to the market by supporting the front‑end development of product creation with a focus on technology and feasibility implementation when building our product roadmap.

• Comfortably work in the front‑end product/engineering development phase using ideation/innovation techniques to unlock and drive the Motorized product roadmap with engineering and cross‑functional PD//Brand/Test Kitchen teams in the US, UK, and China.
• Take ownership of the roadmap with a focus on the front‑end technology and feasibility phase to support our next generation of products—think complete system innovations that sit between the physical (mechanical) and system (sensors/software/batteries/connectivity).
• Drive ideas to a conclusion early on via functional rigs prior to handing over part or complete product solution packages to the back‑end implementation AD team.
• Tinker on both short‑ and long‑term projects with a hands‑on approach in the form of POC (Proof of Concept) rigs.
• Communicate ideas quickly and effectively using sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
• Carry out design/engineering studies independently and in teams to solve technical or consumer issues with a focus on user experience at all stages of development.
• Collaborate seamlessly with the global AD team and CI team to ensure that front‑end sensibilities (consumer‑focused experience) drive our direction and are maintained throughout development to deliver 5‑star products.
• Actively coach and support other team members and encourage their efforts, particularly in respect to junior colleagues.
• Balance, prioritize, and drive multiple workflows across projects alongside additional responsibilities while conforming to fast‑paced schedules and deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or Industrial Design with a focus on engineering principles.
• 4–8+ years of proven experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience working on electromechanical products within a product development environment.
• Experience designing for plastic parts including silicone, rubber and injection‑molding parts.
• Experience working with IP teams to track prior art and identify novel or inventive solutions within the AD/R&D team.
• Proficiency with Solid Works or Creo.
• Identify, solve, implement, and verify technical solutions autonomously as part of a team.
• Operate in the lab, building prototypes, testing products, and reporting findings with next steps.
• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and perseverance while maintaining a positive attitude and entrepreneurial nature.
• Positive attitude with an entrepreneurial nature and preference for collaboration; not afraid to fail fast, learn, and pivot.
• Appreciation for electrical engineering, software, and mechanical principles—an all‑rounder of sorts.
• Proactively enhance own education and actively seek coaching from others—takes a growth‑mindset approach toward personal development.
• Exercise judgment in identifying which problems to solve, how to make daily progress, and embodying the importance of iterating to prove‑out hypotheses.
• Continuously…