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
- You are a well-rounded designer/engineer: creative, technical and practical
- Creative – you think the unthinkable
- You can piece concepts together from a wide range of experiences and knowledge, combining elements most people wouldn’t think could be combined
- After all, “an idea is nothing more or less than a new combination of old elements”
- You can communicate these ideas quickly and effectively through sketches and physical models
- Technical – you’re concepts and ideas are grounded in a broad understanding of engineering principles across mechanical, electrical and manufacturing
- You can defend an amazing idea with sound theory or examples of how it could work using adjacent product examples or quickly built prototypes
- Practical – demonstrable hands-on skills to turn thoughts, ideas and sketches into quick prototypes, models and proof of concept test rigs
- You’re a doer. You have a bias for action and make things happen
- When the unexpected happens you’re resilient and maintain a positive attitude
- You fail fast, learn and pivot. You can anticipate potential barriers to your project and pro-actively work through roadblocks to keep projects moving at pace
- You are organized and logical and have an ability to identify what work needs to be done and in what order to clear a path through the unknowns. When complex decisions need to be made you can simplify and provide an informed recommendation
- Around 5 years experience within a design or product development environment
- Experience within the consumer electronics space is desirable
- A track record of delivering products to market
- An understanding of plastics and metals mass production techniques
- A degree-level design and/or engineering qualification
- Proficient in CAD – Solidworks or CREO
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Design Engineer to join the Ninja Advanced Development team here in our London Battersea office
- What is Advanced Development at Shark Ninja?
- The Advanced Development teams at Shark Ninja work to define the overall product concept and develop this concept to a point that it is ready for detailed design development
- This is a broad and varied space to work in, sometimes areas to explore are fairly narrow in scope, other times they are very open. We work very cross-functionally to identify, ideate, define and develop early stage product concepts into desirable, feasible and viable projects
- Drive early-stage product development. You’ll be helping to build up a product roadmap to grow our existing Ninja Cooking categories with desirable, feasible and viable new products
- Explore new product categories. In addition to growing our existing categories you’ll also be involved in scoping new exciting categories we believe the Ninja brand can win in
- Ideate novel product concepts
- You’ll be working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment to generate new product ideas
- Develop and execute test methods that allow you to benchmark products and test prototypes methodically and repeatably
- You’ll be expected to communicate these concepts clearly, expressing their reason to be and the benefits they provide to our customers
- Use your experience and instinct to continually improve the way we work
- Sketch and Build. Clearly demonstrate your concepts in the fastest and simplest way to gain excitement and buy in across the business… produce sketches, models, prototypes or test rigs to an appropriate resolution for the maturity of the project
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.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
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