Ideation, R&D, and Project Planning.

Whether it’s developing trade studies, trying out a new mechanical concept, or planning out a complex project so you don’t get stuck with an unreasonable schedule and months of misery, we can support your project’s beginnings.

• Creative concept development.

• Trade studies including establishing the limits of physics and practicality in order to guide the envelope of a design space.

• R&D to prove out concepts.

• Technical illustration.

• Project planning/project management.

• Design feasibility assessments for existing concepts or projects including risks and mitigation strategies.

• Design reviews and project plan reviews.

Requirements and Need Discovery.

Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes can help determine what the real needs are when a problem arises. Often times the real problems are not what you think they are, and the solutions are things you already have.

• Acting as a pair of uninvolved eyes to extract information.

• Distilling a vague problem (whether from technicians, a customer, or engineers) into concise needs and requirements.

• Guidance on effectively and professionally navigating regulatory requirements such as FAA.

Hands-on Rigorous Engineering & Test

We provide a range of engineering support, tailored for your project, ranging from first principles design based on physics to iterative design through prototypes and testing.

• Design from first principles including specializations in high pressure systems and nozzles.

• Design for challenging/hazardous environments (including load, vibe, and thermal), for space, high pressure systems, deep ocean, and in situ biological.

• Prototyping using anything from toys to vendors and our in-house tooling to build affordable functional models.

• Prototype level iterative testing.

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) to turn design into one that can easily manufactured and assembled.

• Test planning including determining proper test scaling parameters, test procedures, custom test fixtures, coordinating with testing houses, and V&V (Verification and Validation) planning.

Manufacturing Engineering and New Product Introduction.

Whether you plan to make a one-off unit or thousands, we can support your manufacturing needs.

• Design of custom fabrication and assembly fixtures for prototype or production parts with scales ranging from industrial large scale to sub-millimeter sized.

• Engineering support for New Product Introduction including resolving design and production issues, establishing a supply chain, and planning V&V on production items.

• Assessing needs for measurement tools and process equipment to determine when to scale up to new equipment.

• Creation of new custom process equipment, when a need exists.

Technical Management.

Finding and cultivating the right team and processes is critical to project success.

• Guiding organizational transformation to improve engineering group dynamics

• Hiring coaching to help you find the right technical people

• Technical screening of applicants to speed up the hiring process.

• Role specific training to speed up the transition time for new engineers and managers.

• Told you need to fix your “process”? We can guide you toward an effective, concise process that meets your reporting and documentation needs while still keeping you nimble.

Custom Training.

We are successful when your team can run on their own.

• Custom training on technical subject areas.

• General engineering skills training for less technical working teams.

Learn more about our training expertise.

Navigating a design through a patented space.

Determining which features need to be patented to protect your product’s competitive position requires the ability to consider other solutions which might deliver the same result. We can help with patent research and developing alternative designs to avoid infringement.

• IP review to identify patentable content.

• Navigating existing patent thickets to develop new patentable products.