Explore and define
Understand the objective, investigate open questions, and identify the system requirements and constraints.
Embedded systems · R&D · Engineering
From first principles to working systems.
Digital hardware design, firmware, and software engineering, from research and prototyping through implementation. We help firms turn ambitious concepts into engineered systems, integrate complex technologies, and solve the problems that stand in the way.
Independent engineering since 2011From concept through delivery
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Applications & integration
Interfaces · middleware · algorithms
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Board Support Packages
Linux · RTOS · BSPs · drivers
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Firmware & programmable logic
Boot · real-time code · FPGA
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Digital hardware design
Boards · processors · buses · signals
RESEARCHDESIGNBUILDVERIFY
From system architecture to implementation, integration, and verification.
Experience acrossIndustrialSpace & avionicsAutomotiveMedical devicesSemiconductorsScientific systems
Where we can help
What do you want to create,
discover, or improve?
Start with an idea, a research question, a system to develop, or a technical challenge to resolve.
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Explore a new idea.
Investigate feasibility, compare approaches, and use models and prototypes to answer technical questions.
Research & development ↗02 /Design a new system.
Define the architecture and develop the hardware, firmware, and software foundations around your requirements.
System architecture & development ↗03 /Develop a new capability.
Create algorithms, sensor-processing pipelines, and connected software that enable new system behavior.
Algorithms & connected systems ↗04 /Design digital hardware.
Develop digital logic, processor interfaces, and data paths, with hardware/software co-design and system integration.
Digital hardware & FPGA design ↗05 /Prove the design.
Use simulation, emulation, and repeatable tests to evaluate design choices and verify the implementation.
Modeling & verification ↗06 /Resolve a difficult problem.
Diagnose failures, recover stalled projects, and modernize existing platforms with a clear technical path forward.
Troubleshooting & recovery ↗The Strong Source approach
Design the whole system.
Understand every layer.
A system’s behavior depends on choices across hardware, software, interfaces, and algorithms. We connect those disciplines to explore new designs, turn research into implementations, and diagnose problems in existing systems.
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Accountable technical delivery
Defined engineering responsibilities across research, architecture, implementation, and verification.
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A system-wide perspective
Connect schematics, signals, boot chains, drivers, operating systems, and applications.
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Useful work that stays with you
Source, test assets, build tools, and documentation that your engineering team can maintain.
Capabilities
Depth where it matters.
Range where it helps.
Research, design & development
Custom system architecture, modeling, algorithm development, and hardware/software prototyping.
02Embedded platforms
System architecture, board bring-up, BSPs, drivers, embedded Linux, and real-time software.
03Digital hardware design & integration
Digital hardware design, FPGA development, electronic design review, and hardware/software integration.
04Space & avionics
Low-level flight software, avionics integration, and supporting verification infrastructure.
05Security & reverse engineering
Embedded product security, firmware analysis, and reverse engineering.
06Verification & engineering tools
HIL/SIL, simulation, emulation, build automation, and machine-level tooling.
07Algorithms & connected systems
Signal processing, computer vision, middleware, and distributed system integration.
08Technical leadership & recovery
Hands-on architecture, platform modernization, integration, and project recovery.
Industry applications
Different products.
Shared engineering challenges.
Industrial & semiconductor equipment
Develop and integrate complex equipment and control systems.
Explore applications ↗Space & avionics
Connect flight platforms with the software and evidence they need.
Explore applications ↗Automotive & connected platforms
Integrate real-time processing and networked subsystems.
Explore applications ↗Medical devices
Understand and strengthen embedded product security.
Explore applications ↗Semiconductors, storage & displays
Bridge device behavior and platform software.
Explore applications ↗Scientific & sensor systems
Move from physical signals to useful data.
Explore applications ↗Working together
Defined work.
Useful engineering outputs.
Design and evaluate
Compare approaches, define the architecture, and agree the experiments, prototypes, or implementation work needed to evaluate it.
Build, verify, hand over
Implement the solution, test the behavior, and transfer the code, tools, and working knowledge.
About us
Engineering experience.
A commitment to your team.
Founded in 2011 in Silicon Valley and now based in the Northeast, Strong Source helps firms develop new systems, advance their technology, and resolve complex engineering challenges, with knowledge that stays with their teams.
Planning a project?
Start with a useful brief.
Compare capabilities, clarify your constraints, and identify the engineering outputs your team needs.
Let’s plan your next engineering project.
Send a short project summary to start an email conversation about technical fit, scope, and next steps.