Mengineer007

I've worked with Stratos for two Mechanical Design projects. The first was for the design of the mechanical battery housing of a small electronic medical device. The designs include injection molded and stamped metal parts. The second project was for a test fixture to test the device which involved CNC aluminum parts.

I worked with one designer on the first project. He quickly provided 3 different design architectures, all of which were viable. He helped communicate with the vendors and even traveled to the contract manufacturer to assure that he heard from the assemblers first hand. The feedback from the assemblers led to the need for a test fixture. In the end, we moved forward with two designs, both of which passed preliminary testing and were both deemed great designs by the assemblers.

The test fixture was also a great design. In the middle of the project, the designer needed to be moved to a higher priority project for another team in my company. The transition to a new designer was smooth and he was equally competent.

Stratos employs very experienced and capable designers. In addition, the have project managers assigned to the projects that manage the schedule, budget, and the Design Control aspects. The overall experience of working with Stratos was fantastic.

Strengths: High Creativity and Competence
Fast responsiveness
Excellent project management

Needs to improve: None that I can identify

All around great work

Strengths: I love that after a few emails and phone conversations I was able to drop off my parts and get a quote right away. They are really great at asking the right questions about my product and end goal so that they reach a comprehensive understanding of the testing needed.

Needs to improve: The pricing can be high.

As the headline states, can always expect a quote from them within 24 hours. The quality of work is always great, and the reports are very clearly written. There test engineers understand that frequent status updates are key!

Strengths: Fast Quotes, Flexible scheduling, Solid reports, Great Service all around

Needs to improve: I have no real weaknesses to report at this time.