Hardware and Sensor Engineering Advisor
apricotinternational · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Remote, SWANA region
- Remote
- Contract · Senior
Advising an early-stage women's health venture on sensor selection and hardware feasibility for a wearable device, helping the founding team make sound technical decisions before committing to a prototype build.
Compensation
Compensation is an hourly rate, with the initial allocation agreed based on relevant expertise and scope.
Responsibilities
- Review the wearable concept and proposed measurement methods, assess technical feasibility, and flag gaps or incorrect assumptions
- Recommend suitable sensors and components, and explain alternative approaches to achieving the required measurements
- Advise on design choices that could make the wearable smaller, simpler, or more effective
- Help translate the concept into clear technical specifications, including small pieces of documentation or other focused technical work when agreed
- Discuss progress, help guide development milestones, and help prioritize useful research or exploratory work
Requirements
- Nice to have: Developing wearables
- Nice to have: Compact sensor-based devices
- Nice to have: Optical sensing
- Nice to have: infrared
- Nice to have: blue light