Cost Engineer

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. 

About the Role

SharkNinja is seeking a self driven Cost Engineer to support both Shark and Ninja new product lines by developing accurate “should be” cost models throughout the product development process. At SharkNinja, we pride ourselves on delivering affordable innovation, ease of use, and a strong focus on the consumer experience.

In this role, you will work closely with the AD and NPD teams to understand product architecture, manufacturing methods, and component selection in order to define the lowest possible cost to produce a product. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is curious about how products are made, enjoys problem solving, and is motivated by identifying cost optimisation opportunities without compromising performance or consumer value.

What You Will Do

• Support getting a complete product definition created 


• Coordinate product details to generate a Ball Park cost during the AD phase


• Generate a should be cost that reflects the latest product definition and update at each Prototype build


• Review CBOM’s from suppliers


• Deliver reports or summary powerpoint slides and share with the teams on where the cost is 


• Review all should be costs for accuracy


• Generate a critical components list to work with supply chain to get quotes


• Offer suggestions to the product teams on ways to design for lowest cost


• Work with product teams to generate a tear down of competitive products to learn about materials, components, assembly methods and how key features work


• Prepare weekly updates on projects and participate in regular calls with China cost team


• Participate in product reviews and hacks  


• Tearing down, debugging, and analyzing electro-mechanical products   

What You Will Bring

• Experience in consumer products or similar high-volume production situations


• Demonstrated analytical organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and relentless drive to identify the lowest possible cost of a product   


• Strong MS Excel skills.


• Knowledge in plastics, tooling, electronics, assembly methods, decoration processes, packaging


• Flexible, nimble, and working in an extremely fast-paced collaborative environment


• Intermediate skills in Solidworks or CREO  


• Presentation skills, delivering clear summaries, takeaways and opportunities   


• BS in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering 


• Experience in an engineering related filed preferably product development.


• Knowledge of mechanical engineering fundamentals and manufacturing processes such as injection molding