Senior Product Design Engineer, SharkNinja
Advanced Development
3+ days a week in office (Battersea, London)
Home devices and appliances
Job no longer available
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
3+ days a week in office (Battersea, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
SharkNinja's mission is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- BSc/BA in Product Design, Industrial Design Engineering, or relevant experience in R&D, consumer product development, or product design
- 8+ years’ experience in new product development focused on innovation and emerging technologies within a consumer product driven company or consultancy
- Extensive experience working on user-centered innovation projects and passionate about understanding consumer needs
- Proven track record of creating and implementing robust, elegant, and innovative solutions to complex problems
- Intuition on what consumers want and what works in the marketplace
- Willingness to fail quickly in order to succeed sooner when generating disruptive product concepts
- Ability to sketch and visually communicate ideas quickly and effectively
- Ability to build prototypes of varying levels of fidelity and speed, from rough mock-ups to breadboard prototypes, to fully functional prototypes with designed surfaces
- Open to pursuing multiple paths to get to the best solution, and not being too proud of your own ideas to listen to others or try out alternate ideas
- CAD proficiency in ProE/Creo or SolidWorks and Keyshot
- Ability to work cross functionally and own the success of the products jointly with the other disciplines with strong communication, coordination, teamwork, and people skills
- Ability to accomplish goals autonomously and within a team environment
- Respect and understanding of other disciplines, including Marketing, Industrial Design, User Experience, Electronics, Quality, Consumer Insights and Manufacturing
- Intuition on what consumers want and what works in the marketplace, ability to take in new learnings from field research
- Ability to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, deadline driven environment
- Ability to travel globally, including trips to the U.S and China (3-4 weeks per year on average)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Product Design Engineer, AD you will help us create a new generation of innovative products across our Shark range. We thrive on designing great products that delight our customers
- Working as part of our London Design Office, you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts to deliver credible solutions populate our product road map
- Generates novel concepts and technologies for our next generation of products with a ‘build to think’ mentality
- Successfully mentors a team of A-players, helping them to reach their full potential. Actively coaches members of the team and provide development opportunities
- Takes overall ownership of designs through conception, prototyping, CAD execution, and verification, whilst consistently working at pace and successfully develops team to do the same
- Continuously challenges the team to evaluate and improves designs for cost efficiency, manufacturing improvements, increased quality and value to consumers
- Sets challenging schedules and timelines, drives to decisions and focuses on the minimal viable prototypes to move forwards
- Applies sound engineering/product design standards to support the team in delivery of real solutions
- Applies understanding & experience of high-volume manufacturing processes and materials to optimize designs
- Communicates professionally with colleagues and can influence at a high level
- Collaborates seamlessly with our U.S. and China based Product Development teams, multi-functional teams and executive teams to ensure that great ideas make it through to production
- Applies design thinking to understand and solve real consumer problems and translate these into Advanced Development projects
- Challenges assumptions and thinks innovatively to solve complex problems creatively
- Work as an individual contributor or as a team leader on multiple projects of varying size, scope, and complexity–while responding quickly to shifting priorities
- Participates in peer design reviews. Thinks critically and inquisitively about new product concepts and asks the provocative kinds of questions that other designers
- Collaborates with the R&D team to explore and integrate new technologies bring new technologies into SharkNinja’s next generation products, and to initiate the exploration of new technologies
- Hold cross-functional brainstorming ideation sessions and encourage innovative thinking
- Contributes to the business through other activities (i.e. DEI, volunteering, NPD, development, Breakthrough, etc.)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Consumer demand for new and better home appliances continues to grow. SharkNinja serves this demand by designing and manufacturing innovative home goods and devices. Specifically, it has a growing line of solutions that consist of Shark cleaning and home care products and Ninja kitchen appliances.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
SharkNinja’s main challenge is facing down big-name competitors such as home appliance giant Dyson. In fact, through innovative design, it seized the market-leading spot in traditional vacuums from Dyson and is only second to iRobot in sales of robotic models. A 2023 IPO saw an extra $296 million in funding added to SharkNinja's pot and was followed by product launches in new sectors such as air conditioning and food cooling, indicating that the company is still full of new product ideas.
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back within 2 weeks
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Employer paid group benefits including medical, dental, life insurance and more
- Competitive RRSP matching program
- 16 vacation days to start
- Paid sick days
- Paid volunteer and cultural days
- Employee & Family Assistance program
- An opportunity to accelerate your career with world class brands
- Continuous development and mentoring
- Opportunity to join various employee-based affinity groups
- Diverse, inclusive, and community-minded organization
- Wellness program offering free virtual fitness classes and a fitness reimbursement
- Employee product discounts
Company values
- Never be afraid to dream big
- Relentlessly innovate
- Obsess about customer satisfaction
- Build people up
- Seize opportunities - individually and collectively
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Articles
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Diversity & Inclusion at SharkNinja
- At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA. Your role in Diversifying SharkNinja:
- As a corporate citizen, learn and support SharkNinja’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Explore SharkNinja’s DEI Groups or volunteer to serve on committees that organize diversity-related events and activities
- Participate in employee engagement surveys and respond as openly and honestly as possible
- Become culturally competent; take the time to learn about different cultures, races, religions, and backgrounds represented by your colleagues
- Ensure equitable experiences, strengthen inclusion acumen, and promote a culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces the contributions of all team members
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