Senior Industrial Designer
SharkNinja
- Needham, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Leads design activities and create high fidelity illustrations to demonstrate actual physical products, and generate suitably high quality material for Presentation.
- Practice user-centered design approach to translate consumer insights into meaningful product solutions that will delight consumers both on an emotional/experiential and functional level.
- Employ Design thinking methodologies to identify and generate innovative and unique product solutions to grow SharkNinja market share.
- Conceptualize and visualize concepts through high quality sketches, illustrations and CAD renderings.
- Articulate and specify design intent for manufacturing by creating specifications detailing fit, finishes, color, graphics, etc.
- Develop and refine product design solutions and ensure relentless usability from conceptualization to production.
- Deliver clean, well-built CAD packages to Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Collaborates cross functionally to conceptualize, visualize and create new products.
- Coach and mentor designers, setting clear expectations and deliverables through the entire design and development process.
- Conduct brainstorming sessions and design reviews.
- Maintains quality standards for design throughout the product lifecycle
- Stays abreast with current and emerging trends, innovations and materials within the industry
- Solves complex problems by challenging assumptions using creativity and innovatively.
- Drive innovative approaches through emerging product trends or new technologies.
- Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards.
- Demonstrate a high level of knowledge on full product development cycle with ability to navigate through technical and business constraints for achieving the best possible quality outcomes.
- Understand SharkNinja's brands and help define the company's future product development strategies.
- BA or BS in Industrial Design or similar discipline
- MS in Industrial Design or a related field preferred.
- 4+ years of experience working as a designer in small appliances, consumer electronics, medical, or a related field
- 2D skills via sketching, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.
- Proficiency with CAD - Solidworks or Rhino required
- Proficiency with 3D rendering programs such as Keyshot.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to plan and manage multiple projects.
- Strong detail orientation with ability to work quickly without compromising quality.
- Proven track record for delivering products through production.
- Ability to work independently, own the entire development process with minimal supervision or guidance.
- Strong understanding of mechanical engineering and part design.
- Strong analytical thinking that leads to creative solutions and innovative ideas.
- Proven track record for delivering products through production.
- A strong original portfolio of creative work that clearly demonstrates a product development process.
- Strong team player.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) along with good sound interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- 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”