Electrical Engineering

Embedded Systems

The Springboard Engineering electrical design team has broad knowledge and experience in designing and bringing embedded systems to the market place in a variety of applications. Our staff has experience and knowledge in the telecommunications industry and consumer electronics.

Unique Talents

Springboard Engineering provides design solutions able to mitigate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).

Springboard Engineering has experience with a large variety of sensors and routinely integrate them into custom embedded hardware and software controls.  We can also interface with off- the- shelf hardware to provide our customers with the most cost effective design solutions.

Beyond Design

All Springboard engineering associates have been trained in project management and statistical range estimation for project schedules.  The Springboard electrical team are experts in configuration management and leverage this discipline and rigor to bring products quickly to market.  Springboard Engineering has Professional Engineers (PE) on staff to compliment our electrical team to provide practical design solutions for your business problems.

Electrical Design Services

• Cost effective hardware design
  • Immunity analysis and mitigation (ESD, EFT, EMI)
  • Electronic simulation (OrCAD, SPICE)
  • Root cause failure analysis and resolution
• Real-time embedded software design & development
  • Strong Software Development Skills (C/C++, VISUAL C#, VISUAL BASIC, PERL, LabVIEW)
  • Interrupt driven development
  • State machine logic
  • Virtual prototyping and simulation
• Full lifecycle development documentation
  • Requirements, design, and test specifications
• Configuration management
  • Source code revision control, build, release, defect tracking
• Full lifecycle development (requirements flow-down plan driven)
  • Requirements Definition
  • Design
  • Risk Planning and Mitigation
  • Development
  • Reviews
  • Verification (test plan execution and traceability)
• CMMI Level 2 achieved Nov 2005
  • Defined process areas that are managed at this Maturity Level:
    • Requirements Management, Project Planning, Project Monitoring and Control, Supplier Agreement Management, Measurement and Analysis, Process and Product Quality Assurance, Configuration Management
• Product Design for high volume production
• UL certification testing
• ROHS compliance
• MEMS and other sensors
• Manufacturing process capability knowledge
• Production ramp-up
• Statistical Analyses - Minitab, Crystal Ball
• FMEAs (Application, Design, Process, etc.)
• Design for Mfg/Assembly (DFM/DFA)
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Kaizen 2P/3P Events
• Skilled Project Management
  • All staff formally trained
  • 5 Pillars - Initiation, Planning, Execution, Control, Closing
  • Initiation - Requirements analysis and definition
  • Planning - Estimating (cost, schedule), Risk ID, Quality
  • Execution - Design and Development
  • Control - Change control, Risk monitoring
  • Closing - Post production launch support, Lessons learned
• Statistical Range estimating
• Microsoft Project
• Supplier management
• Managing outsourced engineering
• Agency Knowledge
  • Underwriters Laboratory (UL)
  • American Gas Association (AGA)
  • Canadian Gas Association (CGA)
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
  • Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEEE)