Spring 2027 Quality Engineering Co-op: Hands-On Lab & Data

SharkNinja France; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; 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

Wellness programs

Job summary

SharkNinja in Needham, MA, is hiring a Spring 2027 Quality Engineering Co-op to support the product development team with hands-on testing and data-driven insights. The role emphasizes analyzing failures, reproducibility in the lab, and close collaboration with cross-functional partners to improve products.

You will work onsite in Needham, contributing to a fast-paced, consumer-focused environment, with learning and growth opportunities across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, or related engineering field.
• Hands‑on mechanical or electrical aptitude with basic tools and measurement skills.
• Working knowledge of data analysis (Excel) and familiarity with Power BI or similar tools.
• Comfort with repetitive lab work and long run times to reproduce failures.
• Curiosity with structured problem solving and root‑cause analysis concepts.
• Clear written communication and thorough documentation.
• Consumer‑first mindset when evaluating new products or processes.

Responsibilities

• Tear down consumer-returned units and perform failure analysis on mechanical and electrical failures.
• Analyze consumer complaints from call center data and web reviews using Power BI; identify patterns and trends.
• Recreate consumer-reported failures in the lab by running products for extended periods to reproduce failures reliably.
• Use learnings to improve test methods for future programs.
• Document findings and root cause in Jira using 5 Why, 8D, and fishbone diagrams.
• Present findings to PI, engineering, PD, and quality leadership.

Skills

Mechanical/electrical aptitude

Data analysis

Power BI

Jira

Excel

Root-cause tools

Written communication

Education

Engineering student

Tools

Power BI

Jira

Excel

Job description

SharkNinja in Needham, MA, is hiring a Spring 2027 Quality Engineering Co-op to support the product development team with hands-on testing and data-driven insights. The role emphasizes analyzing failures, reproducibility in the lab, and close collaboration with cross-functional partners to improve products.

You will work onsite in Needham, contributing to a fast-paced, consumer-focused environment, with learning and growth opportunities across engineering disciplines.