Senior Manager, R&D Biomechanical Engineering
About Us
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.
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Senior Manager, R&D Biomechanical Engineering
The Opportunity: SharkNinja's products are used by hundreds of millions of people around the world — and the reason they work as well as they do comes down to the engineering. We're looking for a Senior Manager of R&D Biomechanical Engineering who wants to be at the center of that: leading the technical direction of breakthrough products, building a team of exceptional engineers, and shaping how Ninja's next generation of consumer technology gets made. This isn't a role for someone who wants to manage from a distance. You'll be in the lab with your team one day and in front of senior leadership the next. You'll own the technical standard, the team culture, and the roadmap — from early-stage concept through mass production.
What You'll Do: You'll lead a growing team of engineers focused on biomechanical research and product performance across Ninja's portfolio. That means setting technical direction, personally driving solutions on high-stakes programs, and making sure your team has the clarity, tools, and development they need to do their best work. Specifically, You'll Define and own the technical strategy across multiple concurrent R&D programs, connecting first-principles engineering to real consumer outcomesBe a hands-on technical leader — equally comfortable prototyping in the lab, running a rigorous design review, or presenting R&D findings to senior leadershipBuild and scale the team: recruiting top engineering talent, creating development paths, and cultivating a culture of intellectual honesty and continuous improvementPartner closely with cross-functional leaders across product, design, and operations to align technology development with business prioritiesChampion a "fail fast, learn fast" approach — compressing problems to their core requirements and iterating with both speed and rigorIdentify and resolve technical risk early, before it becomes a business problem
Qualifications
You're a strong engineer first. You have deep fluency in mechanical engineering and physics fundamentals — heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechanical design — and the instincts to apply them in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. You've solved hard problems and can show your work. You're also a leader people want to follow. You know how to set a high bar without burning your team out, how to give feedback that makes engineers better, and how to keep a team energized through the complexity of real product development.
You have a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline (advanced degree a plus). 5–10+ years in product development with meaningful leadership responsibility in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environmentExperience leading teams across multiple concurrent projects, from early exploration through mass productionHands-on experience with biomechanical research applied to product designComfort with test equipment, data analysis, and CAD fundamentalsStrong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel or equivalent toolsExceptional communicator — able to translate complex technical work for non-technical stakeholders at the senior level
Pay Range
The annual salary range for this position is $127,500—$185,000 USD.
Benefits
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
Identity theft protection
Pet insurance
Pre-paid legal insurance
Back-up child and eldercare days
Product discounts
Referral bonus program