Fall 2026: Industrial Design Intern (September through December)
About the role
Are you passionate about blending design with function, beauty, and innovation? Are you ready to redefine what’s possible in consumer products, pushing the boundaries of form and function? If so, you could be a great fit for the Industrial Design Intern role at SharkNinja.
Responsibilities
- Support our Industrial Design and CMF leads on real product launches—from brainstorming to market.
- Translate consumer insights into bold, user-centered design solutions that are both functional and emotionally impactful.
- Bring ideas to life through compelling sketches, illustrations, and high-fidelity renderings that inspire cross-functional teams.
- Create presentation-ready visuals and storytelling assets that influence design decisions at the highest level.
- Build visual and functional prototypes that help test ideas and push boundaries.
- Collaborate with Engineering to deliver clean, production-ready CAD files that carry your vision through to manufacturing.
- Specify the full look and feel of a product (i.e. surface finishes, color, material, texture, and branding) down to the finest detail.
- Contribute to a multi-disciplinary team where marketing, UX, and industrial design converge.
- Explore emerging trends, new materials, and future-forward aesthetics to inform what comes next.
- Elevate the Shark and Ninja brands by helping define the design language of tomorrow’s hero products.
- Immerse yourself in the full product development cycle and gain firsthand experience solving for real-world constraints—designing for performance, cost, and delight.
Attributes & Skills
- Education: Must be currently enrolled in an industrial design bachelor’s or master’s program
- Full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA
- Create product designs using SolidWorks or Rhino with confidence and precision
- Visualize ideas through high-quality 3D renderings in tools like Keyshot to bring concepts to life for cross-functional teams
- Deliver meticulous attention to detail, even under tight deadlines
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and precision matters
- Plan and manage multiple projects with focus and flexibility
- Familiarity with mechanical engineering and part design
- Combine analytical thinking with creative energy to propose innovative, real-world solutions
- An original portfolio of creative work that clearly demonstrates a product development process
- Collaborate naturally and bring positive energy to every brainstorm, critique, and prototype
- Stay curious and forward-thinking, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in design, materials, and user experience
Qualifications
- Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA
- Sample required: Please provide samples of your work. You can link samples in your resume or add as “cover letter”.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Health savings account (HSA) with company contribution
- Sick time
- Company holidays
- Employee product discount
- Product testing opportunities
- Referral bonuses
Pay
The hourly 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.
Schedule
This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA.
Company Culture
We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community. Together, we won’t just launch products—we’ll disrupt entire markets.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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.
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