A SMART way of engineering
Hybride Engineering Model
Remote engineering often falls short due to miscommunication, cultural differences and most importantly a lack of personal contact. Yet that personal connection is crucial for successful engineering. That’s why we work with a Hybrid Engineering Model that combines local involvement with international capacity. Our team in the Netherlands works closely and face-to-face with you to clearly define the concept and develop a reliable, tailor-made solution. Once the direction is set, our own team of specialists abroad takes over the detailed engineering: efficiently, at scale, and without capacity constraints.
Disruptive in cost
Our model is game-changing: we offer high-end engineering starting at just €59/hour. This goes against the industry trend. While prices are rising due to a shortage of engineers, we remain affordable without compromising on quality. In fact, our senior-level expertise allows us to find the right solution faster. Often right the first time. Fewer iterations mean fewer hours and significantly lower total costs. This gives you full control over both quality and budget.
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Sustainable Services
For us, sustainability is not an afterthought but a core element of our engineering approach. That mindset allows us to offer additional services that support your environmental and safety goals, ranging from in-depth analyses to actionable recommendations.
We offer:
- CO₂ footprint analysis
- Sustainability assessments
- Compliance checks (e.g. RoHS and REACH)
Our additional services provide clear insights into how well your design or production process complies with current safety, sustainability and regulatory standards. Where gaps are found, we provide targeted, cost-effective improvement advice: clear, efficient and very sharped priced.
Your focus,
our goal!
Up to 80% of engineering work consists of peripheral tasks that aren’t part of your product’s core value. Why waste time and budget reinventing standard components?
With over 30 years of combined experience, we smartly integrate proven technologies and best practices. This accelerates your development process, reduces costs and allows your team to focus on what really matters: your core innovation.
Your R&D partner
Lessons learned
While most engineering firms move from project to project without learning, we do the opposite. We make learning a priority. We actively document and integrate key insights into your client-specific knowledge base – so each new project becomes smarter, more efficient, and future-proof.
Open and transparant
At every stage of the project, we provide full visibility into planning, progress, and cost. You’ll always be informed and in control with confidence in both process and outcome.
Switch On / Switch Off
Flexibility is crucial. Projects rarely run completely synchronously and delays in one department often lead to unnecessary standby costs in another. That is why we offer a smart Switch On / Switch Off mode: switch our professionals on or off as required when your project phase demands it. No wasted time. No wasted budget.
Remote Expats
With this smart hybrid solution, we enable ‘remote expats’ to contribute effectively from abroad. This approach addresses the shortage of engineers, reduces housing pressure and allows companies to grow, innovate, and meet their time-to-market goals efficiently. At the same time, it results in significant savings on expat, migration and labor costs.
About Smart Way Engineering
Smart Way Engineering is a spin-out of IM-Aces, which is an organisation that for more than a decade now, successfully deploys pre-retired and retired people on a part time basis for technical assignments. Even in retirement, highly skilled technical professionals can still offer immense value due to their deep knowledge, extensive experience and boundless passion. Their expertise, built over 30 years in the field, remains a critical asset that can support innovation, problem-solving, and knowledge transfer within organizations.
By mentoring younger colleagues and offering strategic insights, these seasoned experts play an essential role in bridging skill gaps and fostering the development of future talent, ensuring that valuable industry knowledge is preserved and passed on. Where possible, we will continue to deploy these individuals alongside the existing and permanent staff of Smart Way Engineering.