All the expertise,
one shared project.
Explore our technical support in detail, from development to production.
Design office & R&D partnerships
Outsourced design office
Entrusting your R&D projects to COVATECH gives you access to expertise across technical and scientific disciplines.
Electronics
Simulation, analogue and digital design
Schematics / PCB layout (Altium Designer)
Component selection
PCB manufacturing (prototype, pre-production, production)
Unit tests, integration tests
Reliability / sizing: operating margin analysis
Thermal testing
Software
Real-time embedded development: C/C++
MCU: ARM7, Cortex-M4; MPU: i.MX, Zynq
OS / RTOS: Linux, Windows, Yocto, FreeRTOS, MQX, Zephyr
Web applications: HTML5, JavaScript
QA testing: test plans and web application test automation with Selenium
Industrialisation
Mechanical drawings
Procedure writing
Subcontractor selection
Production processes
Product manufacturing documentation
Qualification
Certification, EMC and international CB scheme
Thermal testing
Environmental testing
R&D partnerships
In addition to its own skills, COVATECH provides access to a network of R&D experts across industrial disciplines.
COVATECH’s specialist partners complement and support your R&D teams.
The technical and scientific expertise of our partners covers all stages of industrial research and development:
Mechanical design and 3D printing
Thermal simulation
Reliability and risk management
Analogue and digital electronics
Board schematics and layout (Altium Designer)
Radio frequency (simulation, antennas)
Real-time embedded software
Web applications and desktop or embedded interfaces
French Research Tax Credit (CIR), Innovation Tax Credit (CII), Young Innovative Company (JEI)
Project management
Project management
From customer requirements to production of products, software, electronic boards or mechanical subassemblies, COVATECH manages R&D phases to support reliability and innovation.
Hardware
Implementing PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
Schedule definition
Milestone definition
Budget and staffing estimates
Regular reporting
Software
Implementing agile methods (Scrum, Kanban)
Schedule definition
Budget and staffing estimates
Regular reporting
Test plans
Automated testing
Product lifecycle
Product lifecycle
COVATECH uses agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) for software and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) for hardware to structure and improve the reliability of R&D phases.
Depending on your needs, we support the full product lifecycle or specific stages.
We define the scope together in an initial discussion.
Design
Requirements definition
Structured system analysis
Technology review
Feasibility
Proof of concept
Specification definition
Planning
Development
Implementing software and/or hardware development methods
Regular monitoring and reporting
Staffing requirements
Time and cost control
Test definition
Bill of materials and critical components
Industrialisation
Manufacturing documentation
Subcontractor audits
Reliability analysis
Production testing / adjustment
Incoming inspection definition
Production test benches
Compliance and standards
Repeatability and reproducibility
Setting up production processes
Production
Production flows
Production ramp-up and logistics
Test procedures
Quality control plan
Non-conformity tracking
Periodic production tool reviews
CIR accreditation
COVATECH holds French Research Tax Credit (CIR) accreditation as a private research organisation for 2024, 2025 and 2026. Eligibility and tax treatment depend on the project and the client’s circumstances.
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