Engineering Director

Overview

In this role you will lead front-end engineering for SharkNinja’s floorcare line, shaping the product roadmap at the Battersea site. You’ll harmonize mechanical systems with sensors, software and connectivity to deliver next-generation vacuums. You’ll drive feasibility studies, prototype solutions, and cross-functional collaboration with PD, ID, Brand and Test Kitchen teams across the US, UK and China. Your leadership will nurture junior engineers and ensure consumer-focused, high-quality outcomes. This is a chance to influence innovative floorcare at scale within a fast-paced, growth-focused culture.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end engineering development for floorcare products and drive the roadmap with cross-functional teams
• Own technology and feasibility phase, delivering complete system innovations integrating hardware, sensors, software and connectivity
• Apply detailed design and failure mode analysis to floorcare products
• Communicate concepts via sketches, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes
• Lead studies solo or with teams to solve technical and consumer challenges with user experience at the center
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure consumer-focused sensibilities guide development toward five-star outcomes
• Coach and support team members, promoting growth and hands-on prototyping and testing
• Balance multiple workstreams and manage timelines in a fast-paced environment

Key requirements

• Degree level technical qualification (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Product/Industrial Design)
• 8–10 years in mechanical/electromechanical product design or consumer goods
• Experience with plastic, casting and sheet metal manufacturing
• Experience with IP and prior art tracking in an AD or R&D setting
• Proficiency in Solidworks or Creo
• Autonomous problem-solving with hands-on prototyping and testing
• Collaborative, growth-minded and entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to motivate teams toward autonomous problem solving and prototyping

• collaborative
• inquisitive
• driven
• Solidworks
• Creo
• mechanical design

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