Senior Product Design Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Product Design Engineer in our London Design Office, you drive end-to-end mechanical/electro-mechanical design for Shark Floorcare products, collaborating across US, UK, and China. You mentor peers, shape requirements, and deliver robust, manufacturable solutions with a focus on cost, quality, and performance. You will own designs from concept to prototyping and verification, advancing high‑voltage product initiatives with cross-functional teams. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on experimentation to push our disruptive innovation in home solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• health insurance
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• employee stock purchase options
• wellness programs
• product discounts

Responsibilities

• Lead technical challenges across the product development lifecycle, both independently and with teams
• Mentor junior engineers and potentially progress to line management
• Define user, design, and functional requirements and validate solutions through testing
• Own end-to-end designs from conception through CAD, prototyping, and verification
• Improve designs for cost efficiency, manufacturability, quality, and consumer value
• Apply engineering and design standards to deliver manufacturable solutions
• Leverage knowledge of high-volume manufacturing and materials to optimize designs
• Collaborate with Product Development teams across US, UK, and China and with stakeholders

Key requirements

• 5+ years in mechanical or electro-mechanical engineering
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems in high-voltage environments
• Working knowledge of electromechanical systems including insulation, creepage/clearance, and thermal management
• Proficiency in SolidWorks (preferred) or Creo
• Extensive injection moulding experience; materials for high-voltage applications (PPS, PAGF)
• Experience managing electrical safety risks (dielectric, hi-pot, arcing)
• Experience with FMEA/DFMEA/HAZOP for high-voltage systems
• Understanding of IP ratings, dielectric strength, thermal runaway, and partial discharge testing
• Ability to design, build, and test mechanical prototypes; knowledge of thermal cycling, humidity, vibration, and impact testing
• Proficiency with 2D drawings, assemblies, BOM management, and GD&T

• Mentoring and leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Clear communication with stakeholders
• SolidWorks (preferred) or Creo
• Injection moulding
• High-voltage system design and safety

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