Engineering services

Build a system around Gear Up, or commission custom electronics from scratch.

Different connectors, a different power envelope, different sensors, different firmware. When the off-the-shelf catalog doesn't cover the mission profile, we build the board. End-to-end, in Belgium.

How we engage

Paid scoping anchors the relationship before development starts. No free engineering, no surprises mid-project.

→ Step 1

Discovery call

30 minutes, no charge

We check whether the project fits. You describe the platform, the volume target, the certification path, the timeline. We tell you whether the right shape is a Gear Up variant, a custom design, or a different supplier.

→ Step 2

Paid scoping engagement

Fixed fee, scoped at Step 1

Two to four weeks. You receive a one-page technical scope, a risk register, a fixed development-NRE quote, and an indicative per-unit cost at your target volume. The scope is yours.

Step 3

Development under fixed NRE

Quote set in Step 2

The scope becomes the contract. Milestones, deliverables, IP terms, and unit pricing are set before any schematic capture starts. Deliverable: hardware revision plus the firmware to bring it up.

Integration support for OEMs and integrators

Gear Up products cover the common cases (FC, AI carrier, ESC). When the boards go into your own airframe or chassis, we sit alongside your team for the parts that matter.

Connector and form-factor adaptation

Bespoke pinouts, stack-mate patterns, castellated edges, thermal interfaces. Drop the boards into the platform you already designed.

EMC and signal integrity

Layout discipline that survives the bench and the EMC pre-compliance lab. Sensor isolation, ground partitioning, separated power domains.

Firmware tuning

Calibration constants, peripheral integration, custom telemetry. We push the changes you need into the upstream firmware (PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, AM32) so you don't carry a private fork.

Certification dossier support

Test reports, EU declarations of conformity, NDAA and supply-chain documentation. We supply the hardware-side artefacts so your compliance team can close the file.

Custom engineering from scratch

When the off-the-shelf catalog doesn't fit, we design ground-up. Boards across STM32 and NVIDIA Jetson silicon, with Nordic in current designs. Open-source firmware stacks layered on top.

Power stages

High-current motor-drive electronics, voltage-regulator design, EMI-aware layout. From 6S quadcopters to 14S industrial-class platforms.

Compute and AI carriers

Carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson modules. Power conditioning, sensor I/O, mass storage, custom expansion. Built around real airframe constraints.

RF and telemetry

GNSS, telemetry links, command-and-control radios. Antennas placed where they belong.

Firmware bring-up

From schematic to blinking LED in days. Comfortable across STM32, Nordic, NVIDIA, and the open-source flight stacks (PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight, AM32, INAV).

Designed and manufactured in Belgium.

EU-traceable supply chain. Pick-and-place lines we walk into. Bench testing on every revision. The hardware your customers depend on isn't a black box from somewhere far away.

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Open firmware, by default

We contribute upstream instead of carrying a private fork.

No private fork, no maintenance burden, no vendor lock.

Who we work with

Industrial UAV OEMs, robotics integrators, and product teams that need a small, fast, EU-based hardware partner.

Engagements start with a 30-minute discovery call. Beyond the first call, formal scoping is paid and produces a written technical scope, a risk register, and a fixed NRE quote for the development phase. From there, time-and-materials or fixed-bid depending on scope clarity. Deliverable: a hardware revision plus the firmware to bring it up.

Working languages English and Dutch, headquartered in Lierde, Belgium.

What to expect from a first call.

A 30-minute scoping conversation with a builder, not a salesperson. We walk through the platform, the constraints, and whether off-the-shelf Gear Up plus integration support, or full custom electronics from scratch, is the right path for the project. Beyond the first call, formal scoping is paid and produces a written scope plus a fixed NRE quote.