DETAILED DESIGN PHASE

Once the conceptual embodiment of your product has been selected, we’ll begin the Detailed Design Phase of the design and development effort, this is where the heavy lifting comes together. The phase begins with ensuring that the project team has the correct resources assigned to engineer each subsystem and complete any required proof of concept prototype testing required to mitigate risk and minimise overall development costs. Our assigned Project Manager will document the detailed work packages by subsystem and by engineering discipline to build a detailed schedule for this phase. A phase kick-off meeting, coordinated by our Project Manager, signals the formal beginning of the design and development efforts ensuring that all team members have a full understanding of their responsibilities and of the requirements, schedule, scope and budget of the phase.

As the detailed work tasks are performed our Project Manager will coordinate regular meetings with team members and key Stakeholders and formally report on the status of your program every other week with a written Status Report keeping you informed on progress, spending and issues. Standard deliverables for the Detailed Design Phase often include:

• Breadboard prototypes of the electronics
• Virtual prototype images from CAD
• 3D CAD models of components and assemblies
• Purchased component specifications and sourcing details
• 2D engineering drawings
• Electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Software and Firmware source code
• Production costed bill of materials (BOM) based on multiple production quantity levels
• Updated Risk Assessment with mitigation and response strategies
• Updated design and development process recommendations
• Detailed prototyping and testing plans and budgets for the next phase

Next: Prototype and Test Phase of Product Design

Solid Design leverages a proven process to bring new ideas to reality. Our process is a phased approach which is shown graphically below, and this will be tailored to fit the requirements specific to your product design, development and testing needs. Simply click on any of the process phases to see a detailed description of the tasks and potential deliverable of that phase.