Engineering Manager, NPD-Coffee & Beverage

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager, NPD to help us build a new generation of innovative Coffee & Beverage products across our Shark & Ninja ranges. This role is the US engineering anchor for the category, leading the subsystems with the most direct consumer KPI and touchpoint impact — the parts of the product that drive star ratings, daily user experience, and brand-critical sensory performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a US-based team of two engineers, setting clear technical direction, reviewing work, managing prioritization, and providing regular structured feedback and coaching
• Take overall ownership of KPI-critical subsystem designs through conception, CAD execution, prototyping, and verification — working at pace and developing the team to do the same
• Drive subsystem performance against category KPIs using quantitative test and DOE methods to close the loop from consumer requirement to measurable design parameter
• Continuously evaluate and improve designs for cost efficiency, manufacturing improvements, increased quality, and consumer value
• Build and test prototypes to de-risk concepts, validate assumptions, and drive design decisions; plan and run DOEs, analyze results, and translate findings into specification and design changes
• Represent the global team's work in program reviews and take accountability for the quality and timeliness of their deliverables
• Collaborate seamlessly with the UK-based program engineering team and coordinate closely with US-based Product Management, Industrial Design, and Technical/Technology teams
• Cook up with effectively in distributed, multi-site engineering environments (US, UK, China, or similar)

Requirements

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design
• 5+ years of proven experience in Mechanical / Product Design including at least one full concept-to-production cycle
• 2+ years of people management experience, with demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and hold accountability for a team of engineers
• Demonstrated ability to translate consumer KPIs and qualitative product requirements into concrete, measurable design parameters and test protocols, including DOE planning and interpretation
• Experience interfacing and presenting updates to senior or executive leadership who will be both of a technical and non-technical nature
• Experience in plastic manufacturing processes and high-volume consumer goods environments
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or Creo to a high level, with demonstrable experience leading CAD reviews
• Clear communication of technical concepts to non-technical and executive audiences — in writing, presentations, and live Q&A

Preferred Experience

• In consumer household appliances, particularly coffee, espresso, or hot-beverage products
• Familiarity with beverage appliance components: pumps, thermoblocks/boilers, solenoid valves, flow meters, grinders, pressure regulation, and safety devices
• Experience presenting to executive stakeholders and synthesizing technical content across multiple programs

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical engineering, software, and UX design

Skills

• First-principles thinking and sound judgment to solve complex problems across thermal, fluidic, and electromechanical domains
• Comfort working semi-autonomously under ambiguity

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

• 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
• ID Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Pre-paid legal insurance
• Back-up child and eldercare days
• Product discounts
• Referral bonus program

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $97,000—$165,000 USD