(Spring) Ninja Test Kitchen Co-op: January to June 2025

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Needham, MA
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Beauty • Robotics • Design • Appliances • Manufacturing
Positively impacting people’s lives every day in every home around the world.
The Role
The Ninja Test Kitchen Co-op role involves partnering with food scientists and chefs to aid in product launches, conducting culinary exploration, crafting recipes, performing product testing, and communicating test results. Interns will assist in events and help develop new products in a dynamic environment.
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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.

*Please note, this is a full-time opportunity based in our Needham, MA office. The position is for the Spring 2025 Co-op term from January to June*

The Ninja Test Kitchen (NTK) is looking for food-passionate and detail-oriented individuals who thrive in a creative and dynamic work environment. As a member of NTK, you will play a key role in defining new product development, product design, and brand story development. The intern will provide a unique, food-first point of view for the development of new products and recipes across our ambitious product roadmap.  

Specifically, this position will be responsible for: 

  • Partnering with our food scientists and research chefs to help with the successful product launches of new and cutting-edge products like our popular air fryers, coffee and espresso makers, Creami ice cream maker, grills and griddles, and more! 
  • Conducting culinary exploration on new products, competitors, and existing SKUs to build excitement around marketing and product strategy. 
  • Crafting hero recipes and pushing the limits of what’s possible on new-to-the world appliances. 
  • Conducting rigorous product testing, bringing a research mindset to performance evaluation of Ninja products. 
  • Meticulously recording and reporting on test results and clearly communicating with key stakeholders 
  • Assisting in the execution of guest chef summits and gathering expert feedback 
  • Attending internal and external events, as needed 

 Qualities we are looking for:

  • An entrepreneurial mindset – you take ownership, drive projects forward and think creatively to bring the best products to market. 
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on, highly iterative environment 
  • Collaborative team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills, but also has the ability to dig to find answers to questions on more “individual” projects? We want you! 
  • Eager to learn and ask questions and willing to voice your opinion 
  • Able to manage multiple projects and tasks at once while meeting assigned deadlines 
  • Positive spirit and willingness to have fun at work!  

Education and Experience:

  • Final year in Culinary Science, Culinology, Food Science or Product Development programs 
  • Restaurant or food service experience is a plus 
  • Prior internship experience a plus 


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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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture at [email protected]

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The Company
HQ: Needham, MA
3,600 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

SharkNinja redefines fast-paced. Bringing new, complex products to market in new categories every six months is not for the faint of heart. As a result, the talent that comprises our workforce is intelligent, committed, creative, and resilient no matter which department you call home. Everywhere you look here, you see the best of the best.

What makes SharkNinja unique is our method – almost a proprietary intensity – that is shared from top to bottom and produces incredible results. Ours is a winning team that creates the opportunity for anyone to be a winner. It’s a place where we can all (and are expected to) test, fail, learn, win, scale, and do it fast without ego. It’s not easy here by any stretch, but when you see that product that was just a sketch on a slide six months ago and is now on Amazon getting rave reviews, you can’t help but think, ‘Wow, look what we did together.’ If you like that feeling, then SharkNinja might be the place for you.

Why Work With Us

Whether your passion is engineering, designing, marketing, or developing, at SharkNinja you’ll find we’re all about people. We work together to create world-class products that delight our consumers. Building an admired consumer products problem solving engine is hard; we do it better than others by operating differently.

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Majority of roles are hybrid 3 days a week. Please speak with our recruiting team for specific details on hybrid work.

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