Generative AI Design Engineer: Prototyping & Automation

Workman Labs; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SharkNinja in Needham, MA, is seeking a mid-level designer to lead generative AI prototyping and automation across product development. You will collaborate with industrial design and product engineering to generate 2D/3D concept visuals and AI-enhanced workflows, accelerating both physical and digital prototyping.

The role demands hands-on experience with prompt engineering, LLMs, and AI automation frameworks, plus the ability to evangelize AI capabilities across R&D and product marketing.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Product Design Engineering, or a highly technical creative field.
• Advanced expertise in prompt engineering and image/asset generation platforms (Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, Adobe Firefly).
• Deep practical experience leveraging LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate research, data synthesis, and workflow modeling.
• Systems thinker able to design scalable AI-driven automation frameworks for manual, fragmented processes.
• Tinkerer mindset — curiosity, rapid iteration, hands-on prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design and engineering teams to use generative AI for rapid concept generation and visualization.
• Design, test, and deploy customized prompts, agents, and GPT environments to automate repetitive processes.
• Act as AI evangelist — create frameworks, playbooks, and training for cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with UI/UX teams to explore consumer-facing AI experiences for hardware ecosystems (smart home).
• Continuously source and onboard emerging foundational models, plugins, and software.

Skills

Prompt engineering

LLMs

Generative AI

Tools

Midjourney

Stable Diffusion

DALL-E

ComfyUI

Adobe Firefly

Job description

SharkNinja in Needham, MA, is seeking a mid-level designer to lead generative AI prototyping and automation across product development. You will collaborate with industrial design and product engineering to generate 2D/3D concept visuals and AI-enhanced workflows, accelerating both physical and digital prototyping.

The role demands hands-on experience with prompt engineering, LLMs, and AI automation frameworks, plus the ability to evangelize AI capabilities across R&D and product marketing.