Spring 2027: HW UX/UI Design Co-op (January through June)

Job Name: Spring 2027: HW UX/UI Design Co-op (January through June) 

Location: Needham, MA, USA 

Work Period: January through June

Location & Schedule: This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with 5 days per week onsite in Needham, MA with the remaining days worked remotely.  There is no relocation or housing assistance for this position. 

Compensation Range: Ranges from $28/hr - $34/hr. Specific compensation is set according to a standardized scale aligned with your educational level at the time of hire. 

Join the SharkNinja Early Edge Experience: Built for early 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. 

This role: HW UX/UI Design Co-op

Are you passionate about creating intuitive, beautiful physical product experiences? Do you enjoy solving user problems through thoughtful design? Are you ready to bring ideas to life? If so, we invite you to learn more about the HW UX/UI Design Co-op role at SharkNinja. 

We're seeking a talented and enthusiastic designer to work with our HW UX team and deliver compelling, easy, and delightful user experiences for our hardware products.  

This role sits at the intersection of physical product and user experience. You'll design on-device UI and interaction flows with a relentless focus on the customer. You'll work with industrial design, product, and engineering across the full design process, from product concepts through prototyping, testing, documentation, tooling, engineering builds, and launch. Whether it’s brand-new products or the evolution of existing products for new markets, you can expect to see your hard work out in the real world! 

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

• Help define the end-to-end user experience, interaction model, and on-product interfaces for a variety of new HW products, including the 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 and turn findings into impactful and achievable design changes. 

• Document UI layouts, interaction specs, state diagrams, and UI asset packages that firmware and engineering teams can build from without ambiguity. 

ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS: 

• Education:  Current student in a related bachelor's or master’s program or has graduated from such a program within the past year

• Must be able to work a full-time, 40-hour-per-week schedule with 5 DAYS per week onsite in Needham, MA

• Demonstrate a strong portfolio that includes examples of your design experience. 

• Apply a user-centered mindset with a passion for creating thoughtful, intuitive experiences. 

• Use design tools like Adobe Creative Suite and Figma with confidence and creativity. 

• Communicate effectively—both visually and verbally—with cross-functional teams. 

• Pay close attention to detail while balancing the big-picture user journey. 

• Thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and an eagerness to receive and incorporate feedback. 

• Show curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and processes. 

• Have an interest in connected consumer products, smart home technology, or IoT ecosystems (a plus!) 

Please note that, due to the high volume of applications for early talent roles, response times may vary depending on the specific role and timeline. Our team appreciates your patience!