Design Manager

1 month ago

Needham, Massachusetts, United States SharkNinja Full time

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.


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 Design Engineering manger to our global team.

OVERVIEW:

We are looking for a Design Engineering Manager, Ninja Motorized AD to lead part of the growing AD team in building a new generation of innovative products across our Ninja brand. We thrive on designing great products that delight our customers. Working as part of our Needham, MA Headquarters, you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts to deliver credible solutions to the market by supporting the front-end development of product creation with a focus on technology and feasibility implementation when building our product roadmap.

Here are some of the EXCITING things you'll get to do:

  • Is comfortable working in the front-end product/engineering development phase using ideation/innovation techniques to unlock and drive the Motorized product roadmap with engineering and cross-functional PD/ID/Brand/Test Kitchen teams in the US, UK, and China.
  • Take ownership of the Motorized roadmap with a focus on the front-end technology and feasibility phase to support our next generation of products – Think complete system innovations that sit between the physical (mechanical) and system (sensors/software/batteries/connectivity)
  • Is comfortable failing fast by driving ideas to a conclusion early on via functional rigs prior to handing over part or complete product solution packages to the back-end implementation AD team.
  • Is comfortable tinkering away on both short- and long-term projects with a hands-on approach in the form of POC (Proof of Concept) rigs.
  • Can communicate ideas quickly and effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
  • Is comfortable in carrying out design/engineering studies (independently and in teams) to solve technical or consumer issues with a focus on user experience at all stages of development.
  • Collaborates seamlessly with our global AD team and CI team to ensure that the front-end sensibilities (consumer focused experience) is driving our direction and maintained throughout our development to deliver 5 star products
  • Actively coaches & supports other team members and encourages their efforts, particularly in respect to junior colleagues
  • Ability to balance, prioritize, & drive multiple workflows across projects alongside additional responsibilities whilst conforming to fast-paced schedules & deadlines.

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS:

  • Degree level technical qualification, ideally Mechanical Engineering, Product, or Industrial Design with a focus on engineering principles.
  • Typically, 6-10 years proven experience in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics/Product Design/ Industrial Design environment.
  • Experience in the consumer goods household appliance space desirable
  • Experience in plastic/casting/sheet metal manufacturing processes
  • Experience in working with IP teams to track prior art and identify novel or inventive solutions within the AD/R&D team.
  • Uses Solidworks or Creo to a proficient level.
  • Identify, solve, implement, and verify technical solutions autonomously as part of a team.
  • Can operate (with training) in the lab, building of prototypes, product testing in the lab, developing and reporting findings with next steps.
  • Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, & perseverance, whilst maintaining a positive attitude with an entrepreneurial nature; these are key to success at SharkNinja.
  • Positive attitude with an entrepreneurial nature & preference for collaboration; not afraid to fail fast, learn and then pivot
  • Appreciation for electrical engineering, software, and mechanical principles – An all-rounder of sorts.
  • Proactively enhances own education & actively seeks out coaching from others - takes a growth-mindset approach towards personal development
  • Exercises judgment in; identifying which problems to solve, how to make daily progress, and embodying the importance of iterating to prove-out hypotheses
  • Keen to engage in and contribute to internal working groups outside of their core job-role in order to improve processes, working environment, internal mindset etc
  • 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.
  • Positive, driving attitude with an inquisitive nature.
  • Appreciation for electrical engineering, software and UX design helpful but not essential.

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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