Engineering Manager, R&D

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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. 

AI at SharkNinja

At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in.

Senior Innovation Technical Project Manager (iTPM)

Technology Incubation Group | Needham, MA

Where New Products Begin

Before a product gets a name, a launch date, or a development budget, it has to survive the hardest phase of all: early-stage innovation. The ideas are ambitious, the constraints are real, and the path forward is rarely obvious. This is exactly where the Innovation Technical Project Manager operates — and it's one of the most consequential roles in SharkNinja's product organization.

As iTPM, you'll sit at the center of the Technology Incubation Group, driving early-stage programs from initial vision through prototype — the phase where the most important decisions get made and the most value gets created or destroyed. This is not a coordination role. It's a senior leadership position with real accountability, real authority, and direct access to the most senior levels of the business.

What You'll Own

You're the single accountable owner of your programs from Vision through prototype handoff to the NPD group. That means you define what's being built, why it matters commercially, and hold a global cross-functional organization to schedule and cost from day one.

In practice, that looks like:

• Building and maintaining integrated master program schedules across all workstreams — mechanical, electrical, firmware, industrial design, and commercial readiness
• Driving alignment on product direction across engineering, design, commercial, finance, and supply chain teams globally
• Leading structured milestone reviews at Vision, V0, P1, and P2 — preparing materials, facilitating decisions, and ensuring clear documented outcomes
• Owning the risk register from day one: identifying, escalating, and resolving critical path risks before they hit cost or timeline
• Serving as the primary interface between the Innovation TPM team and the NPD PMO, enabling clean, structured handoffs at P2
• Delivering sharp, accurate program updates to executive leadership — bringing clarity and structure to high-pressure, ambiguous situations
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of SharkNinja's early-stage iTPM playbook

What You Bring

You have an engineering background and the commercial instincts to match. You can interrogate a mechanical design, read a programme schedule, and challenge a strategic decision — all in the same morning. You're at your best when the problem is unstructured and the stakes are high.

Required:

• Engineering background with 5+ years in a TPM, PM, or senior engineering project management role
• Demonstrated experience managing programs across the full product lifecycle, ideally including early-stage consumer products or electronics
• Proven ability to run integrated schedules across multiple engineering workstreams simultaneously
• Track record of influencing and presenting to senior and executive stakeholders
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, tooling, and DFM constraints — consumer electronics and plastics experience strongly preferred
• Comfortable creating structure and driving alignment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Nice to Have:

• Experience in pre-P2 / early-stage innovation or concept development environments
• Familiarity with stage-gate processes in a product-led consumer goods company
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification
• Budget management and P&L literacy at the program level
• Global team exposure across US, UK, and China
• SolidWorks or Creo proficiency — ability to read and interrogate engineering design data

Who Thrives in This Role

The people who succeed here are technically credible and commercially sharp, confident enough to challenge direction at the most senior levels, and collaborative enough to build trust quickly across engineering, design, and business teams. They bring discipline to ambiguity without slowing things down, and they're genuinely excited by the early-stage work that most organizations find hardest to manage well.

If that sounds like you, we'd like to talk.

Salary and Other Compensation: The annual 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. 

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: 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, and more. 

Pay Range

$122,800—$135,000 USD

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

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. To gether, we won’t just launch products— we’ll disrupt entire markets.   

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. 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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