Product Development, Design & Consumer Insights Intern Opportunities

Location: Needham, MA, United States Department: Product Development

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.

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.

Join the SharkNinja Early Edge Experience: Built for early career talent. Geared toward impact. Driven by speed. Whether you’re in a co-op or internship, our early talent program is designed to provide valuable exposure to the industry and a fast-paced professional environment. You’ll dive into meaningful projects and tasks that sharpen your skills and deepen your knowledge. Along the way, you’ll benefit from professional development opportunities, community events, and connections that make your experience well-rounded and enriching. Your time with us will culminate in an opportunity to showcase your contributions and learnings to SharkNinja leaders because this is a program for those ready to shape what’s next — fast.

Are you the person who takes the product apart to see how it works, then redesigns it in your head? Do you want to know why people buy what they buy — and then go build the thing they didn’t know they needed? Are you excited by the challenge of turning an insight into a product that lands in millions of homes? If so, we invite you to learn more about Product Development, Design & Consumer Insights Intern opportunities at SharkNinja.

This is a single application for product development, design, and consumer insights early talent roles across SharkNinja. The hiring teams are spread across our product development, industrial and experience design, culinary, consumer insights, and consumer experience functions.

Whichever team you join, you’ll work on real products and real launches alongside people who have shipped them before. You might be sketching a concept that becomes a hero product, specifying the exact color and finish a consumer sees on the shelf, running usability sessions on a connected app, testing recipes to prove out what an appliance can really do, digging into field feedback to close a consumer pain point, or synthesizing research into the recommendation that changes a product’s direction. If you’re curious, consumer-obsessed, hands-on, and ready to make an impact from day one, we want to hear from you!

Teams that you can be connected to through this posting include:

Product Development (Shark, Ninja, and Beauty)

Ninja Test Kitchen / Culinary Development

Industrial Design

CMF (Color, Material & Finish) Design

UX/UI Design

Consumer Insights

Customer Experience & Product Support

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

Contribute to real product launches across Shark, Ninja, and Beauty, from early research and concepting through to shelf

Translate consumer insights into product and design decisions that shape what actually gets built

Bring ideas to life through sketches, renderings, prototypes, wireframes, and design specifications

Conduct hands-on product testing and competitive research, and document findings that influence design direction

Present your work and the thinking behind it to cross-functional partners and design leads — and incorporate their feedback

Collaborate across Product Development, Industrial Design, Engineering, Marketing, Consumer Insights, and Product Management

Gain exposure to the full product development cycle, solving simultaneously for performance, cost, and delight

Own a meaningful project end to end and present your contributions to SharkNinja leaders

Depending on the team, your day-to-day may include

Product Development, Insights & Consumer Experience

Developing user-relevant design targets for product performance and user experience — human factors, touchpoints, KPIs, and Consumer Satisfaction Indicators — and championing them to engineers, industrial designers, and commercial marketers

Acting as a product “expert” for cross-functional questions, and assisting with new product setups, product information management, and competitive landscape development

Supporting qualitative and quantitative research, designing and refining research tools such as surveys and discussion guides, and translating unmet and latent needs into clear recommendations for new products and features

Building customer personas and journey maps, identifying whitespace opportunities and consumer pain points, and monitoring competitors and market trends to inform positioning

Supporting the post-purchase consumer journey — replacement component specifications, self-service content, and consumer-facing artwork assets

Culinary testing and hero recipe development alongside food scientists and research chefs, evaluating performance and quality for launches such as the Ninja Creami, Crispi, and Luxe Café

Recording test results accurately and synthesizing insights into stories that influence brand, product, and executive strategy

Industrial, CMF & Digital Experience Design

Translating consumer insights into bold, user-centered design solutions through sketches, illustrations, and high-fidelity renderings

Creating product