Automotive
We provide specialized automotive design services and expertise to assist and support our clients in specific areas of their projects.
Robotics
We offer expert robotics design services to support our clients at every stage of their projects, from concept development to prototyping and system integration.
Consumer Electronics
We deliver tailored consumer electronics design services and expertise to guide our clients through every phase of their projects, from initial concept development to product realization and user experience enhancement.
End-to-End Hardware Product Design and Engineering for Startups
MILIVOJA is a boutique hardware product design and engineering studio delivering end-to-end hardware development for startups and innovation-driven teams.
We combine industrial design, mechanical engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing readiness into a single end-to-end development process, ensuring every product is functional, manufacturable, and scalable. This integrated approach reduces risk, shortens development cycles, and enables teams to move confidently from idea to production.
We begin every project by aligning business goals, user needs, and technical feasibility. This phase establishes a clear foundation for decision-making throughout development and reduces costly redesigns later in the process. Our work includes product and market research, user and use-case analysis, competitive benchmarking, and early technical risk assessment. We define product requirements, constraints, and success criteria, translating vision into a clear, actionable hardware roadmap. This phase ensures that design and engineering efforts are focused, realistic, and aligned with manufacturing and scalability from the start.
We design hardware products that balance form, function, and manufacturability. Industrial design at MILIVOJA goes beyond aesthetics every design decision is informed by engineering constraints, user interaction, and production realities. Our process covers product form development, ergonomics, CMF, usability, and detailed 3D CAD. We iterate closely with engineering to ensure concepts are structurally sound, mechanically feasible, and optimized for real-world use. The result is a product design that is visually refined, user-centric, and ready to transition seamlessly into engineering and prototyping.
Engineering transforms design intent into working, testable hardware. We develop functional prototypes to validate mechanical architecture, assemblies, tolerances, and performance under real conditions. This phase includes prototype builds, mechanical testing, iterative refinement, and Engineering Validation Testing (EVT). We identify and resolve risks early, ensuring the product performs as intended before committing to tooling or production. By validating functionality and reliability upfront, we significantly reduce downstream development risk and accelerate the path to manufacturing.
We prepare hardware products for real-world manufacturing, not just prototypes. This phase focuses on ensuring the design can be produced efficiently, consistently, and at scale. Our work includes Design for Manufacturing (DFM), material and process selection, tolerance optimization, BOM finalization, and supplier coordination. We support development through DVT and PVT, assisting with production handoff, documentation, and refinement as needed. This ensures the product transitions from development to production with minimal friction, predictable costs, and high quality.
From idea to the market
Discover phase
The discovery phase focuses on understanding what should be built, for whom, and why before any design or engineering decisions are made.We work with founders and stakeholders to define the core problem, user needs, technical constraints, and market context. This includes early research, use-case definition, feasibility assessment, and alignment on product goals.The outcome is a clear product vision, scope, and direction, ensuring that design and engineering efforts are grounded in real needs and realistic constraints.
Concept phase
The concept phase translates insights into viable hardware directions. We generate and evaluate multiple product concepts, exploring form, function, architecture, and system-level feasibility.This stage includes concept sketching, early 3D modeling, system layout, and initial engineering checks to assess practicality, complexity, and risk. Concepts are evaluated against user needs, technical feasibility, and manufacturing considerations.The goal is to select a clear, validated concept that can move confidently into detailed design and engineering with minimized uncertainty.
Engineering phase
Once a concept is selected, we move into detailed industrial design and mechanical engineering. Product form, ergonomics, internal architecture, materials, and tolerances are developed in parallel with engineering requirements.We create detailed CAD, assemblies, and interfaces while building functional prototypes to validate performance, fit, and usability. Iteration is driven by testing, feedback, and engineering validation (EVT).This phase ensures the product is not only well-designed, but mechanically sound, functional, and ready for manufacturing preparation.
Manufacturing phase
The final phase prepares the product for real-world manufacturing. Design for Manufacturing (DFM) is applied to optimize parts, materials, tolerances, and processes for production.We support development through DVT and PVT, finalize BOMs, assist with supplier coordination, and ensure all documentation is ready for manufacturing handoff. The focus is on consistency, quality, and scalability.The result is a manufacturing-ready hardware product, prepared for production with reduced risk, predictable costs, and clear technical documentation.
