Mechanical Engineer Intern/Co-op - February - June 2022
*This 6 month position will be onsite in Needham, MA. Please consider if you can work onsite in MA before applying.
We’re looking for Mechanical Engineering students to help us create a new generation of innovative products across NINJA and SHARK categories. We thrive on designing great products that delight our customers but know that it takes unusual individuals to make it happen. Working as part of our Product Innovation team you will bring technical substance and inspiration to our creative efforts to ensure that imaginative but credible solutions populate our ambitious product roadmap.
Essential Functions
- Support the development of novel concepts and technologies for our next generation of products.
- Help communicate ideas quickly and effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3-D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
- Build test rigs in the lab while supporting the execution of verification and validation test plans.
- Inject energy, enthusiasm and creativity into everything you touch.
- Be naturally curious and relentlessly driven to find better solutions to everyday problems.
- Demonstrate integrity and courage in the way you work, breaking the mold isn't easy.
- Evaluate and improve designs for cost effectiveness, manufacturing improvements, increased quality and value.
- Identify new ideas, products and/or features that improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs and keep our product line at the forefront of our industry.
Attributes and Skills
- A natural and effective communicator capable of reducing abstract concepts to reality.
- Able to quickly generate visual and physical definitions of new products that convey key attributes of function and layout.
- A thorough understanding of basic physical principles.
- Creativity and technical knowledge are crucial in this position.
Education and Experience
- The ideal candidate will have completed 2+ years in a Mechanical or Industrial Design Engineering degree program, while maintaining a 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA or better.
- Positions available January - June
- Experience fabricating, assembling and testing prototypes
- Great communication skills
- Self-starter, energetic, keen to learn
- Flexible in approach
- Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes and materials a plus.
- Candidates should have samples of design work, including sketch/work books demonstrating creative, problem-solving ability.
Our Intern/Co-op program is a great opportunity to learn about our business, build relationships and admit it, you've always wanted to add NINJA to your resume.
At SharkNinja, 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. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is 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 of our 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.