NTE LABProduct Studio
Discuss Your Product

About NTE Lab

An expert engineering partner,
built for hardware that ships.

Most hardware teams do not need another freelancer. They need veteran product development leadership that understands manufacturing, makes decisions, and executes without unnecessary overhead.

14+
Years each
3
Expert leads
8
Categories
Global
Network

Studio Model

Direct expert engineering, clear accountability.

NTE Lab is led by three veteran product development engineers: Jay Patel, Rahul Giri, and Sujit Prasad. each with 14+ years across consumer electronics, rugged devices, medical, payment, and industrial equipment.

Our team directly leads every engagement. You get expert judgment, direct communication, and real accountability, not a project manager routing work to engineers you've never met.

When specialist support is required — electronics, firmware, prototyping, tooling, manufacturing — we coordinate trusted execution partners with proven track records.

Operating Principles

  • 01
    Expert-led
    Every program is guided by a co-founder with expert engineering oversight.
  • 02
    Decision-ready
    We commit to direction with manufacturing in mind.
  • 03
    Coordinated
    Specialist partners are managed under one accountable team.
  • 04
    Documented
    Every output is vendor-ready, not just engineering-ready.

The Team

Three veteran engineers. One shared mission.

Every NTE Lab engagement is led directly by one of our three co-founders, with veteran engineering judgment applied from first review through production readiness.

01Plastic Product Expert
JP

Jay Patel

Co-Founder · Lead Engineer

14+ years in mechanical product development across consumer electronics, rugged devices, medical, payment, and industrial categories. Specializes in plastic product design, DFM/DFA, and production readiness.

DFM/DFA·Injection Molding·Production Readiness
02Mold Expert
RG

Rahul Giri

Co-Founder · Lead Engineer

14+ years in hardware product development with deep expertise in enclosure engineering, mechanical architecture, prototyping, and tooling coordination for consumer and industrial products.

Enclosures·Prototyping·Tooling
03Sheet Metal Expert
SP

Sujit Prasad

Co-Founder · Lead Engineer

14+ years in product development engineering with focus on PCB integration, assembly strategy, manufacturing documentation, and pilot production coordination across multiple hardware categories.

PCB Integration·Assembly·Pilot Production

Core Capabilities

What we run in-house.

The mechanical, manufacturing, and documentation work owned directly by the NTE Lab team — not coordinated, executed.

  • 01Mechanical engineering & product design
  • 02Plastic part design for injection molding
  • 03DFM / DFA review and assessment
  • 04Enclosure development
  • 05PCB integration and mechanical design
  • 06Assembly strategy and production planning
  • 07Tooling review and first article support
  • 08Vendor-ready manufacturing documentation
  • 09Pilot production coordination
  • 10Production readiness assessment

Execution Partners

Full team depth, without the overhead.

When your program needs electronics, firmware, tooling, or manufacturing coordination, we bring in trusted specialists, coordinate the work, and stay accountable for the outcome.

Early-stage hardware startups get complete product development capability — with expert leadership running the program, not a coordinator managing a roster of contractors.

Partner Disciplines Available
01Electronics engineering
02Firmware development
03PCB design and layout
04Rapid prototyping (SLA/SLS)
05CNC machining
06Injection molding tooling
07Contract manufacturing
08Assembly and test

Partner selection is based on fit for the specific program requirements, timeline, and geography. NTE Lab coordinates and maintains oversight of all partner work.

Work With NTE Lab

Discuss your product
with the team that will run it.

Every engagement starts with a conversation about where your product is and where you need to get it.

Response within 24 hours. Speak directly with a manufacturing specialist.