Product Design Engineer-Advanced Development

Summary

Join SharkNinja's Advanced Development team as a Product Design Engineer to contribute to the early stages of product development for Ninja Cooking categories. Explore new product opportunities, generate innovative ideas, and visualize concepts through sketches, models, and prototypes. Gather cross-functional feedback, test and evaluate key risks, and ensure products meet expectations. The ideal candidate possesses a balanced background in creative thinking, technical understanding, and hands-on problem-solving, along with 1-3 years of experience in a design or product development environment. A degree in a related engineering or design field and proficiency in CAD software are required. SharkNinja offers competitive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and wellness programs.

Requirements

• A balanced background in creative thinking, technical understanding, and hands-on problem-solving
• Creative: You can generate novel ideas and communicate them through sketches or quick models
• Technical: You understand engineering fundamentals across mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines and can validate your ideas with solid reasoning or basic testing
• Practical: You have a hands-on approach and enjoy building prototypes and test rigs to bring concepts to life
• Action-oriented: You work proactively, adapt quickly, and maintain momentum even when challenges arise
• Organized and logical, with the ability to prioritize and simplify complex problems
• Approximately 1–3 years of experience in a design or product development environment
• Degree in Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field
• Proficiency in CAD software such as SolidWorks or CREO

Responsibilities

• Contribute to early-stage product development by supporting the creation of roadmaps and building out concepts that expand our Ninja Cooking categories
• Explore new product opportunities where the Ninja brand can win, using a user-first mindset and sound engineering thinking
• Generate innovative ideas within a collaborative and fast-paced environment. You’ll contribute to brainstorming sessions, develop concept sketches, and present compelling product stories
• Visualize and prototype your ideas, using sketches, models, and test rigs to communicate and validate concepts. You’ll work hands-on in our development labs and be comfortable with both CAD and physical prototyping tools
• Gather cross-functional feedback to shape product direction, showing curiosity and openness while defending strong ideas
• Test and evaluate key risks, developing test methods to ensure products meet expectations before entering detailed development

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer electronics or related fields is a plus
• Familiarity with plastics and metals manufacturing processes

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Employee stock purchase options
• Wellness programs
• SharkNinja product discounts