Boston | NYC

Engineering for the physical world

Electronics, software and mechanical design for products, precision instruments and industrial systems.

An approachable team with technical depth

Three Labs works alongside your team from early design through production and field support. We combine a hands-on approach with clear judgment about design, testing and manufacturing.

Selected engineering experience

01

Power & Electronics

High-power distribution and power-path design. Precision analog, high-speed digital hardware and low-power devices.

02

Embedded & Connected Software

Firmware and embedded Linux for connected devices. IoT telemetry, remote diagnostics and software updates for deployed systems.

03

Measurement & Instrumentation

High-accuracy ultrasonic measurement for oil and gas flow metering. Ultrasonic sensing and measurement for medical devices. Sensor electronics, calibration and production test.

04

Machines & Flight Systems

Electromechanical machines and flight systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles and lighter-than-air structures. Controls and electronics packaging.

05

Mechanical & Industrial Systems

Pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping and fluid systems. Structural design and large-scale fabrication with specialist manufacturing partners.

Support at each stage of development

  • Focused engineering support Circuit design, firmware and mechanical development for a defined part of your project.
  • Concept to production Product development from initial requirements through design, prototyping, validation and transfer to manufacturing.
  • Independent engineering review Technical due diligence, design reviews and vendor evaluations to support your next decision.

Technical capabilities

Disciplines, tools and technologies Click to expand capabilities

Hardware

Power architecture, power distribution, precision analog, high-speed digital, RF design, RF material compatibility, link budgets, sensors, actuators, charge control, fuel gauges, cellular interfaces and production test.

Embedded

C/C++ firmware and system software for bare-metal systems, FreeRTOS and embedded Linux. Bootloaders, protocol parsers, fleet deployment, remote diagnostics and over-the-air updates.

Mainstream microcontroller and processor families, including STM32, EFR32, ESP32, Nordic, Atmel, PIC, MSP430 and i.MX.

Interfaces and connectivity: JTAG, SWD, SPI, I2C, UART, BLE, LoRa, Zigbee, Z-Wave, MQTT and HTTPS.

Mechanical

Electromechanical design, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, P&IDs, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, electronics packaging, structural engineering, GD&T, thermal analysis, stress analysis, FEA and CFD.

Production

Prototyping, CNC, 3D printing, sheet metal, welding, brazing, injection molding, castings, forgings, waterjet, plasma, laser, EDM, BOMs, fixtures, supplier coordination, quality control and work instructions. Large-scale machined and welded assemblies through fabrication partners.

Infrastructure

Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, AWS, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, PostgreSQL, InfluxDB, Grafana, Prometheus, RabbitMQ, storage, CI/CD, monitoring, networking, VPNs and secure operations.

Tell us what we can help you build

We can discuss your project, the support you need and how we could work together.