Design Engineer

Are you an engineering professional with an inquisitive mind and keen eye for detail? Do you find yourself looking at products thinking “that's good, but we can make it better”? If so, keep reading! 

We are looking for customer-focused Design Engineers to join our awesome Product Team to ensure we continue to deliver on our promise of providing world class pizza ovens. We’re investing in infrastructure to build a truly world class product development and engineering facility right here in Scotland and would love to hear from you if you’d like to be involved. This is a huge opportunity to join a highly motivated team of design and engineering professionals creating great products, great culture and, of course, great pizza.

This is a hybrid role, with in-person time at our Product HQ in Broxburn, West Lothian.

What you’ll do:

• Live and breath Ooni products and the customer experience to understand how our products can be better.
• Embody our value of rigour, ensuring changes and impacts are developed to world class level of detail. 
• Have an inquisitive mind and not be afraid to ask why.
• Work closely with many areas of the business, including product, testing and marketing and our manufacturing partners.
• Thrive working under pressure to deliver fast, high impact results.
• Be passionate about improvement, wherever it can be found.

On any given day you will find yourself investigating and resolving issues, identifying improvements for our products, helping to develop ways of working and methodologies for the team and form a feedback loop into our new products to make sure they are always getting better! 

You will work in a very open and collaborative environment; the best idea wins, regardless of role or title. Our product team is ambitious and innovative and always has their foot on the pedal.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Experience in development and engineering, ideally to manufacture, of consumer products
• Experience in robust design methodologies
• A passion for wrestling difficult engineering problems
• A solid theoretical background in engineering principles
• Interest in cultivating a multidisciplinary skillset, developing products and packaging
  
• Experience working with overseas manufacturers
• Demonstrable experience working on complex consumer products and systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain and present design solutions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Team player, optimistic and solutions focused

You’ll get bonus points if you have experience with the following:

• Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies
• Sheet metal and plastic part design for manufacture
• Solidworks CAD software and sheet metal tool add ins

• Additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques and technologies
• Degree or qualification in Engineering or relevant field

If you’re reading this and think you’ve got all of the above covered and could offer even more, we’re also hiring for Senior Design Engineers. You can check that listing out here.

Why Ooni:

• Go to YouTube and search “We are Ooni”. We’re super proud of our culture and think you’ll love it here too. Here are some other reasons:
• Work for an employer that cares about your wellbeing! We’ve got an employee assistance programme which includes on demand coaching and therapy sessions, plus a weekly yoga class
• 35 days of paid time off per year, plus an additional 5 week sabbatical when you’ve been here for 5 years
• £500 every year to spend on your passion – whatever that may be
• £1000 to spend on Ooni products each year, plus 50% discount on any other Ooni stuff
• We’re all about giving back. That’s why we offer 5 paid days to volunteer each year
• Continuing Education - we encourage our employees to use our learning platform to grow here at Ooni
• Oh and great pizza every single day if you want it. Yep. Every single day. And we’ll teach you to become a pizza pro

Take a look at our website to learn more about our products, culture and values. If you like what you see, then please send over the following: 

• A short cover letter on why you’d love to join Ooni
• PDF portfolio of your most impressive and appropriate work 
• CV

Having a fantastic culture is really important to all of us at Ooni. We work hard to make it diverse and inclusive, and want everyone to have access to the same opportunities. If you would like this advert in a different format or need an alternative method of applying, please let us know. You can email us at jobs@ooni.com