Principal Design Engineer - Other US Location, United States - SharkNinja

Description

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.

Summary of Position

We are looking for a Principal Design Engineer, to join our US NPD team building a new generation of innovative personal care products for the Shark brand. We thrive on designing great products that delight our customers. Working as part of our Boston Head Office, you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts to deliver credible solutions to the market.

Role Functions:

• Takes a lead role (independently and in teams) to solve technical issues found in the development of a product.
• Mentors more junior team members, with potential for line-management if desired. Supports all team members and encourages their efforts.
• Collaborates to help establish a project's user, design, and functional requirements, deliver robust solutions to satisfy those requirements, then help to validate through testing and building consensus on next steps.
• Takes overall ownership of designs through conception, CAD execution, prototyping and verification, whilst consistently working at pace & successfully develops team to do the same.
• Continuously evaluates and improves designs for cost efficiency, manufacturing improvements, increased quality and value to consumers.
• Works closely with our R&D team to build prototypes and testing rigs to integrate optimization for product performance.
• Applies sound engineering/ product design standards to deliver real solutions.
• Applies understanding & experience of high-volume manufacturing processes and materials to optimize designs.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with colleagues.
• Collaborates seamlessly with our U.S, U.K and China based Product Development teams, multi-functional teams and executive teams to ensure that great ideas make it through to production.

Requirements

• Degree level technical qualification, ideally Product Design Engineering, Mechanical or Industrial Design Engineering.
• Typically 7-10 years proven experience in Mechanical/ Product Design/ Engineering environment.
• Experience in the consumer goods household appliance space desirable.
• Experience in plastic manufacturing processes.
• Experience of delivering real world products to market.
• Uses Solidworks or Creo to a high level, demonstrable experience leading CAD reviews.
• Can motivate your team to identify, solve, implement and verify technical solutions autonomously.
• Can effectively manage the "hands-on" - building of prototypes, product testing in the lab, developing and reporting.
• Flexible and collaborative- these are key to success at SharkNinja.
• Keen eye for detail and leads the implementation of detailed engineering design.
• Positive, driving attitude with an inquisitive nature.
• Appreciation for electrical engineering, software and UX design helpful but not essential.

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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.

YOUR ROLE in leading our SUCCESS DRIVERS & representing our UNIQUE MINDSET

• Lead us to be "RARELY SATISFIED"
• Make things better each day; "PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION"
• Use your knowledge of our consumer, understand that "DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE"
• Deliver something great; "WINNING IS A TEAM SPORT"
• Be clear and honest, "COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT"

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