UX Designer, Hardware for AI-Driven Products

Sharkninjaoperatingllc; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase program

Paid time off

Parental leave

Identity theft protection

Pet insurance

Product discounts

Referral bonus program

Job summary

SharkNinja in Needham, MA is seeking a Designer, UX – Hardware to shape on-device UI and interaction flows across our hardware portfolio. You will collaborate with industrial design, product, and engineering from concept through prototyping, testing, tooling, and launch.

You’ll drive usability testing, document UI layouts and state diagrams, and explore AI-enabled design processes to improve how we design and deliver delightful hardware experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years designing user experiences for physical products.
• Strong portfolio of hardware UX design work.
• Ability to design within hard constraints (display, buttons, BOM, certs).
• Hands-on usability research with physical prototypes.
• Proven collaboration across design, product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end user experience for new hardware products (UI, displays, feedback).
• Partner with industrial design on UI placement, control feel, labeling and ergonomics.
• Work through hardware and technology constraints with product/engineering teams.
• Build and run usability testing on physical prototypes and implement changes.
• Document UI layouts, interaction specs, state diagrams, and UI assets for firmware/engineering.
• Explore and implement process improvements in hardware UX design using AI.
• Contribute to a shared hardware UX design system across the portfolio.

Skills

UX design hardware

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

CAD tools (SolidWorks Rhino)

AI-enabled design

Cross-functional collaboration

Usability research with prototypes

Display tech knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in UI/UX Design

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Rhino

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

SharkNinja in Needham, MA is seeking a Designer, UX – Hardware to shape on-device UI and interaction flows across our hardware portfolio. You will collaborate with industrial design, product, and engineering from concept through prototyping, testing, tooling, and launch.

You’ll drive usability testing, document UI layouts and state diagrams, and explore AI-enabled design processes to improve how we design and deliver delightful hardware experiences.