Join Elvie as they are looking for a Design Engineer
Overview
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Bristol United Kingdom
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The position: Design Engineer
Life at Elvie; Meaningful work, Exceptional People
We're Elvie. We create smart products, new solutions, and a fair few taboo-busting conversations while we’re at it. Founded by Tania Boler in 2013, we develop extraordinary innovations designed to improve women’s lives. It's a fascinating and challenging area that requires us to solve problems that no one else has ever tackled before.
At Elvie, you’ll be surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them. People who are passionate about our mission. People who are driven to solve problems and constantly consider the best ways to improve the health and wellbeing of women.
Find out more about life at Elvie here.
We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive:
- We make an impact: We’re mission-driven and not afraid to break boundaries. We relentlessly focus on going the extra mile to solve problems.
- We’re fearless innovators: We are passionate, curious, and data-driven. We continuously embrace change and innovation.
- We’re in it together: we fail and learn fast — always as one team — and have fun along the way. We stay authentic and embrace our differences.
Did you know?
In some regions our amazing products are considered to be medical devices. This means we maintain our Medical Device quality management system in compliance with ISO 13485:2016, to support the development of our groundbreaking products
About the role:
As a Design Engineer your role sits within the Product Delivery Team, who are responsible for delivering Elvie’s game changing products to empower women. Reporting to a Principal/Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for end-to-end delivery of a system, technology and/or small assembly of parts so we’d like you to be comfortable with the core elements of product development. You will develop and iterate concepts, prototype, build rigs, test and analyse results to realise innovative product solutions. Working cross-functionally with stakeholders, e.g. Product Managers, Operations and Quality teams, you will ensure your product solutions meet the user needs and product requirements.
Okay, we’ve waffled enough. So let’s get to the good bit: You.
- You’ve spent at least a little time working within the product development industry, having gained some experience and knowledge of the product development process.
- You have a passion for solving problems and designing products that have a real impact for the user.
- Mechanically inclined with an eye for elegant, usable products and enthused by the idea of working in a company revolutionising the indsutry.
- You have an awareness of the importance of product definition during the design process.
- You are practical, hands-on and comfortable building and modifying rigs in a workshop.
- You are organised, logical and are able to plan and manage your tasks well.
- You are creative and excited about the role.
Location: Hybrid working; a mix of working from our Bristol office & working remotely
Employment type: Permanent
What you’ll be doing at Elvie:
- Work in a Product Design Team developing concepts and technologies for our next generation of products.
- Own the development of a system, technology and/or small assembly.
- Define elegant but robust solutions to satisfy the product's functional requirements.
- Apply sound engineering principles to technical problems.
- Communicate ideas quickly and effectively using a combination of sketching, CAD layouts, 3D models and working prototypes to evaluate potential solutions.
- Build upon and apply your knowledge of production technology, materials and finishes to improve our current designs.
- Work with external technology providers to source appropriate solutions and to reduce our time to market.
- Participate and contribute to design reviews and group ideation sessions.
- Develop and complete verification and validation test plans.
- Generate and review design and engineering documentation.
- Be naturally curious and excited to find better solutions to everyday problems.
- Demonstrate integrity in the way you work.
- Collaborate with a range of teams to develop game-changing products with real world impact.
Requirements
What we are looking for:
Essential:
- Degree in Product Design Engineering or similar.
- Product development industry experience.
- Experience with electro-mechanical product development.
- An appreciation of stakeholders involved in new product development.
- Experience modelling in 3D CAD (preferred Solidworks experience).
- Ability to develop engineering parts within a product team.
- Experience of rapid and manual prototyping.
- Effectively be able to work across teams with different stakeholders.
- You are a self starter with great visual and excellent verbal communication skills.
- The ability to empathise with users.
Bonus Skills:
- Experience in liaising with Contract Manufacturers (or a willingness to learn - some international travel may be required).
- Prior use of product development tools such as FMEA, Tolerance Analysis, GD&T.
- Experience with wearable and/or connected product development.
- And, in an ideal world, experience of designing medical devices and working in an ISO 13485 environment.
If you’re excited about this position, but don’t fit 100% of the criteria, we would love to hear from you anyway! We love nothing more than finding unexpected hidden gems!
Benefits
We're on an exceptional journey. And we can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, autonomy, and flexibility. In addition, we'll give you:
- Lots of flexibility: whether it’s working from home, doing the school run, or life admin, we understand that flexibility is essential, and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us and we are currently trialling a 9 day fortnight
- Share options: we want everyone to have a stake in our success
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
- 8 extra life leave days; getting married, moving house, menopause or just things that you can’t put a label on that matter to you
- 5=10 leave: 10 days’ additional leave on your 5th and 10th years of service!
- £100 contribution to your home working set up to spend as you see fit
- An annual personal development allowance of £200 and unlimited access to our learning and development platform, Learnerbly
- Generous parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (16 weeks at full pay, then 8 weeks paid at 75% followed by 15 weeks at SMP rate.), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave
- Healthcare plans, life insurance, and an employee assistance program for you and your family
- A tax-efficient group pension scheme
- Group income protection; protect your salary if you get sick
- A free Elvie trainer for you to keep or give away when you join
- Generous employee and friends & family discounts on Elvie products
- Wellbeing support from YuLife and access to SmartHealth app with unlimited GP appointments for you and your family, plus various well-being initiatives throughout the year
- Lovely offices in great locations, with drinks and snacks provided, along with fun social events
What you can expect after you’ve applied:
A member of our recruitment team will reach out to you after they have reviewed your application. You must ensure your application is completed correctly, and we strongly encourage you to add a cover letter or note to let us know why Elvie’s the right fit for you.
We would like to get to know you; your background, attitude, experience and motivation to work with us. Our interview process varies depending on the position, but it typically looks like this:
- 20-minute video call with one of our recruiters.
- 30 minute video call with the hiring manager and another team member.
- 60 minute video interview with the team (including a technical task).
This is undoubtedly a great time to join Elvie. You’ll have a voice, make an impact, and have the opportunity to mould your role. So be ready to learn, have fun, and be inspired by our passionate, talented team — and having a sense of humour helps too. 😉
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Belonging at Elvie
At Elvie, we believe having diverse teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to our success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and we don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age.
If you need any support with your application, please get in contact with us: [email removed - click apply for more details] or 0203 884 7223.
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