HW UX/UI Design Co-op — Shape Smart Home Interfaces

SharkNinja France; Needham (MA); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

HSA with company contribution

Sick time

Company holidays

Employee product discount

Product testing opportunities

Referral bonuses

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a Spring 2027 HW UX/UI Design Co-op to craft intuitive interfaces for our hardware products. You will work with the HW UX team to deliver engaging, tactile user experiences across physical UI, displays, and feedback systems.

Qualified candidates will showcase a strong portfolio, employ a user-centered approach, and collaborate across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. This role is onsite in Needham, MA with some remote work days.

Qualifications

• Current student in a related bachelor's or master's program or has graduated from such a program within the past year.
• Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 DAYS per week onsite in Needham, MA.
• Demonstrate a strong portfolio that includes examples of your design experience.
• Apply a user-centered mindset with a passion for creating thoughtful, intuitive experiences.
• Use design tools like Adobe Creative Suite and Figma with confidence and creativity.
• Communicate effectively—both visually and verbally—with cross-functional teams.
• Pay close attention to detail while balancing the big-picture user journey.
• Thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and an eagerness to receive and incorporate feedback.
• Show curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and processes.
• Have an interest in connected consumer products, smart home technology, or IoT ecosystems (a plus!)

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end user experience, interaction model, and on-product interfaces for new HW products.
• Partner with industrial design on UI placement, control feel, labeling, and ergonomics.
• Work with product and engineering to deliver feasible, desirable, viable experiences.
• Build and run usability testing on physical prototypes and translate findings into design changes.
• Document UI layouts, interaction specs, state diagrams, and UI asset packages for firmware/engineering.

Skills

Portfolio

User-centered design

Communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's program in related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

SharkNinja is seeking a Spring 2027 HW UX/UI Design Co-op to craft intuitive interfaces for our hardware products. You will work with the HW UX team to deliver engaging, tactile user experiences across physical UI, displays, and feedback systems.

Qualified candidates will showcase a strong portfolio, employ a user-centered approach, and collaborate across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment. This role is onsite in Needham, MA with some remote work days.