Lead Engineering helps organisations turn ambitious ideas into practical engineering solutions, bringing together expertise in automation, robotics, AI and Industry 4.0 with the skills to develop funding applications and manage R&D projects through to delivery.
Lead Engineering is an engineering and innovation consultancy based in Portsmouth. We help businesses develop innovative engineering solutions, adopt advanced technologies and deliver funded research and development projects.
As an engineering consultancy with a background in manufacturing engineering, industrial automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0, we understand the technology behind an idea as well as the work of turning it into a fundable, well-managed project.
Three connected services. Use them on their own or together, from an early idea through to a completed project.
Practical engineering support to improve operations and bring advanced technology into industrial environments.
Structured, hands-on management that keeps complex engineering and R&D projects coordinated and accountable.
Support to shape a promising idea into a clear, credible proposal, and to carry it through to delivery.
Innovation projects run best when the engineering, the funding case and the delivery plan are developed together. That is where we focus.
A professional background in manufacturing, automation, robotics, AI and IIoT means we understand the technology behind your project, not just the paperwork.
We understand how programmes such as Innovate UK and Horizon Europe structure their calls, and plan work packages, budgets and partnerships to match.
The partner who helps shape your proposal can also manage the project, so nothing is lost between the application and the work.
We translate between engineers, researchers, funders and leadership teams, turning technical detail into plans and decisions.
A typical route through a funded innovation project. We can join at any stage.
Explore the challenge or opportunity, test the technical approach and agree what success looks like.
Define the scope, work packages, budget and partners and, where relevant, the funding route and proposal.
Coordinate partners and teams, and manage milestones, risks and budgets as the work progresses.
Put results to work in real industrial settings and report outcomes to funders and stakeholders.
Tell us about the engineering challenge, innovation idea or funding opportunity you’re working on, and we’ll arrange a time to talk it through.
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Victory Business Centre, Somers Road North, Portsmouth PO1 1PJ
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