Manager, Design MotorizedTreats

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeoples lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted global brands Shark and Ninja the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham Massachusetts with more than4100associates the companys products are sold at key retailers online and offline and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja were building an AI-native culture. Were not waiting for the future; were creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly adopt new tools and continuously raise whats possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasnt been invented yet youll fit right in.

Our mission is to positively impact peoples lives every day in every home around the world. That means our employees get to be thinkers and tinkerers designers and doers creators and number crunchers makers of things they love. As we grow were excited to add a Manager Mechanical Design - NPD to our global team.

Youll lead part of our growing NPD team building the next generation of innovative Ninja products. This is a front-end role: youll own the technology and feasibility phase of product creation bringing technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts and shaping our Motorized product roadmap with credible buildable solutions.

Think complete system innovations that sit between the physical (mechanical) and the system (sensors software batteries connectivity).

Own the front end of the Motorized roadmap. Use ideation and innovation techniques to unlock and drive the roadmap alongside engineering and cross-functional PD ID Brand and Test Kitchen teams across the US UK and China.

Fail fast learn faster. Drive ideas to a conclusion early via functional rigs before handing part or complete solution packages to the back-end implementation AD team.

Get hands-on. Tinker on both short- and long-term projects building POC (Proof of Concept) rigs to prove out hypotheses. Manage the hands-on work of prototype building and lab testing then develop and report findings with clear next steps.

Communicate ideas fast. Sketching CAD layouts 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.

Run design and engineering studies independently and in teams to solve technical and consumer problems with user experience front of mind at every stage.

Keep the consumer at the center. Collaborate seamlessly with our global AD and CI teams so front-end consumer-focused sensibilities drive our direction and carry all the way through development to 5-star products.

Coach and grow the team. Actively support and encourage your colleagues especially junior team members and motivate them to identify solve implement and verify technical solutions autonomously.

Juggle well. Balance prioritize and drive multiple workflows and additional responsibilities against fast-paced schedules and deadlines.

Experience & Education

• Degree-level technical qualification ideally Mechanical Engineering Product Design or Industrial Design with a focus on engineering principles
• Typically 610 years of proven experience in a Mechanical Electrical Mechatronics Product Design or Industrial Design environment
• Consumer goods / household appliance experience desirable
• Experience with plastic casting and sheet metal manufacturing processes
• Experience working with IP teams to track prior art and identify novel or inventive solutions within an AD/R&D team

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in SolidWorks or Creo
• Ability to identify solve implement and verify technical solutions autonomously and as part of a team
• Comfortable operating in the lab (with training): building prototypes testing products and reporting results
• An all-rounders appreciation for electrical engineering software and mechanical principles. UX design appreciation is helpful but not essential

How You Work

• Flexible resilient and persevering with a positive attitude and entrepreneurial nature these are key to success at SharkNinja
• A collaborator who isnt afraid to fail fast learn and pivot
• Positive and driving with an inquisitive nature
• Strong judgment: knowing which problems to solve how to make daily progress and why iterating to prove out hypotheses matters
• A growth mindset you proactively build your own skills and actively seek out coaching from others
• Keen to contribute to internal working groups beyond your core role to improve processes working environment and mindset

Our mission to positively impact peoples lives every day in every home around the world allows our employees to be thinkers and tinkerers designers and doers creators and number crunchers makers of things they love. As we continue to grow we are excited to add aManager Mechanical Design - NPDto our global team.