Test Manager - Advanced Development - Shark
The Advanced Development Test Manager role would be leading a dynamic and focused team of Test Engineers and Technicians who develop test protocols and test plans for the Shark product line. As such, the ideal candidate will play a key role in helping us evaluate whether our products meet the high demands of our consumers. The position is focused on determining how to evaluate new concepts and technologies, designing and building fixtures to perform these evaluations, and analyzing and reporting the results. There is a high degree of interaction with the Advanced Development Engineering and Product Development teams in this role.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work with Product Development to understand consumer behavior and expectation to develop test methods that predict satisfaction
- Quickly gain a solid understand of current industry test methods and evaluations to build upon
- Adapt current test methods to evaluate and test new concepts or technologies
- Research new category test methods or evaluation techniques to adapt and use them within our industry
- Design and build test fixtures
- Hands on involvement in testing and mentoring Test Engineers and Technicians
- Analyze and process test data for reporting to product teams and executive leadership
Requirements:
- BSEE, BSME or similar technical discipline major
- 3-5 years of product test or mechanical engineering experience
- 2-3 years of management experience in a product
- Prior experience designing and building electromechanical systems
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting
- Effectively communicate to senior leadership
- Excellent oral and written communication to create reports, write business correspondence, & develop procedures
- Change agent with energy, passion, and enthusiasm to drive change
- Analytical, problem solving, and root-cause analysis skills
- Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively
- Drive change effectively amongst cross-functional leadership teams
- Ability and willingness to travel 5-10%
Desired Attributes:
- Willingness to learn while stepping outside of one’s comfort zone
- Hands-on with a ‘Tinkerer/builder’ mindset
- Follows activities through to completion
At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do. At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL of our associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.