About Us
We’re Elvie – a pioneer in the FemTech industry, developing cutting-edge smart technology to transform previously overlooked categories like breast pumping and pelvic floor health. Our mission is to empower women through radical, female-first innovation, breaking taboos and challenging stigma along the way.
Elvie recently joined forces with Willow, a fellow leader in FemTech and maternal health based in the U.S. This powerful combination brings together two iconic brands, combining a market-leading product portfolio with teams of world-class engineers, designers, and commercial experts. Together, we're set to shape the future of maternal health on a global scale.
About the Role
The Design Engineer role sits within the Product delivery team, responsible for delivering Elvie’s game-changing products to empower women. Reporting to a Principal/Senior Design Engineer, the candidate will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of a system, technology and/or small assembly of parts, requiring product development experience.
Responsibilities include developing and iterating ideas and concepts, prototyping, building rigs, testing and analyzing results to create innovative product solutions. The role involves collaborating across teams such as Product Managers, Operations and Quality teams, ensuring products meet user needs and requirements.
Responsibilities
- Work in a product team developing concepts and technologies for next-generation products.
- Own the development of a system, technology and/or small assembly.
- Define elegant but robust solutions to satisfy product functional requirements.
- Apply sound engineering principles to technical problems.
- Communicate ideas using sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models, and prototypes.
- Build knowledge of production technology, materials and finishes to challenge design constraints.
- Source solutions from external technology providers to reduce time to market.
- Participate in design reviews and ideation sessions.
- Develop and execute verification and validation test plans.
- Generate design and engineering documentation.
- Exhibit curiosity and drive for better solutions.
- Demonstrate integrity and courage in work.
- Collaborate with teams to develop impactful products.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Degree in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering or similar.
- Product development experience in the industry.
- Experience with electro-mechanical product development.
- Understanding of stakeholders in product development.
- 3D CAD modeling experience, preferably Solidworks.
- Ability to develop engineering parts within a product team.
- Experience with rapid and manual prototyping.
- Effective cross-team collaboration skills.
- Self-starter with strong visual and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to empathize with users.
Bonus:
- Experience liaising with Contract Manufacturers, possibly involving some international travel.
- Use of product development tools such as FMEA, Tolerance Analysis, GD&T.
- Experience with wearable and/or connected product development.
- Experience designing medical devices and working in ISO 13485 environment is ideal.
Benefits
- 9-day fortnight working pattern with every other Friday off for full-time employees.
- Flexible working arrangements including remote work and support for life commitments.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Life leave days for personal events like marriage, moving house, or menopause.
- Additional leave on 5th and 10th work anniversaries.
- Generous parental leave policies including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Healthcare plans, life insurance, and employee assistance programs.
- Tax-efficient group pension scheme.
- Group income protection for sickness.
- Employee and family discounts on Elvie products.
- Wellbeing support through YuLife and access to unlimited GP appointments.
Location
Hybrid working; a mix of working from the Bristol office and remotely.
Employment Type
Permanent position requiring the right to work in the UK.
Belonging at Elvie
Elvie values building broad, diverse and inclusive teams, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age.
How to Apply
If you would like more information about the role (including salary) or need any support with your application, please contact [email protected].
How to Apply
If you would like more information about the role (including salary) or need any support with your application please feel free to get in touch by email [email protected].