Fractional Engineering

Ongoing engineering capacity, without a full-time hire.

Fractional Engineering is an arrangement where your company agrees on a certain number of engineering hours per month — a known budget much less expensive than a full-time employee. It keeps your cost under control while keeping an engineer continuously up to date on your product.

How it works

1

Agree on the hours

We define a monthly hour commitment that fits your roadmap and budget — no full-time salary, no benefits overhead.

2

Same engineer, every month

The same senior engineer stays assigned to your product month after month, so context and history accumulate instead of restarting.

3

Adjust as you go

Hours scale up or down with your needs. When a change or issue comes up, your engineer already knows the product.

Why it works

  • Cost stays predictable and controlled — you agree on a monthly hour commitment up front.
  • Your engineer is already up to speed — no ramp-up when a change, revision, or issue comes up.
  • Knowledge is retained in one place instead of scattered across one-off vendors.
  • Scales up or down as your needs change.

When you're ready to hire full-time

If you decide to bring on a full-time engineer, we don't just walk away. We transfer everything — CAD files, tooling history, vendor relationships, open issues, and the design decisions behind them — so your new hire starts with the full picture. It's the cleanest way to retain knowledge and keep your support scalable.

The handoff

  • • CAD, drawings, and revision history
  • • Tooling and vendor contact context
  • • Open issues and root-cause notes
  • • Ramp-up availability for your new hire

Good fit for

  • Small teams that need senior depth but not a full-time headcount.
  • Single-product companies that want continuity across revisions and tooling changes.
  • Firms between engineering hires that need to keep momentum without a gap.
  • Organizations evaluating whether a full-time engineer is justified.

Want ongoing engineering support without a full-time hire?

Let's scope a monthly hour commitment that fits your product and budget.

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