Lead Industrial Designer

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. 

 

About the Role:

 

SharkNinja is looking for a Senior/Lead/Principal Industrial Designer to join us and drive the next generation of innovation across our Shark and Ninja brands. This role blends strategic concept development with hands-on execution, giving you the opportunity to influence creative direction while ensuring design excellence through production. As a senior individual contributor, you will lead concept exploration, 3D form development, and precision craftsmanship, applying DFM and assembly best practices to bring ideas to life. You will balance big-picture vision with executional rigor, creating products that are iconic, manufacturable, and consumer-focused.

 

You will partner closely with the Global Industrial Design and CMF teams, Product Development, Marketing, Engineering, and Manufacturing partners. In this role, you will serve as both a guardian of design vision and quality and a driver of global design R&D capability, advancing new methods, tools, materials, processes, and surface treatments that push SharkNinja’s design innovation and craftsmanship forward.

 

This is where your SharkNinja journey begins. You’re an explorer—not a tour guide—driven by curiosity, fueled by taking chances, and unwilling to fly under the radar. Here, bold moves turn into real impact, growth comes from challenge, and your work helps shape what’s next.

 

LOCATION: Shenzhen/Suzhou, China

 

 

 

Here are some of the EXCITING things you’ll get to do:

 

Concept Development & Design Vision

• Drive early-stage design exploration, creating sketches, 3D studies, and prototypes that shape program direction.
• Translate consumer insights and brand strategy into compelling concepts for both near-term and future pipelines.
• Deliver clear design storytelling - from moodboards to renderings - to inspire and align stakeholders.

Form Development & Craftsmanship

• Refine 3D forms and surfaces to achieve best-in-class proportions, usability, and aesthetics.
• Translate concept models into production-ready CAD while balancing design intent and engineering feasibility.
• Elevate craftsmanship in part fitment, surface quality, and tactile details for premium consumer experiences.

Execution & DFM

• Apply DFM/DFA principles to ensure seamless transition from design to production.
• Resolve tooling, parting line, and assembly challenges with suppliers.
• Evaluate appearance models and prototypes with decisive feedback.
• Demonstrate mastery of manufacturing across plastics, metals, glass, and soft goods.

Design Research & R&D

• Explore new trends, methods, materials, processes, and surface treatments to advance global design capability.
• Partner with global teams and suppliers to integrate innovation into future product pipelines.
• Lead prototyping and experimentation that informs both concept feasibility and long-term strategy.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with Global ID and CMF teams to ensure seamless integration of form, finish, and brand language.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Development, Marketing, and Supply Chain to align design with business goals.
• Mentor junior designers, elevating design critique and execution standards.
• Represent Industrial Design in supplier reviews and cross-functional forums, protecting and advancing design vision.

 

You are Expected:

• Fluency in English and Mandarin (written and spoken) to enable seamless collaboration with global design teams and local manufacturing partners.
• 8+ years of professional experience in Industrial Design, with a proven track record of taking products from concept through mass production.
• Exceptional form development skills - sketching, CAD modeling (Rhino, SolidWorks), and surfacing refinement.
• Strong knowledge of DFM/DFA principles, part fitment, and manufacturing processes.
• Skilled in visual storytelling (sketching, Illustrator, Photoshop, KeyShot) to inspire stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Strong strategic thinking, system-level design approach, and the ability to connect design to broader brand and business goals.
• Passionate advocate for great design and user experience, with a creative and resilient mindset.
• Ability to balance concept creativity with execution rigor.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented, with an obsession for precision craftsmanship and product feel.
• Strong communicator, able to influence global teams and suppliers across cultures through clear, concise messages and storytelling that drive impactful results.
• A robust portfolio showcasing original creative work that highlights the product development process.

Education/Certifications/Affiliations

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or related field; Master’s a plus.

Travel Requirements

• Be flexible for domestic and international travel.