Electronics Design & Embedded Systems Development. From Architecture to Production Readiness
Complex devices rarely fail inside one discipline. They fail at the seams: between the board and the FPGA, the BSP and the application, the prototype and the production line. And the work that matters most is often the work your team has no capacity, expertise or hiring plan for right now.
Promwad takes engineering ownership of that work. One cross-functional team of senior engineers covers hardware, FPGA, embedded software and mechanical design for Industrial & Robotics, Broadcasting & Telecom and Automotive & Transportation. We start with a defined scope and expand across adjacent layers when you need us to.
End-to-End Electronics Design Services
Every layer of a modern embedded product, from silicon to the cloud dashboard, under one engineering roof. Start with the layer that's critical today. The rest is ready when you need it.
Hardware Design
Multi-vendor electronics and mechatronics engineered for signal integrity, thermal reliability and manufacturability, from the first schematic to a production-ready board.
Includes: PCB layout & schematic design · High-speed PCB design · SI / PI / thermal analysis · Enclosures & mechanical design · NVIDIA carrier boards · Mechatronics
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FPGA & SoC Design
Deterministic, low-latency processing where CPUs run out of headroom: video, networking, signal processing and on-device AI.
Includes: FPGA for AI · Industrial video processing & frame grabbers · FPGA for industrial & robotics · FPGA & SoC project review · ASIC verification & prototyping
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Embedded Software Development
From board bring-up and BSPs to drivers, firmware, platform software and edge inference. This is the layer that turns hardware into a working product.
Includes: MCU firmware (RTOS & bare-metal) · Zephyr RTOS · Linux & Android kernel engineering · Qt embedded apps · Edge AI engineering
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Device-Connected Software
Custom user-level software development for your products: fleet management, cloud back-ends, dashboards and companion apps.
Includes: Backend & cloud · Web dashboards · Mobile companion apps · UI/UX design · QA & test automation
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Embedded Security Engineering
Security built into the device: secure boot, signed OTA, device identity and SBOM. CRA-ready from the architecture up.
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Manufacturing Support
A controlled path from prototype to series production through our network of vetted EMS and tooling partners, with DFM in mind.
Includes: PCB & enclosure prototyping · Enclosure mass production · In-production testing
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Dedicated Engineering Teams
Senior engineering capacity embedded in your R&D process: self-managed, domain-focused and aligned with your release cycles.
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Not sure which layer is critical? Talk it through with our engineers.
Why Promwad
One Electronic Product Design Company at Every Layer of Your Device
One team owns the stack
Board bring-up, BSPs, drivers, firmware and platform software sit with one cross-functional team. There are no vendor handoffs, so integration risk drops sharply.
Senior engineers who have done it before
Your project is led by specialists with hands-on experience of the platforms, standards and failure modes involved. You don't get a team learning on your schedule.
Start with a defined scope. Scale when it makes sense
We begin with the part that's critical: a complex PCB, an FPGA core, a stalled bring-up. Once it's delivered, we extend into adjacent hardware and software layers, if you need it.
Production and security from the first architecture review
Security, compliance documentation, validation and DFM are designed in from the start. The device you prototype is the device you can certify and build.
European engineering, close to your team
We are headquartered in Germany, with offices in the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Latvia, and Lithuania. You get overlapping time zones and EU-grade data protection.
Silicon Ecosystems, Platforms & Standards
We match the platform to the product, not the other way around. Our partner programs with leading chip vendors give our engineers priority technical support and early access to new components, often before they reach the mass market.
AMD (Zynq, Kria) · Altera · Lattice · Microchip · NVIDIA Jetson · Qualcomm · NXP · Infineon · Texas Instruments · STMicroelectronics · Renesas · Analog Devices
Embedded Linux / Yocto · Android / AOSP · QNX · AUTOSAR · Zephyr · RTOS & bare-metal · Qt
— Broadcast & Pro AV: SMPTE ST 2110 · NMOS · IPMX · NDI
— Industrial: Industrial Ethernet · Ethernet-APL / 10BASE-T1L · IEC 61508
— Automotive: ASPICE · ISO/SAE 21434
— Telecom & networking: TSN · OpenWRT / prplOS · DPDK
— Security: ISA/IEC 62443 · EU Cyber Resilience Act
We engineer to these standards and prepare the artifacts you need. Formal certification stays with you and your assessors.
Embedded Systems Development for Three Industry Clusters
Industrial & Robotics
Controllers, sensors and power electronics that run for years in harsh environments, plus robots and drones that perceive and act in real time.
Industrial controllers & sensors · Motor control & power electronics · Machine vision · NVIDIA-powered robotics · Drones & UAVs · Industrial networks · Battery energy storage
Broadcasting & Telecom
Real-time video, audio and network processing, where every millisecond and every dropped packet counts.
FPGA video & audio processing · AV-over-IP (ST 2110, IPMX, NDI) · openGear cards · Camera control systems · STB & connected TV · Network switches, routers & CPE
Automotive & Transportation
ECUs, cockpits and vision systems engineered for automotive process discipline and long product lifecycles.
ECUs & embedded platforms · IVI & digital cockpit · ADAS & vision systems · EV charging & BMS · Rail & public transport · Off-road & industrial vehicles
The domains differ, but the engineering foundation is the same: real-time processing, embedded vision, on-device inference, connectivity, and deterministic control.
Start Where It's Critical. Scale with One Partner
Most partnerships with Promwad begin with one delivery-critical task. Choose the entry point that matches your situation.
New development
From system architecture to production readiness. You get defined requirements, a system architecture, a clear split between hardware and software, a validated design, and production-ready documentation.
Modernization
Keep a proven product competitive without starting from zero. We replace end-of-life components, migrate to a new SoC or FPGA, move from SDI to IP, add edge AI or prepare for the CRA.
Stabilization
When bring-up stalls, SI/PI issues surface, firmware stays unstable or a milestone slips, we take ownership of the problem and bring the design back on track.
Our Cooperation Models
Flexible approach to suit your current needs
Time & Material
Perfect for evolving projects. You control the budget and milestones, while we ensure transparency and fast team scaling.
Dedicated Team
Your long-term engineering capacity — a self-managed, domain-focused team integrated into your workflow for steady, predictable delivery.
Fixed Price
Ideal for well-defined tasks with clear outcomes. Scope, budget, and timelines are set upfront to guarantee predictable results.
Case Studies: Complex Electronics, Delivered
IVI Platform for Luxury Cars: ASPICE-Aligned BSP & Architecture
Entry point: capacity
Pain. A supplier of IVI systems for luxury cars was running parallel programmes for several OEMs. During a critical phase the internal team was short of capacity, and every deliverable had to meet ASPICE.
Solution. A Promwad dedicated embedded team joined the client's process and took ownership of defined functional blocks:
- hardware test software and a BSP for the Qualcomm SA8155 SoM;
- QNX and Linux porting;
- drivers for audio codecs, cameras, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth;
- a software architecture designed to ASPICE SWE.2.
Result. Deadlines held across programmes, with no bottlenecks from missing resources. The client gained a robust BSP and a traceable architecture as the foundation of its next-generation IVI platform.
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8K Camera Streaming over IP with NDI
Entry point: expertise
Pain. A European maker of professional broadcast and live-production equipment needed to move high-resolution video from multiple camera vendors over IP. The requirements were no visible quality loss, minimal delay, and scaling from one camera to many.
Solution.
- A high-performance C++ compute unit, using DPDK for network throughput and CUDA for GPU-accelerated RAW decoding.
- NDI transport.
- A separate camera-control layer that abstracts each vendor's proprietary protocol.
Result. End-to-end latency of around 50 ms, multi-camera scalability, and a reusable foundation for new camera models and production scenarios.
Read the NDI protocol implementation case for live broadcasting →
Industrial Network Switch for Dewesoft
Entry point: full ownership, which grew into a long-term team
Pain. Dewesoft, a Slovenian maker of data acquisition systems, needed a single partner to design and prototype an industrial network switch end-to-end: electronics, software and enclosure.
Solution. Working with Microchip, Promwad designed and prototyped the switch around an ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and Microchip switching ICs, including enclosure design and thermal modelling.
Result. The turnkey project became a long-term partnership. Promwad C++, schematic and PCB engineers now work inside Dewesoft's quarterly release cycles, handling bring-up, bug fixing and new features.
Read the Dewesoft case: from turnkey design to a dedicated team →
How We Ensure Quality
Predictable engineering embedded in our process:
Trusted by Companies Bringing Complex Products to Market
250+ clients & partners, from global OEMs to fast-growing startups
“Our goal is to deliver the X-ray prototype to the government on time, and we've been able to do that. Their main strength is that they offer all the skills we need, such as mechanical design, firmware and software development, PCB layout, and schematic generation.”
“Promwad has a solid grasp of AMD technologies — especially on the FPGA side. Their engineers go beyond the spec sheet: they understand the architecture, anticipate edge cases, and know where the real complexity lies. In broadcasting and pro AV, that level of technical depth is hard to come by. Promwad delivers it consistently, and it shows in the quality of what they build.”
Bring Us the Part That's Critical
In a 30-minute call, a Promwad engineer reviews your challenge or architecture, proposes a technical approach and outlines a defined first scope. There is no commitment.
FAQ
What electronics design services does Promwad provide?
Promwad covers every layer of an embedded product: hardware design, FPGA and SoC design, embedded and device-connected software, embedded security engineering and manufacturing support. You can engage us for a single layer or for the full product, from system architecture to production support, with one team accountable across all disciplines.
Can you take over only one part of our project, such as a PCB or FPGA design?
Yes, and that's how most engagements start. We take ownership of a defined, delivery-critical scope, such as a high-speed board, an FPGA core or a stalled bring-up. We deliver it within your architecture and processes. If you later need BSPs, drivers or application software around it, the same team extends into those layers.
Do you work on existing products?
Yes. Beyond new development, we modernize existing designs: replacing end-of-life components, migrating to new SoCs or FPGAs, adding edge AI or preparing for the EU Cyber Resilience Act. We also stabilize designs that suffer from bring-up, signal-integrity or firmware problems.
How does one team for hardware and software reduce integration risk?
Most project risk hides at the interfaces: board to FPGA, FPGA to driver, driver to application. When the same team designs both sides, interface decisions are made once, tested together and owned by one accountable lead. They are not negotiated between vendors after something breaks.
Which silicon platforms and operating systems do you support?
We work across AMD, Altera, Lattice, Microchip, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, NXP, Infineon, TI, ST, Renesas and Analog Devices. On the software side we cover Embedded Linux, Android, QNX, Zephyr and bare-metal firmware. As a member of several vendor partner programs, we get priority technical support and early access to new components.
Do you manufacture devices?
We don't run our own factory. We prepare your design for manufacturing from the architecture stage and build prototypes. Series production launches through a network of vetted EMS and tooling partners, including enclosure mass production and in-production testing. You keep one engineering partner accountable for the whole path from prototype to series.
How do you protect our IP and project data?
Our information security management system is certified to ISO/IEC 27001 across all offices. That means audited access control over design files, repositories and test data, and documented incident response. NDAs are available on request. Your source code, design files and production keys remain under your ownership.
How does a project start, and which engagement models do you offer?
It starts with a 30-minute call with one of our engineers to review your challenge. We then propose a technical approach and a defined first scope. Depending on how well the requirements are defined, we work Fixed Price, Time & Material, or as a dedicated engineering team embedded in your R&D process.
Where are your engineering teams located?
Promwad is headquartered in Germany, with engineering offices in Poland, Latvia and Serbia. Our teams work in European time zones and serve OEMs across Europe, North America and Asia.