ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT
Access software and hardware development expertise for cutting-edge electronics
OUR ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE
TECHNICAL PROJECT AND PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
EKTOS simplifies technical Project and Product Management for customers. With over 15 years of experience in international project management and strong connections with our development team and customers, we are equipped to handle your most challenging tasks and projects.
Whether it’s overseeing small overseas suppliers or navigating the North American notified body certification process, we can help.
Our team follows the EKTOS Design project model that ensures a comprehensive approach to development that seamlessly connects all the different components.
We are also flexible and can adapt to various development and team models. These include the traditional waterfall and V-model or the more modern Agile and SCRUM methodologies, especially for software-heavy projects.
We understand that each customer has unique needs, and we can customize our processes or use a pre-existing EKTOS model that suits your requirements.
BENEFITS of WORKING WITH EKTOS DEV TEAM
OUR DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MODELS
Your project's scope and cost are clearly defined before signing the contract. We then ensure we work within your budget and meet your specified deadline.
We provide you with the precise resources when you need them in your project. The exact amount of time spent is invoiced on a monthly basis.
Our dedicated engineer(s) and developer(s) can be integrated directly into your project for you to scale your project team according to your specific needs.
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES
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HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES
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PC AND WEB/BACK FRONT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES
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MOBILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CAPABILITIES
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AREAS of RESPONSIBILITY
EKTOS
- Requirement Analysis:
Understands the specific needs and requirements of the customers’ projects. - Solution Design:
Creates tailored software and hardware solutions that align with the customers’ objectives and constraints. - Development and Testing:
Implements and testing the software and hardware solutions to ensure they meet quality standards and functional requirements. - Project Management:
Efficiently manages the development process, including timelines, resources, and communication with the customers. - Technical Expertise:
Delivers expertise in software and hardware development technologies, frameworks, and best practices. - Documentation:
Provides clear and comprehensive documentation to aid in system understanding, maintenance, and future enhancements. - Support and Maintenance:
Offers ongoing support and maintenance services to address issues, provide updates, and ensure optimal performance. - Collaboration and Communication:
Maintains open and effective communication channels with customers, involving them in decision-making processes, and providing regular project updates. - Confidentiality and Security:
Ensures the protection of customers’ intellectual property and maintains the highest standards of data security and confidentiality. - Customer Satisfaction:
Strives to exceed customer expectations, deliver high-quality solutions, and provide excellent customer service throughout the engagement.
CLIENT
- Clear Communication:
Effectively communicates their project requirements, objectives, and expectations to the consultant. - Active Involvement: Participates actively in the development process, providing timely feedback, clarifications, and approvals as required.
- Resource Provision: Provides necessary resources, such as hardware, software licenses, and data, to enable the consultant to perform their tasks effectively.
- Decision Making: Makes timely decisions on project-related matters, including scope changes, prioritization, and risk management.
- Timely Payment: Ensures timely payment for the consultant’s services as per the agreed-upon terms and conditions.
- Accessibility:
Makes themselves available for discussions, meetings, and consultations with the consultant as needed. - Cooperation: Collaborates with the consultant, providing information, insights, and domain expertise to facilitate the development process.
- Feedback and Evaluation: Provides constructive feedback to the consultant throughout the engagement and participates in project evaluations.
- Confidentiality: Preserves the confidentiality of any proprietary information or intellectual property shared by the consultant.
- Mutual Respect: Maintains a professional and respectful working relationship with the consultant, fostering a positive and productive collaboration.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, but then it will require a pre-project to list down the requirements and inputs.
Our team always vouches for great quality and transparency. For complex projects, we use an iteration approach to explore the challenges together with our clients.
In EKTOS, we use our detailed project model which is a stage-gate-based workflow.
Yes. For the software, it is a MUST for today's realities. For the hardware part of the project - the iterative model is used too, but the iterations are longer and more complex.
We use our internal intranet system that helps to keep all data together in an integrated manner. Project Status Reports (PSRs) are normally generated on a bi-weekly basis and the daily communication tool is Skype.
Yes, EKTOS can use client-preferred ways of both communication and data storage.
In EKTOS we can support you with a variety of different CAD systems - from KiCAD to Altium. The main tools for bottom-up development are OrCAD and Altium. More rarely PADS.
Yes, in EKTOS we use a lot of OSS for the development environment (i.e. Eclipse, LibreOffice, etc.) as well as the platforms and libraries - i.e. FreeROTS, lwIP, and others. Our strategy is to reuse the community-driven OSS whenever it is possible unless the client demands specific toolchains/libraries.
First of all, the license terms are properly studied before the library is used for the client's product. Secondly - proper analysis and verification of the OSS are done through the development process. In the end - demands for the overall security of the product are handed over to the client, so a proper environment can be established at the product use place.
In EKTOS we try to address the cost-effectiveness of the client's products and can work with a variety of different tailored processors - from 8-bit PIC/AVR solutions to the top-performance Cortex-A8 cores.
Well, components shortage is still on its way and in EKTOS we can't influence that. What we do in EKTOS is proper pre-selection, pre-quoting, and pre-sourcing of the key components so clients can guarantee their first year for the product introduction. At the same time, a proper look into the longevity programs is done, so we are not putting a product at risk of LTB or EOL components right after its intro.
Yes, we do, unless this is either prohibitive or unwanted by the cost or the client's strategy. However, our priority is to use EU and USA components as the most trusted and supported choice.
Our main focus in the IoT area is the embedded products (sensors, actuators, etc.) where EKTOS can deliver its excellence in making power-efficient, RF-capable, and cost-effective solutions. Here, the EKTOS team can fully support your product all the way up to the cloud software. With cloud software, you will have to find another partner who can help you build the backend part of your IoT business.
Not really, today's product demands connectivity as reach as ever before, so in EKTOS - we cover it all for your particular business case. Having said that, we are yet to touch things like 5G and mSAT (Satellite communication) IoT connectivity.
Normally, for the low to mid-complexity products, it takes the EKTOS tech sales team a week to come up with the budgetary NRE cost estimate. Such an estimate is normally started with the onboarding call where parties can meet each other and figure out the product peculiarities. The EKTOS team is always open to new opportunities and endeavors.
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