Design and Development

Rad Factor has deep experience in turning ambitious ideas into real world solutions. Having brought mechanical development from concept to production for products ranging from Tesla's self-presenting door handles, to rugged consumer tech, to autonomous hardware systems, to space-deployed solar arrays.

  • Rapid prototyping and concept validation

  • Mechanism design and system integration

  • Sensor design, integration, and autonomous systems development

  • Detailed 3D design and packaging optimization (NX, Solidworks)

  • Design for high volume production

Product Architecture

Rad Factor has expertise in full-system mechanical architecture and precision engineering from ambitious ideas to real solutions. With extensive experience architecting and designing complex systems like Tesla's Falcon Wing Doors, Nest's camera products, CAT’s mining truck autonomy hardware, and Starpath's deployable lunar solar array that is the size of a football field. From autonomous systems and consumer tech to space hardware and microfabrication technologies, our background ensures robust architectural decisions that consider manufacturing, assembly, and long-term reliability from multiple perspectives.

  • Full-system mechanical architecture

  • Design layout of components and systems

  • Establishing critical analysis models

  • Feasibility and trade studies

Manufacturing Support

Rad Factor has repeatedly built and successfully utilized in-house prototype manufacturing capabilities from the ground up. Experience includes setting up high-precision prototype shops, establishing efficient processes, and developing strategic vendor relationships. Our background in scaling designs and manufacturing provides valuable insights for companies just starting their manufacturing journey, or transitioning from low to high volume production.

  • Development of in-house rapid prototyping and machine shop planning.

  • Vendor selection

  • Strategic partnership development

Technical Strategy

Rad Factor deeply understands the specific challenges of hardware development strategies and has experience providing solutions to overcome them. Experience includes technical roadmap development, risk assessment, and manufacturing scale-up planning across consumer electronics, automotive, robotics, and aerospace industries. We are well-versed in helping companies optimize development costs while maintaining technical excellence and positive company culture.

  • Risk assessment and development roadmapping

  • Technical feasibility analysis

  • Fundraising and investor relations

  • Manufacturing scale-up planning

  • Hardware development cost optimization

Executive Support

Rad Factor has extensive experience building and leading engineering teams and knows what it takes to grow organizations from early-stage startups to mature engineering execution teams, implementing technical processes and fostering engineering excellence. Our background includes creating interview playbooks, developing leadership teams, and establishing engineering practices that scale with company growth.

  • Executive and leadership team coaching

  • Hiring support and team resource budgeting

  • Engineering tool selection and process implementation