Ninja Product Design Engineer Co-op

SharkNinja; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase options

Wellness programs

Product discounts

Job summary

SharkNinja, a global product design and technology company headquartered in Needham, MA, invites you to join the Ninja team as a Product Design Engineering Co-op from January to June. You will work in a hybrid space between Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering, sketching, building, testing, and iterating handheld devices and home appliances with a user-centric focus.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams on rapid prototyping, CAD modeling, and attention to ergonomic details,

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a related bachelor’s or master’s program or have graduated within the past year.
• Ability to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule onsite in Needham, MA.
• Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Solid grasp of mechanical engineering and physics in product design, ergonomics, and human-centered engineering.
• Proactive, analytical, detail-oriented with a hands-on problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Generate new product concepts with a user-centered approach focusing on ergonomics, aesthetics, and functionality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define functional solutions and improve user experience.
• Lead and participate in design studies to address technical and UX challenges.
• Build and test quick turnaround prototypes and capture findings from user testing.
• Tackle everyday design challenges with curiosity and resilience to innovate.

Skills

Strong communicator

Mechanical intuition

Analytical mindset

Hands-on attitude

Curiosity

Education

Current student in related program

Recent grad (within 1 year)

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Rhino

Job description

SharkNinja, a global product design and technology company headquartered in Needham, MA, invites you to join the Ninja team as a Product Design Engineering Co-op from January to June. You will work in a hybrid space between Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering, sketching, building, testing, and iterating handheld devices and home appliances with a user-centric focus.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams on rapid prototyping, CAD modeling, and attention to ergonomic details,