About the role#
As a Mechanical Engineering Intern, you will work with our team to bring home innovations to life. You will gain hands-on experience solving technical challenges, iterating on prototypes, and translating consumer needs into engineering solutions. You will be immersed in the full product lifecycle, helping us develop high-performance Ninja products.
What you'll do#
- Contribute to concepting and development through brainstorming, sketching, and prototyping.
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to explore solutions to consumer challenges.
- Build, test, and iterate prototypes and lab rigs to validate performance, usability, and reliability.
- Analyze testing data and consumer feedback to inform design decisions and optimize product functionality.
- Participate in technical deep-dives and design reviews to identify root causes and propose solutions.
- Take ownership of engineering tasks of increasing complexity.
- Gain exposure to materials, mechanisms, manufacturing, and mass-production considerations.
- Support design feasibility analysis, CAD modeling, and technical documentation.
- Understand the product user journey and contribute to product innovation.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a bachelor's or master's program in Mechanical Engineering, or graduation within the past year.
- Strong understanding of mechanical engineering and physics fundamentals, including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanical design.
- Solid analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to deliver robust, elegant, and innovative solutions to complex design challenges.
- Willingness to perform hands-on development and testing work.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Comfort multitasking and responding to shifting priorities.
- Exposure to a CAD program, such as SolidWorks or Creo, and/or 3D printing or laser cutting.
- Experience with hands-on prototype development in plastic and metal using basic machine shop tools.
- Familiarity with electronics, including sensors, motors, heaters, and PCBAs.
- Experience with developer kits such as Python, Arduino, or Raspberry Pi is desirable.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position.
- You must be able to work on-site five days per week in Needham, MA.
- The term runs from May 2027 through August 2027.
- This position is paid.
About SharkNinja
SharkNinja is a product design and technology company based in Needham, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1994 and operates as a public company. The business focuses on consumer goods and product marketing. It employs over 4,000 people to develop household products for cleaning, cooking, and food preparation.
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