What type of engineering services are being outsourced?

Well, a rather wide range of engineering support services have been outsourced for many years, but most of these outsourcing assignments have been with onshore or nearshore partners/vendors. Offshore outsourcing of engineering services is a relatively recent phenomenon and only a small subset of services are currently being offshored - examples are CAD outsourcing for a variety of design intensive industries, automobile & other product designing, testing & analysis of products for various parameters and characteristics.

 Many companies have begun to make a mark, successfully using the skill-sets, tools and experience from IT software and services, to evolve from providing basic data conversion, through 2D and 3D CAD/CAM/CAE, advanced simulation, prototyping, testing, PLM, product design (engineering), process engineering, plant automation and asset management services. Though most of the initial players in the segment have emerged from legacy IT services businesses, today the segment has matured with several of these firms having established an independent engineering services practice:

  • Engineering Services Outsourcing
  • Design, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Plant Automation & Enterprise Asset Management
  • Electrical & Electronics Engineering
  • Advanced Simulations, Prototyping, Styling & Testing
  • Embedded Design & Development Engineering
  • Product Lifecycle & Data Management

Offerings to US clients include concept modeling of products based on customer requirements, as well as the design and manufacture of:

  • Jigs and fixtures
  • Hydraulic systems
  • Material handling equipment
  • Assembly systems

CAD and design services in AutoCAD

  • SolidWorks, SolidEdge, and Pro/E
  • Architectural drawings
  • Building and Systems layout (HVAC, piping, systems, etc.)
  • Legacy data conversion
  • Drafting and detailing
  • 3D modeling and assembly
  • Preparation of production drawings
  • Parts lists and bill of materials
  • Handling ECNs (Engineering Change Notices)
  • Higher-level CAD tasks
  • AutoCAD, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Pro/E