RF Product Engineering

Enclosure engineering, thermal management, RF-transparent radome design, and electronics integration.

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Enclosure Development

Our development team engineers RF product enclosures to  protect the electronics package, dissipate heat, be easy to use, and look like it belongs in the application.

Ruggedization

SGW Designworks develops products that live in harsh environments. Our radar product team has products in the field now that are tested to IP-68 and MIL-STD 810G.

Hardware UI / UX

Your RF / Radar product needs to function flawlessly, but it also needs to be easy to use. Our RF product team approaches HMI design with a user-first mindset, ensuring users are successful the first time.

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Don’t settle for RF and Radar product development that’s too slow or doesn’t deliver.
Our team blends technical expertise with your business context to build winning products.

Our RF product engineering  capabilities

Enclosure Design

Ingress Protection and Seal Design

Radome Design

Electronics Integration

Thermal Management

HMI's, UI/UX

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Common Design Optimization

Reliability / Durability

Ruggedization

Ease of Maintenance / Serviceability

Ingress Protection / IP Rating

Thermal Management

Mechanical Efficiency

Tactile Feel

Ease of Use / Usability

Environmental Resistance

Safety

Cost Reduction

Size Reduction

Weight Reduction

Regulatory Compliance

Manufacturing and Assembly

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Enclosure Design

We design a wide range of enclosures for RF and radar products, from complex heat dissipating enclosures to RF-transparent enclosures.

  • Electronics enclosures
  • Equipment enclosures and configuration
  • Low-cost injection molded enclosures
  • Large rotomolded enclosures
  • Sheet-metal enclosures, housings, and shrouds
  • Environmental resistance
  • Ingress protection
  • Seal design
  • Latching mechanisms
  • Thermal management / heat rejection

Ingress Protection & Seal Design

  • Dust intrusion
  • High pressure water intrusion
  • Hitemp water
  • Washdown resistiance
  • Environmental resistance related to heat, vibration, and mechanical shock
  • IP-69
  • MIL-STD-810G

Radome Design

  • RF transparent materials
  • Electronics integration
  • Material selection
  • RF transparency
  • Prototyping
  • Validation

Electronics Integration

  • PCBA capture
  • Power management
  • Sensor selection
  • Vibration, impact, and shock resistance
  • Heat rejection
  • Antenna design

Thermal Management

  • Passive cooling
  • Active cooling
  • Conductive elements
  • Convection analysis
  • Heat rejection
  • Cooler integration

HMI's, UI, UX

  • Screen integration
  • Menu flow
  • Speaker integration
  • Visual alerts
  • Button-ology
  • UI / UX for hardware
Testimonials

What our clients are saying.

"These guys get it. They are a rare blend of creative and technical talent. Honest, flexible, fun to work with and incredibly competent. As a designer, they make me look good, bringing my ideas to life through their insight and experience."

Preston Lewis, Co-Founder & CCO

"I have worked with the team at SGW on a handful of projects, and I continue to be impressed with the depth and breadth of talent and capabilities they bring to the table. SGW is easy to work with, competent, and they operate with integrity. They make you want to do more business with them. Highly recommend!"

David Sheehan, Engineering Manager

"The team at SGW Designworks was able to identify and test multiple solutions to a complex development challenge in a short period of time, then carry those findings over to a full development effort. This had a real impact on the speed of our development project."

Calvin Allan, Senior Program Manager
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Mechanical engineering, Electronics & Embedded Systems, Prototyping, Manufacturing setup

How we engage...

Projects

Have SGW execute a project. End-to-end development, specific development stages, or targeted scopes of work.

Dedicated Capacity

Receive dedicated capacity by technical discipline to add to your project team.

Consulting and Coaching

Get connected with an SGW staff member to support your development strategy and decision making.

Recent Projects

Spartan Radar

Radar Startup Product Development

Spartan Radar hired SGW Designworks to provide comprehensive product development support for their radar sensor and display hardware. This involved establishing a robust physical system architecture, managing the complex hardware project, and executing the mechanical design, while also guiding the client's green electrical engineering team. The goal was to quickly develop functional prototypes to showcase their software to OEMs.

Multiple Customers

RF/Millimeter Wave Test Chambers

SGW Designworks develops anechoic chambers that allow vehicle safety technology companies to perform sophisticated tests of automotive radar systems.

Cradlepoint

Rugged Wi-Fi Access Point

SGW Designworks provided fresh approaches for Cradlepoint’s new Wi-Fi access point for enterprise applications.

PRECO

Rugged HMI for Collision Avoidance Radar

The Preco PreView product line was well established, but was in need of an update. Specifically, the in-vehicle display was aging. Preco was interested in developing a new display unit with specific features and characteristics.

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Don’t settle for development that’s too slow or doesn’t deliver. Put SGW to work and develop the right products on the right timeline.