Senior Quality Engineer – SharkNinja
Location: Needham, MA
Work Model: Onsite 4 days/week + 1 day Remote
Duration: 6–12+ Months | Contract-to-Hire Preferred
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: $55/hr on C2C
Visa:
Required Skills & Experience
- 4+ years of Quality Engineering / Product Quality experience
- Bachelor''s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Quality, Product Development, Human Factors Engineering, or related field.
- Strong experience with hardware products and hardware + software systems.
- Background in Robotics, Consumer Electronics, Automation, IoT/Connected Devices, or Warehouse Automation strongly preferred.
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 8D, CAPA, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Experience analyzing customer complaints, field failures, product returns, warranty claims, and quality data.
- Experience with DFMEA, Design Reviews, Design Verification & Validation (DV/VV).
- Experience reviewing Engineering Changes (ECN) and assessing their impact on product quality.
- Hands-on experience with product testing, hardware evaluation, lab activities, and product teardowns is highly preferred.
- Ability to translate customer/field feedback into actionable engineering and product improvements.
- Strong experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Customer Excellence, and Product teams.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; SharePoint is a plus.
- Must be comfortable working onsite in Needham, MA 4 days per week.
Target Backgrounds
- The strongest candidates will come from:
- Consumer Electronics
- Robotics
- Autonomous Systems
- Warehouse Automation
- Connected Products / IoT
Candidates who have worked on products where hardware, software, and user experience intersect will be most attractive. SharkNinja specifically mentioned backgrounds in robotics and automation as being highly relevant.
Hardware / Mechanical Focus
- Robotics
- Mechanical systems
- Consumer electronics
- Hardware product quality
- Product teardown experience
Work Environment
- Hardware-focused candidates especially need onsite exposure for lab work, product teardowns, demos, and testing activities
When sourcing, prioritize candidates with either:
- Robotics experience
- Consumer electronics experience
- Warehouse automation experience
- Systems QA backgrounds
- IoT / connected device experience
- Hardware + software product exposure
- Ability to analyze customer feedback and quality data to influence product decisions
Ideal Candidate
The strongest candidates will have a hardware/product quality background in Robotics, Consumer Electronics, Automation, IoT, or Connected Products, with experience identifying field-quality issues and using customer feedback and quality data to drive product improvements.
Avoid
Pharmaceutical Quality
Chemistry-focused Quality
Pure Manufacturing Quality without product/system exposure
Candidates without hands-on hardware/product experience
Candidates unwilling to work onsite in Needham, MA
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