Product design engineer, Stuart Kelly inspecting prototype medical device component under magnification, illustrating hands on hardware development and testing process

About Systolic.

Systolic is an independent product design and engineering consultancy built on 25 years of multidisciplinary development experience. We specialise in providing technical leadership and pragmatic execution to turn early-stage prototypes into manufacturable, market-ready products.

Systolic is led by Stuart Kelly, a senior product design engineer with two and a half decades of experience navigating the complex journey from concept to manufacture.

As an independent consultant, Stuart offers a highly personal, integrated approach, firmly rooted in curiosity, technical rigour and pragmatism. While he champions next-generation innovation, his primary focus is on maintainable system design, measured approaches, and the intricate details that make a product commercially viable.

About Systolic.

Systolic is an independent product design and engineering consultancy built on 25 years of multidisciplinary development experience. We specialise in providing technical leadership and pragmatic execution to turn early-stage prototypes into manufacturable, market-ready products.

Systolic is led by Stuart Kelly, a senior product design engineer with two and a half decades of experience navigating the complex journey from concept to manufacture.

As an independent consultant, Stuart offers a highly personal, integrated approach, firmly rooted in curiosity, technical rigour and pragmatism. While he champions next-generation innovation, his primary focus is on maintainable system design, measured approaches, and the intricate details that make a product commercially viable.

Advancing the industry: Product Design Scotland.

In addition to his direct client work, Stuart is an active contributor to the broader product design and engineering community.

Through his ongoing partnership with Product Design Scotland, Stuart helps educate and guide other innovators by developing best-practice resources for the industry. His contributions to the official Product Design Scotland Toolkit include authoring comprehensive, expert-led guides on:

Risk management:

Helping developers identify, organise, and reduce risks while introducing new products.

Product testing & Design verification: 

Providing structured approaches to planning, testing, and verifying that late-stage designs meet all defined requirements before launch.

Stuart also regularly shares his expertise as a speaker at sector events, helping the community navigate the complexities of the design-to-manufacture journey.