Designer, UX Hardware

About Us

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeoples lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted global brands Shark and Ninja the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham Massachusetts with more than4100associates the companys products are sold at key retailers online and offline and through distributors around the world.

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja were building an AI-native culture. Were not waiting for the future; were creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly adopt new tools and continuously raise whats possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasnt been invented yet youll fit right in.

Needham MA

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact peoples 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. 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 our products are sold at key retailers online and offline and through distributors around the world.

We work hard to give our consumers high-quality innovative delightful products. Were passionate about user experience and were looking for creative designers who think outside the box embrace the latest technology advocate for our customers and push the boundary of whats possible. Join us in shaping the future of SharkNinja product experiences.

This is where physical product meets user experience. As Designer UX Hardware youll design on-device UI and interaction flows with a relentless focus on the customer working with industrial design product and engineering across the full process from product concepts through prototyping testing tooling engineering builds and launch.

Youll also drive process improvements in hardware UX design for new products and for extending existing products into new markets using cutting-edge technologies to improve both how we work and what we make.

Were looking for someone talented and enthusiastic to join our growing team and deliver compelling easy delightful experiences for our hardware products.

• Own the end-to-end user experience interaction model and on-product interfaces for a range of new hardware products physical UI displays affordances and feedback (haptic audio visual).
• Partner with industrial design on UI placement control feel labeling and ergonomics consistently advocating for the user when manufacturing and cost pressure push the other way.
• Work through hardware and technology constraints with colleagues in product and engineering to deliver experiences that are feasible desirable and viable.
• Build and run usability testing on physical prototypes turning findings into impactful achievable design changes.
• Document UI layouts interaction specs state diagrams and UI asset packages that firmware and engineering teams can build from without ambiguity.
• Explore and implement process improvements in how we design and document hardware projects using AI and other emerging technologies.
• Contribute to a shared hardware UX design system interaction patterns iconography terminology and display standards that scale across the portfolio.

• 3 years designing user experiences for physical products.
• A strong portfolio showcasing relevant hardware UX design work.
• Fluency designing inside hard constraints: display resolution and color depth physical button counts BOM cost certification requirements tooling timelines.
• Hands-on usability research with physical prototypes and the judgment to know when a finding warrants a design change.
• Proven collaboration across design product and engineering teams.
• Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite; working familiarity with CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Rhino preferred.
• Demonstrated fluency and enthusiasm with AI tools for concept exploration asset production process improvement and documentation.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in an agile fast-paced environment without compromising quality.
• Bachelors degree in UI/UX Design Industrial Design or a related discipline.