(Fall) Shark Test Engineer Co-op: June to December 2024

5 months ago
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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.


*Note: this role is for a Fall (June to December 2024) co-op or post-graduate internship*

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) position based in our Needham, MA office (5 days/week)


The Shark Floorcare and Haircare Test Department's role is working within a dynamic and focused team of Senior Test Engineers, Test Engineers, and Technicians who develop test protocols and test plans for the Shark Floorcare and Haircare product lines to help identify any issues within our early concept designs. As such, the ideal candidate will play a key role in helping us evaluate whether our products meet the high demands of our consumers. The position is focused on determining how to evaluate new concepts and technologies, designing and building fixtures to perform these evaluations, and analyzing and reporting the results.

Responsibilities:

  • Quickly gain a solid understanding of current industry test methods and evaluations to build upon
  • Develop, adapt, validate, and document new concept and technologies test protocols
  • Design and build automated test fixtures for all Shark product types
  • Analyze and process test data for reporting to product teams and executive leadership
  • Assess product specifications through testing

Requirements:

  • BSME, BSEME, or similar technical discipline major
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Prior experience designing and building electromechanical systems
  • Proficiency in data analysis and reporting, prior exposure to test procedures is a plus
  • Effectively communicate within the department
  • Excellent oral and written communication to create reports, write business correspondence, & develop procedures
  • Change agent with energy, passion, and enthusiasm to drive change
  • Analytical, problem solving, and root-cause analysis skills
  • Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively

Desired Attributes:

  • Hands-on with a 'Tinkerer/builder' mindset
  • Ability to identify and apply multiple creative solution potentials to understand and resolve a problem
  • Follows activities through to completion
  • Willingness to learn while stepping outside of one's comfort zone
  • Experience with any of the following: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Python


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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