SharkNinja
Product Development, Design & Consumer Insights Intern Opportunities
Needham, MA, United States · Internship · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Education
- Current student in a related bachelor's, master’s, or PhD program, or graduated from such a program within the past year.
About the job
Interns support product launches across product development, design, culinary, consumer insights, and customer experience, translating consumer needs into product decisions and presenting their work to cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Support research, concept development, product testing, and competitive analysis; document findings and recommendations.
- Create or contribute to sketches, renderings, prototypes, wireframes, design specifications, recipes, or consumer research, depending on the team.
- Collaborate on product development and launches, own an end-to-end project, and present contributions to SharkNinja leaders.
What they ask for
- Current student in a related bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD program, or graduated from such a program within the past year.
- Able to work full-time, 40 hours per week, on an onsite-hybrid schedule; location and onsite days vary by team and term.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Strong consumer-first perspective, communication and storytelling, organization, attention to detail, and ability to synthesize information into actionable recommendations.
Nice to have
- Prior internship, co-op, studio, kitchen, research, or personal project experience.
- For design roles (Industrial Design, CMF, or UX/UI), a portfolio showing the design process is requested; portfolios are not required for the other listed functions.
Pay
$26—$35 USD per hour (hourly salary)
Tools
Microsoft 365, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, Figma
AI focus
The company promotes an AI-native culture and expects employees to experiment with and adopt new tools; no specific AI tasks are stated for this internship.
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