Mechanical Engineer II - Outdoor Heated SharkNinja | Needham, MA | On-Site 4+ Days Per Week Build things people actually use Most engineers spend years working on one subsystem of one product. Here, you'll take a product from a sketch on a whiteboard to something sitting in millions of homes - and you'll do it in months, not years. SharkNinja's NPD team designs the products that made us a household name. As a Mechanical Engineer II, you'll own real hardware: designing mechanisms, cutting parts, breaking prototypes, figuring out why they broke, and making the next one better. Our labs, machine shops, and prototyping resources are steps from your desk, not a purchase order away. If you like being the person who says "give me two days and I'll have something we can test" - read on. What you'll do • Design and build. Take new products from early concept through production - mechanisms, electromechanical assemblies, and the integration of motors, sensors, actuators, PCBs, and controls. • Prototype fast. Use our in-house labs, rapid prototyping tools, and supplier network to get functional hardware in hand quickly, then iterate on what you learn. • Solve the hard ones. Own hands-on troubleshooting and root-cause analysis when a mechanism, system, or first-of-its-kind idea doesn't behave. • Make it real. Translate product requirements into CAD models, drawings, tolerances, and specs that suppliers can actually build to. • Make it last. Drive design validation, reliability testing, and DFM/DFA so what ships holds up in the real world. • Work across the room. Partner daily with EE, Industrial Design, Product Development, NPD, and test teams - this is a collaborative build, not a handoff chain. What you'll bring • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field • ~2-4 years in product development or design (if you're close to this range and can show the work, we want to hear from you) • Real hands-on prototyping experience - you've built and tested physical hardware, not just modeled it • Experience designing for injection molded plastics or sheet metal for a mass produced product. • Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or similar) • Comfort with fast-moving, iterative work where requirements evolve Nice to have • Consumer products, appliances, or high-volume manufacturing experience • Rapid prototyping methods: 3D printing, machining, soft tooling • Simulation tools such as FEA or CFD • Portfolio for the team would review would be a plus You'll thrive here if • You'd rather build the thing than debate the thing • Ambiguity reads as opportunity, not risk • Your default when something's unclear is "let's figure it out" • You care how a product feels in someone's hands, not just whether it passes spec What we offer • Products you can point to on a shelf and say "I designed that" • Ownership from day one - no waiting your turn • Hands-on facilities: labs, prototyping, machining, and test, all in-house Apply Applications take under 10 minutes. If you meet most - not all - of what's above and you're excited about building consumer hardware, apply. We'd rather see your work than a perfect checklist. Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more. Pay Range $76,500-$110,000 USD