EXHALE ENGINEERING

Your fractional engineering lead.

Concept → manufacturable

A dedicated product engineer in your corner — consistent support, for as long as you need.

Book a discovery call See how it works
One seat open for Q3
Imagine it.Concept & Industrial Design
Render it.Shareable CAD Models 
Test it.Mechanical Engineering
Build it.Prototyping & Manufacturing Support
01 Designed
02 Manufactured
03 Installed
In the shop

Hardgoods, from sketch to shop floor.

Zach, Exhale Engineering Zach · Boulder, Colorado

I scope the work and I do the work. One engineer, embedded in your product.

Why fractional

You've only had two options. Here's a third.

01
Hire a full-time engineer
$80–120k/yr — too much
02
Hire a freelancer per project
resets each time — too thin
03
Take a seat on my schedule
A share of my time, tailored to your company.
from ~5 hrs/wk →
How it works

Getting your product idea off the ground.

Scaleable design & engineering support that is customized to your product vision.

01

Pick the seat that fits your pace

A share of my time sized to your stage — from occasional engineering access to an embedded engineering lead.

Pick your seat
02

Start with a 3-month term

Long enough to prove value and build real continuity. Short enough to justify the partnership.

3-month minimum
03

Get dedicated design & engineering consistently

Concept, CAD models, engineering, manufacturing revisions, and prototyping — on a steady  cadence of your choosing.

Consistent delivery
04

Track it all in your own dashboard

Progress, files, and document signing in one private client dashboard — you always know where things stand.

Your dashboard
The seats

Start where you are. Scale as you grow.

1/8 time

Engineering Access

For a brand taking one product from idea to manufacturable.

  • 1 active product at a time
  • 2–3 concept sketches
  • Bi-weekly design reviews
  • 2 CAD revisions per month
  • Manufacturing drawings, as needed
  • Your own client dashboard
See pricing
Most common 1/4 time

Engineering Partner

For a full product line — the product plus its accessories and add-ons.

  • 1 active product + related accessories
  • 2–3 photoreal concept renders per product
  • Design-for-assembly support
  • 4 CAD revisions per product per month
  • Manufacturing guidance
  • Bi-weekly design reviews
  • Manufacturing drawings per product
  • Your own client dashboard
See pricing
3/8 time

Engineering Lead

For a brand running multiple product lines in parallel.

  • Multiple product lines, developed in parallel
  • Unlimited CAD revisions
  • Weekly design reviews
  • Design-for-manufacturing & assembly support
  • 2–3 photoreal concept renders per product
  • Manufacturing drawings per product
  • Your own client dashboard
See pricing
Your client dashboard

Built in dashboard with any seat.

Every seat comes with a private dashboard. Track progress in real time, share and version files, and sign documents in one place — no scattered email threads, no wondering where things stand.

Live project tracking. See what's in progress, what's next, and what's waiting on you.
File management & versions. Every drawing, render, and revision in one organized place.
Document signing. Approve scopes and agreements without leaving the platform.
dashboard.exhale.engineering
Roof Rack v5 ON TRACK
Milestone 3 of 5 · Prototyping
faring_bracket.step2.4 MB
roof rack_product renders.zip18 MB
Q3 scope agreementSIGN →
Selected work

Concept to manufacturable — across the outdoor space.

L-Track & accessories, reinventedVanEssential · Product engineering
Modular van cabinetryInside Out Vans · Van build-out
Sauna design & rendersVelocity Saunas · Product design
Let's talk

Ready to get the engineering off your plate?

Tell me what you're building and where it's stuck. A 20-minute discovery call is enough to size the right seat and get you set up in your dashboard.

Book a discovery call zach@exhale.engineering