M4 Engineering

What We Do

From supporting STEM in high schools and colleges, through R&D work for the government. We help companies provide safe transportation from city to city, or countries, or to the stars. Inventors, Startups and Partners work with us, to connect the dots and make their ideas fly.

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Engineering services

From Design through Certification, we can help your team with Engineering Services and Software to help reach your goals.

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Software & Automation

Our software can help you reduce the time and costs associated with the design, analysis and optimization of high performance systems and structures found in aerospace, automotive, construction, theme park attractions, and energy production.

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how we can help you

Design

Approximately 70 percent of the cost of a design is spent in the first 30 percent of the design cycle. The choices you make and ideas you generate will constrain what you can do later.

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Analysis

Companies that have used simulation software for product development have reported up to a 60 percent reduction in design cycle time (from 20 weeks to 8) and a 40 percent improvement to overall design costs.

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Optimization

Doing the most with the least is one way to look at optimization. Creating the best solution with the time and resources available to you is another.

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Manufacturing

From Prototypes through full production, we can help you fabricate your metallic, composite, or electronic components.

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Testing

From coupon fabrication and allowables development through test planning and fixture design, we can support your test requirements.

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Electric airplanes to eVTOL

Today’s aerospace industry is going through incredible innovation and development of new technologies and transportation concepts. It is an exciting time to be part of this adventure. As new companies emerge and “old” companies reinvent themselves, they may need some help in getting their ideas off the ground. This is where we might be able to help you, as we are helping others with their projects. So whether you have a flying car, an air taxi, or a UAV/Drone, please contact us to see how we might be able to help.

Commercial launch and Supersonic travel

It’s amazing how the aerospace landscape is changing. Not just in numbers of companies, but also in the range, speed and missions being addressed. New companies are creating better and more cost effective ways to launch satellites and reach to the stars, while others are figuring out how to get you from point A to Point B at the highest speed and the greatest efficiency. We are helping many of them explore this new space. Please reach out to us to see how we might be able to help launch your concept.

Our Clients

U.S. Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services.

GE Aviation

GE Aviation is among the top aircraft engine suppliers, and offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft. GE Aviation is part of the General Electric conglomerate, which is one of the world’s largest corporations.

Uber

Uber’s Elevate program is creating urban aerial ridesharing, globally. Starting in 2023, Uber customers will be able to push a button and get a flight on-demand with uberAIR in Dallas, Los Angeles, and a third international market.

US Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest navy in the world, with a battle fleet tonnage that is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined.

Jacobs Engineering

Jacobs Engineering is an international engineering, architecture, and construction firm with offices located around the world. As a publicly traded company with 60,000 employees and 2011 revenues of more than $10 billion, Jacobs offers support to industrial, commercial, and government clients.

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research.

Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010.

Thermal-Structural Analysis of PCB in Simcenter 3D February 14, 2022
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