From first schematic to final certification, PDE delivers the multi-disciplinary engineering your product needs. Hardware. Firmware. Software. Mechanical. Compliance. One integrated team. Zero coordination headaches..
From first schematic to final certification, PDE delivers the multi-disciplinary engineering your product needs. Hardware. Firmware. Software. Mechanical. Compliance. One integrated team. Zero coordination headaches.
| Projects Completed | 5,900+ |
| Clients Served | 525+ |
| Years in Business | 37 |
| Products Certified | 25+ |
| Patents Listed | 21 |
Your team is strong, but this project needs expertise you don't have—and can't justify hiring full-time. RF design. EMC compliance. FPGA development. Specialized skills that are critical for three months, then not again for a year.
Every engineer is already committed. The new initiative matters, but so does maintaining your existing product line. Something has to give—unless you can add capacity without the six-month hiring process.
You've tried the multi-vendor approach. Hardware from one firm, firmware from another, compliance consulting from a third. The result? Finger-pointing at every interface and integration problems nobody owns.
The market window won't wait. Competitors aren't standing still. You need a partner who can accelerate development without cutting corners on quality.
These challenges don't have to define your project. Here's how we address each one.
From concept through production-ready design, PDE's hardware team delivers electronics engineered for reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.
Wireless products demand specialized expertise that most teams don't have in-house. PDE brings deep RF experience across cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa, and proprietary protocols.
Partner Note: As a Texas Instruments Elite Design House, we have access to preferred support and resources that accelerate your wireless product development.
Great electronics need great enclosures. PDE's mechanical team designs products that look professional, function reliably, and manufacture efficiently.
From bare-metal microcontroller code to sophisticated Linux-based systems, PDE develops firmware that's reliable, maintainable, and optimized for your application.
Modern products don't exist in isolation. PDE develops the cloud platforms, mobile applications, and desktop tools that connect your hardware to the systems your customers depend on.
Regulatory compliance can derail product launches. PDE has guided 25+ products through certification—FCC, ISED, CE, PTCRB, and carrier approvals—with a track record of first-time success.
Hardware & PCB: Altium Designer | OrCAD | PADs | Solidworks | Pro-E
Development Environments: VS Code | Visual Studio | STM32CubeIDE | MPLab X | Code Composer | ModusToolbox | Simplicity Studio | IAR
FPGA: Vivado Design Studio | Quartus | VHDL | Verilog
Processors & Platforms: ARM Cortex-M | STM32 | MSP430 | PIC32 | Silicon Labs | TI
Communication Protocols: UART | SPI | I2C | CAN bus | Modbus | TCP/IP | BLE | WiFi | Cellular | LoRa | Z-Wave
Cloud & Software: AWS | Azure | Google Cloud | Docker | Angular | React | Node.js | Go | Python
Every PDE engagement follows a structured, phase-gated approach—providing the transparency you need with the flexibility complex products demand.
(1-2 weeks)
Deep-dive into requirements, risk assessment, scope definition, and budget alignment. You receive a detailed project proposal with phased execution plan.
(2-4 weeks)
System architecture, technology selection, proof-of-concept validation, and certification roadmap development.
(8-16 weeks)
Detailed design work across all disciplines, prototype builds, and continuous integration testing.
(4-8 weeks)
Functional validation, pre-compliance EMC testing, environmental stress testing, and design refinement.
(4-12 weeks)
Final compliance submissions, certification lab coordination, manufacturing documentation, and production handoff.
(Ongoing)
Manufacturing launch support, knowledge transfer, and ongoing technical assistance as needed.
Process Note: We combine phase-gated rigor for hardware with Agile flexibility for software and firmware. Weekly check-ins, monthly progress reports, and JIRA-based transparency keep you informed without drowning you in meetings.
Note: These are illustrative examples different from our featured case studies—visit our Portfolio for detailed success stories.
Situation: A client's firmware team hit a wall on a complex bootloader implementation. They needed specialized expertise for 8 weeks.
Engagement: One senior embedded engineer integrated with their team, using their codebase and development environment.
Outcome: Bootloader completed, knowledge transferred, client team upskilled on the architecture.
Situation: A startup had a validated concept but no engineering team. They needed to go from prototype to certified, manufacturable product.
Engagement: Full PDE team covering electronics, mechanical, firmware, and compliance over 14 months.
Outcome: FCC/ISED/CE certified product, complete manufacturing package, successful production launch.
Situation: A company failed FCC testing two weeks before their planned launch. They needed EMC debugging expertise immediately.
Engagement: RF engineer on-site within days, using our portable test equipment and isolation chamber.
Outcome: Root cause identified, design modifications implemented, certification achieved with minimal launch delay.
We're designed for it. Most of our clients have internal teams—they engage PDE to fill specific skill gaps or add bandwidth. Our Account Owner/Project Owner structure ensures seamless coordination while our engineers integrate directly with your workflow and tools.
Most start with a focused phase—often discovery or high-level design—that lets both sides validate fit before committing to larger scope. From there, we structure work in defined phases with clear deliverables. Some clients engage us for a single certification push; others have worked with us continuously for over a decade.
PDE retains ownership of IP developed during projects, but grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use all IP associated with your project upon full payment. We can negotiate full IP transfer on a case-by-case basis if your situation requires it.
Commercial, industrial automation, medical technology, defense and security, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and energy/power systems. The common thread is complex products requiring multi-disciplinary engineering and often regulatory certification.
Time-and-materials with clearly scoped phases. Each phase has defined deliverables and a transparent budget. This gives you predictability without forcing either side into fixed-price arrangements that incentivize cutting corners.
Burnaby, BC (Greater Vancouver), Canada. We serve clients throughout North America. Our hybrid work model makes geographic distance a non-issue for most engagements.
Every project is different. Whether you need a single embedded systems specialist or a full product development team, we'd welcome the chance to understand your situation and explore whether PDE is the right fit.
Prefer email? Reach us at info@pde.com