Principal Electrical Engineer- Advanced 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 3,600+ associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.  

 

Principal Electrical Systems Engineer – Advanced Development  

DESCRIPTION 

Our mission to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world allows our employees to be thinkers and tinkerers, designers and doers, creators and number crunchers, makers of things they love.  As we continue to grow, we are excited to add a Principal Electrical Systems Engineer – Advanced Development to our global team.  

OVERVIEW 

• SharkNinja (creator of the Shark® and Ninja® brands) offers a dynamic, fast-paced work environment with countless opportunities to grow. 

• We are looking for a visionary engineer and systems thinker to lead the development of breakthrough technologies and architectures that will shape the next generation of products. 

• This is a hands-on, early-stage development role where creativity, technical leadership, and multidisciplinary collaboration are essential. 

• You will drive concept feasibility, system definition, and rapid prototyping to bridge cutting-edge technologies with real-world applications, ensuring scalable and manufacturable solutions. 

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

• Lead early-stage technology and system architecture development across electrical, embedded, and software domains. 

• Develop and evaluate product concepts through feasibility studies, modeling, and rapid prototyping. 

• Define system-level requirements, interfaces, and functional architectures aligned with product strategies. 

• Integrate cross-functional subsystems: electronics, sensors, firmware, mechanics into cohesive platforms. 

• Conduct system-level design reviews, trade-off analyses, and technical risk assessments. 

• Mentor engineers and foster a systems-thinking culture within the advanced development team. 

• Collaborate with global engineering, ID/UX, product management, and manufacturing teams. 

• Ensure early compliance with EMC, safety, DVT, and DFMEA standards and practices. 

ATTRIBUTES:  

• Strong ability to identify and implement new technologies that drive impactful architecture changes. 

• Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven development environment. 

• Demonstrate initiative and leadership, whether working independently or leading a team. 

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. 

• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills, with high emotional intelligence. 

SKILLS:  

• Systems architecture and integration across electrical, embedded, and mechanical domains 

• Analog/digital circuit design: low-noise, A/D, D/A, filters, transmission lines 

• Power electronics: AC/DC, PFC, flyback, buck/boost, compliance with regulatory standards 

• Embedded systems: ARM, microcontrollers, memory interfaces, firmw