Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer- Sustainability (Shark) at SharkNinja in Needham, MA

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market, and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 3,300+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.

Are you ready to take your Mechanical Engineering skills to the next level and join a company that thrives on Innovation? If yes, I have the perfect position for you!
Our mission to positively impact people's 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 a Senior Sustainability Mechanical Engineer to our global team.

Overview:
The R&D Team at SharkNinja is looking for dynamic, creative, talented, inspirational, and committed Senior Sustainability Mechanical Engineer to help deliver an extraordinary pipeline of new, environmentally advanced products.

SharkNinja is committed to reducing our environmental impacts and is seeking a creative problem solver to advance the development of low carbon products. This individual possesses an intuitive grasp of physics and engineering fundamentals, is equally comfortable hacking together a prototype in the lab or analyzing the results of a test, and is passionate about solving the tough engineering challenges required to deliver environmentally sustainable product innovations to market.

This role calls for an experienced hands-on engineer who has a deep understanding of energy efficiency and sustainable material technologies, a natural curiosity and creativity on how to leverage them in new ways, and an ability to collaborate cross functionally with engineering and product development teams to help bring these products to market.

EXCITING things you’ll get to do:

Actively support the development of sustainable consumer products by identifying lower impact opportunities and using hands-on design skills, testing and problem solving to demonstrate the feasibility of your solutions.

Investigate and identify both commercially available and next generation technologies to greatly improve the energy efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of key products

Collaborate with Engineering and Product Development teams daily to rapidly progress the understanding of systems, environmental performance levers, and tradeoffs

Bring together team members from other disciplines to brainstorm, solve problems, build proof-of-concept prototypes, and test them thoroughly

Work closely with and guide co-ops and interns

See the culmination of your efforts with the team come to life on the shelf in stores, online, and in infomercials through products with a reduced carbon footprint

Attributes and Skills:

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

5+ years of related experience in design and development

Demonstrated ability to bring enabling energy efficiency and environmentally responsible technologies into innovative products in the market

Solid analytical skills, a methodical mindset with strong attention to detail, and relentless drive to identify potential problems and take responsibility for their resolution

Skilled communicator able to explain working principles, synthesize data into learnings and the impact to design choices, and make recommendations to both technical and non-technical colleagues

Awareness of global eco legislation for consumer products and how products can be future proofed through design

Experience working in a laboratory setting with various test equipment and instrumentation conducting controlled experiments on something you have designed and built

Proficient CAD user, Solidworks or CREO

Organized, skilled using Excel, Python, or Matlab (or similar programs) to synthesize test data into learnings

Enjoys fostering meaningful professional relationships with colleagues

Due to the hands-on nature of the role working closely with a team, this role is an in-person role at our Needham, MA office

Preferred Attributes:

Previous experience in an applied R&D role working for a consumer product company or a consultant company

Experience with electronics (analog/digital), related test equipment, and components common in small appliances (sensors, motors, heaters, PCBAs, etc.)

Understanding of applied fluid mechanics and heat transfer

Experience in product design and development including designing and executing an experimental test plan to guide design decisions

Comfortable multitasking and responding quickly to shifting priorities without losing sight of longer-term projects and goals

Experience working with external experts or consultancies

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are 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.

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