Strategic Engineering Advisors
Product Development is complicated,
but building an experienced engineering team doesn’t have to be. There is another way!
Hiring and managing engineering leadership can seem daunting, but our Senior Engineering staff are ready to help provide guidance and mentorship for your team without the full-time cost. Whether it’s mechanical hardware, electrical circuit boards, embedded software, or all of the above, our team will serve as your Senior Engineering staff, looking over your team’s shoulders, reviewing injection molding designs, or explaining how early choices on the PCB can affect manufacturing, firmware updates, and customer support.
Look ahead, plan engineering efforts from 30,000 feet
Implement Project Management Strategies for Effectiveness & Speed
Support Prototype Fabrication / Design for Manufacturing
Get support for the entire engineering and management team. Your staff will continue with the day-to-day work with access to the experience and guidance of all our senior staff across various disciplines and specialties at far less cost than full-time hires.
My group has collaborated with Root3 on two of our projects over the past three months, and their contributions have exceeded our expectations. My group is start-up sized, with limited experience, so we’ve been utilizing Root3’s expertise to guide us through the more complex parts of product development and to fill in the knowledge gaps of my team.
We’ve worked primarily with Chad, Christina, and Conrad on these two projects, and I couldn’t be happier with their efforts and contributions. The three of them are extremely insightful, engaging, and very friendly. Additionally, we never have any lulls in communication. Their team is very responsive and always makes time for us when needed.
We’ve enjoyed working with Root3 so much that we plan to continue consulting them on future projects. I would recommend Root3 to any of my colleagues who might need engineering or design assistance.
Root3 Labs has been a trusted engineering partner for our lab at Johns Hopkins. Their team consistently delivers high-quality work, from precision repairs to advanced circuit characterization.
A special mention goes to Christina Krueger, PE, whose technical acumen and ‘joie de travailler’ elevate every project. Her strength in communication (e.g. clearly documenting scope and progress) makes collaboration effortless.
Highly recommended for any lab or team seeking excellence in device prototyping, repair and characterization.
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Frequent Questions
Is this a great fit for your team?
- Medical, Aerospace, & Defense R&D and Manufacturing
- Your engineering team is frustrated but could succeed with the right guidance
- You’re looking Partner to help your junior engineers grow and develop
- You’re looking for a “Done With You” approach – you don’t need additional project engineers
Can Root3 Labs help do the work, too?
Sure, this would be a “Done For You” approach, and we’re happy to perform engineering tasks or prototype fabrication as needed. We’ll put together a separate Project Budget for specific deliverables or a Master Services Agreement when the deliverables aren’t clearly defined.
What about Intellectual Property Rights?
IP Rights can be a complicated issue, but not with us. Our Non-Disclosure Agreement keeps your information confidential. If we come up with any ideas worth patenting while being paid for our services, they’re yours to patent. Consult your attorney, but you’ll probably want to include our names on your patent filings. We’ll sign your Combined Declaration & Assignment document transferring all rights and interest.
A Case Study
Hiring experienced engineers is hard and great candidates are tough to find. We’d been working with our medical device customer for years but their mechanical work had grown to the point they wanted to hire someone internally. Since they were all electrical and software engineers, they were worried about hiring a recent graduate without a senior mechanical engineer to supervise and mentor the new hire. We offered to be their senior mechanical advisor, making their decision easy.
While familiar with using Solidworks as a software tool, our client’s engineer had never designed an injection molded assembly for production. We provided some reading materials and walked through feature designs, material selection, wall-thickness requirements, drafts, fillets, and the process of a tolerance stack-up to ensure reliability. It’s quite similar to how we mentor our interns and recent grads at Root3 Labs.
It didn’t take long before our young engineer became more independent and didn’t need our help as frequently. That engineer is now almost 3 years into his new job. He still reaches out with technical questions or specific problems. We’re still engaged with the customer to help when they need extra support since they aren’t ready to hire another engineer.
Why Strategic Engineering Advisors?
Senior Staff without the W2’s
We bring a wide array of experience to your problem. As engineering design consultants, we have worked on literally hundreds of projects over the years, but it’s not just a mile wide and an inch deep. We also ramp-up quickly as we dig into a new technology or technical topic giving us deep expertise on many topics. Benefit from our experience on a limited engagement without resorting to permanent hires. Plus, we’re introverts, so you don’t even have to invite us to the holiday party.
Expertise + Experience
Easier said than done, the process of problem-solving is to eliminate one variable at a time until you’ve identified the root cause. Some variables are harder to eliminate and may require a lot of exploratory surgery only to find out it wasn’t the problem. Are there creative shortcuts to eliminate that variable before getting out the grinder? Take advantage of our hard-earned experience.
Certifications & Credentials
- ITAR Registration
- NIST 800-171 Compliant
- Maryland Professional Engineering Firm
Did you know the State of Maryland (and almost all other US States) requires anyone providing engineering consulting services to be a licensed Professional Engineer and the company to be a registered Professional Engineering Firm? What is a Professional Engineer, and what do the acronyms behind our names mean?
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How Much Does This Cost?
Engineering Mentorship
Weekly Project Level Support
- Project Management Review
- Technical support for 1 junior staff
- Participate in Design Reviews
- Weekly 1hr technical meetings
- Phone technical support
$2,500 per month
Fractional Director
Weekly Project Level Support
- Project Management Review
- Technical support for up to 5 junior staff
- Participate in Design Reviews
- 2x Weekly 1hr technical meetings
- Unlimited phone technical support
Monthly Executive Strategy Meetings
- Product & Project Mgmt Strategies
- Validate Customer Experiences
- Impact of Engineering on Quality & Profit
- Technical Recruiting Guidance
- Technical Coaching of your Staff
$6,000 per month
Fractional CTO
Weekly Project Level Support
- Project Management Review
- Technical support for up to 5 junior staff
- Participate in Design Reviews
- 2x Weekly 1hr technical meetings
- Unlimited phone technical support
Monthly Executive Strategy Meetings
- Product & Project Mgmt Strategies
- Validate Customer Experiences
- Impact of Engineering on Quality & Profit
- Technical Recruiting Guidance
- Technical Coaching of your Staff
C-Suite Strategy Meetings
- Technical & Management Consultations
- Annual Strategic Planning
- Quarterly Analytics Review
- Board & Stakeholder Presentations
- Monthly Strategy Meetings with our CEO
$8,000 per month
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Is this right for your Team?
$1,000 – Try Before You Buy
Start with a no-obligation 2-hour Strategic Advisory Meeting. If you choose to start a monthly Advisory Package, we’ll credit the cost of this meeting toward the first month’s fee. And, if you don’t think the 2-Hour meeting was valuable, get a full refund. You can’t lose!
Pick the brain of one of our senior engineers for a couple of hours. We won’t have time to do any preliminary research or fabricate a prototype, but we can tell you how to make your part less expensive to machine, why you might choose polypropylene, polyethylene, or polycarbonate for an injection molded part, or brainstorm ways to make your next prototype more effective.
100% Money Back Guarantee
If the first meeting isn’t right for you, get your money back.
Curious, but Not ready to get started?
Download our Product Development Guide
What does it take to turn an idea into a prototype and a prototype into a finished product? We take the process of product development seriously! Whether it’s engineering an endoscopic surgical tool, a wearable device with an accompanying app, or a personnel tracker for First Responders or the military, success always comes down to the process, no matter the scale.
- Are you concerned about spending a lot of money and not getting the outcome you (or your customers) want?
- Do you struggle with the frustration of choosing which idea is worth the investment?
- Are you worried about reducing the overall risk of your product without getting too deep in your investment?
- Are you getting overwhelmed and unclear on where to begin?
In response to these challenges, Root3 Labs offers a solution to help guide you through the labyrinth of product development. Our free guide: “Getting the Product Development Process Right,” goes deep into the intricacies of our approach.
We seamlessly integrate the development process with specialized engineering expertise, providing a roadmap to success that is both efficient and effective. Through this comprehensive resource, you can gain insights into strategies for mitigating financial risks, making informed investment decisions, and navigating the multifaceted landscape of product development.
This guide will help you empower yourself with the knowledge needed to embark on a successful development journey, ensuring that your ideas evolve from conceptualization to realization with precision and confidence.
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