Advanced Development Opportunities at SharkNinja

Innovators Wanted – Join Our Extraordinary Advanced Development Talent Community!

At SharkNinja, we are always seeking world-class engineering talent eager to push the boundaries of product design innovation. Whether you are a technical leader, a complex problem solver, or an engineer driven by curiosity and hands-on experimentation, we want to hear from you!

Our Advanced Development (Product Design Engineering & Front-End Innovation) teams thrive on tinkering—whether it’s conceptualizing, prototyping, or refining the next generation of consumer products. We embrace engineering rigor, rapid iteration, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to transform ambitious ideas into manufacturable, high-performance solutions.

If you are passionate about hands-on engineering, systems thinking, and delivering best-in-class solutions, join us.

Think beyond conventional boundaries, embrace technical challenges, and be part of a team that turns visionary concepts into reality.

What You’ll Do

• Invent & Innovate: Develop and prototype new product concepts that redefine consumer expectations.
• Collaborate & Build: Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, user experience, and manufacturing teams to bring ideas to life.
• Explore Emerging Technologies: Research and apply cutting-edge innovations in robotics, automation, sensors, AI, and consumer products.
• Create Scalable Solutions: Design new technologies that transition seamlessly from early-stage development to full-scale production.
• Shape the Future: Influence SharkNinja’s product roadmap with disruptive, consumer-driven ideas.
• Support the communication of ideas quickly and be able to drive a team effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
• Confidence in managing external providers of technology solution to reduce our time to market.
• Understand the importance of clear product definition during the design process but be able to appreciate the spark of inspiration.
• Be naturally curious and relentlessly driven to find better solutions to everyday problems.

What You’ll Bring

We are open to talent at all levels! Whether you have a few years of experience or a seasoned career in Advanced Development/Product Design Engineering, what matters most is your ability to innovate, collaborate, and execute. Ideal candidates will have:

• A passion for problem-solving, creative thinking, and technical excellence.
• The ideal candidate will have a degree-level technical qualification, ideally in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering or Product Design Engineering, with significant product design content.
• Extensive experience in an Industrial design/product design/innovation environment.
• A track record of concept development, prototyping, and transitioning projects into production.
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven track record of taking consumer concept ideas through selection process and into tooling and mass production.
• Strong leadership experience required with excellent communication skills and an inspirational leadership style.
• Extensive experience required in areas of High-Volume Plastic Injection Molding, Sheet Metal, Die Casting etc.

About the Team:

• Endless Innovation: We don’t just create products; we revolutionize categories.
• Fast-Paced & Impactful: Work on meaningful projects with real-world impact.
• Growth Opportunities: Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned professional, we invest in talent development.
• A Culture of Curiosity: We encourage bold thinking and taking smart risks.

If you're excited about the future of Advanced Development and want to be part of a company that never stops innovating, let’s connect! SharkNinja is always on the lookout for top-tier AD talent to help shape the future.