Mechanical Engineering Intern, Ninja

Mechanical Engineering Intern, Ninja (May to August)

Location: Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Work Period: May through August

About the Role

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA. There is no relocation or housing assistance for this position. The hourly salary range for this position is $27—$36 USD.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the concepting and development of next-gen Shark products by brainstorming, sketching, and prototyping bold ideas.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, designers, and product managers to explore innovative solutions to real-world consumer challenges.
• Build, test, and iterate prototypes and lab rigs while gaining hands-on experience in validating performance, usability, and reliability.
• Analyze data from testing and consumer feedback to inform design decisions and optimize product functionality.
• Participate in technical deep-dives and design reviews to uncover root causes of challenges and propose creative, practical solutions.
• Take ownership of engineering tasks with increasing complexity, gaining exposure to materials, mechanisms, manufacturing, and mass production considerations.
• Support design feasibility analysis, CAD modeling, and technical documentation alongside experienced engineers.
• Understand the user journey and drive innovations that surprise and delight.
• Learn from failure, move fast, and iterate with purpose.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Current student in a related bachelor's or master’s program or has graduated from such a program within the past year.
• Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 DAYS per week onsite in Needham, MA.
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering/physics fundamentals including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanical design.
• Solid analytical skills, attention to detail, and drive to identify potential problems and take responsibility for their resolution.
• Intellectual curiosity and creativity, first principles thinking, positive can-do attitude, and proven ability to deliver robust, elegant, and innovative solutions to complex design challenges.
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and dive into hands-on development and testing workstreams.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical colleagues clearly, effectively, and concisely.
• Comfortable multitasking and responding quickly to shifting priorities without losing sight of longer-term projects.
• Passionate about product design & function.
• Exposure to CAD program (ideally SolidWorks or Creo) and/or 3D printing/laser cutting.
• Experience with hands-on prototype development in plastic and metal including using basic machine shop tools.
• Familiarity with electronics (analog/digital), test equipment, and components common in small appliances (sensors, motors, heaters, PCBAs, etc.).
• Can identify, solve, implement, and verify technical solutions autonomously and as part of a team.
• "Hands-on" building of prototypes, experimental testing of some sort, either in the workshop or in a science context.
• Experience with Developer kits such as Python, Arduino, Raspberry Pi is desirable.

Qualifications

• This is an internship role for early career talent.