Offshore mechanical design & analysis
Azro Engineering works as an extension of your engineering department, delivering SolidWorks modelling, production drawings, FEA and design-for-manufacture support. Contracted by the project or by the month, from a timezone that turns your close of business into our working day.
Mounting bracket · SolidWorks 2024 · drawing to BS 8888
What we solve
Most engineering managers meet the same wall: the drawing queue is three weeks deep, the FEA sign-off is blocking a release, and the business case for a permanent hire does not survive the next quarter's forecast.
Azro Engineering exists for exactly that gap. We take the design and analysis work that consumes your senior engineers' calendars and return it as finished, checked, standards-compliant output, so your team keeps its attention on the decisions only they can make.
We are a mechanical engineering practice based in Sri Lanka, working with engineering companies and OEMs across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. We do not present ourselves as a low-cost body shop. We are contracted capacity with a named engineer, a defined scope and a checking process.
Detailing, revisions and routine analysis move off the critical path so design authority stays focused on design decisions.
Scale up for a launch, scale down when the pipeline thins. No redundancy conversations.
Quoted per project or per engineer-month. No employer NI, pension, software seat or workstation spend.
A second engineer reviews geometry, drawing standard and analysis assumptions before release.
Services
Six service lines covering the product development lifecycle from concept through manufacture. Engaged individually or as a continuous workstream.
We turn a brief, a sketch or a performance requirement into feasible engineering concepts with the trade-offs made explicit, so you can choose a direction with evidence behind it.
Parametric parts, assemblies and production drawings built to be edited, not just to look right. Feature trees stay clean and intentional so your team can pick the model up later.
Finite element analysis with stated assumptions, documented boundary conditions and a written conclusion. You get an engineering judgement, not a colourful picture.
DFM review before the drawings leave your building, not after the supplier quotes. We look for the cost that gets designed in by accident.
The paperwork that has to exist and never gets prioritised. Written to be read by an auditor, a customer or a colleague in three years.
A defined block of engineer-hours you can draw against when the workload spikes, without starting a new procurement process every time.
Delivery process
Offshore work fails when the handover is vague. Ours is not. Each stage closes with a named artefact, so you always know what you have paid for and what comes next.
We work through your brief, existing data and constraints, then write back what we understood. Nothing starts until you have confirmed that document.
Parts and assemblies built with a deliberate feature tree and a documented naming convention, with progress visible at agreed checkpoints rather than at the end.
FEA run against the agreed load cases with boundary conditions stated, mesh convergence demonstrated and a written engineering conclusion.
Production drawings issued to your standard, then reviewed by a second engineer against a written checklist before anything is sent.
Files transferred in your required formats with a revision history, an open-issues list and a short handover call so nothing lives only in our heads.
Confidentiality & IP
Every project we deliver is covered by a non-disclosure agreement, which is why you will not find client names or project images on this website. That is deliberate. The same protection applies to your work.
A mutual non-disclosure agreement is executed before we receive any drawing, model or specification. We will sign yours; we do not require you to sign ours.
All intellectual property in work we produce for you is yours on delivery. This is written into the engagement contract, not assumed.
Your project is delivered by our own employed engineers. Work is never passed to a third party or freelancer without your written agreement.
Project data is held in an access-controlled repository, transferred over encrypted channels, and never stored on personal devices or consumer file-sharing accounts.
Engineers working on your project do not work on a direct competitor's project concurrently. Ask and we will confirm this in writing for your sector.
On project close we retain data only for the period you specify, then confirm deletion in writing.
Engagement models
Pick the shape that matches how the work arrives. All three are covered by the same NDA, IP assignment and checking process.
A defined deliverable, quoted as a fixed price against an agreed scope note. Best when you know what you need and want cost certainty.
A named engineer allocated to your team for an agreed number of days per month, joining your stand-ups and working in your file structure.
A pre-purchased block of engineer-hours drawn down as you need them, with the rate and terms agreed once and reused.
Software & standards
We work in commercially licensed software and issue to the drawing standard your business already uses, so output drops straight into your PDM system without rework.
Common questions
Azro Engineering is an offshore mechanical design and analysis practice based in Sri Lanka. We provide SolidWorks CAD modelling, production drafting, finite element analysis, design-for-manufacture review and technical documentation to engineering companies and OEMs in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Australia. We work as contracted capacity inside an existing engineering team rather than as an independent design house.
An in-house design engineer carries salary, employer contributions, pension, recruitment cost, a CAD and simulation licence, a workstation and desk space, and that cost continues whether the drawing queue is full or empty. Contracted offshore capacity converts that fixed cost into a variable one you switch on and off. The saving depends on your market and the seniority you are replacing, so we quote against your actual scope rather than publishing a headline rate.
A mutual non-disclosure agreement is signed before any file is transferred. Project data is held in an access-controlled repository and moved over encrypted channels only, never through personal devices or consumer file-sharing accounts. Work is delivered by our own employed engineers with no subcontracting, engineers are not assigned to competing projects concurrently, and data is deleted on your instruction at project close with written confirmation.
You do. All intellectual property in work produced for you is assigned to you on delivery, and this is written into the engagement contract rather than left implied. You receive native CAD files as well as neutral formats, so you are never dependent on us to continue the work.
Our primary platform is SolidWorks for 3D modelling, assemblies, weldments, sheet metal and drafting, with SolidWorks Simulation for finite element analysis. AutoCAD is used for 2D drafting and legacy drawing conversion. We issue in native format plus STEP, IGES, DXF and PDF as required. If your team works in a different platform, tell us at enquiry stage and we will confirm whether we can support it.
Yes. We issue production drawings to BS 8888 or ASME Y14.5 including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and we will work to your company drawing standard, title block and templates where you have them. Confirming your standard is part of the scope note before work starts.
We operate on Sri Lanka Standard Time, GMT +5:30. Our working day begins while the United Kingdom is still overnight, so work issued at your close of business is typically progressed before your next morning. For North American clients the offset is larger and the overnight turnaround is more pronounced. For Australian and New Zealand clients there is direct overlap through your afternoon. We hold scheduled calls inside your business hours regardless of location.
For a fixed-scope project we usually return a scope note and quotation within two working days of a complete brief, and start on acceptance. For a dedicated engineer allocation we agree a start date at contract, typically within two to four weeks depending on the profile required. Surge blocks agreed in advance can be drawn against immediately.
Linear and non-linear static stress analysis, fatigue and life assessment, buckling, modal and thermal studies. Every analysis is issued with stated assumptions, a documented load case matrix, boundary conditions, evidence of mesh convergence and a written engineering conclusion. We do not issue a stress plot without an interpretation of what it means for your design.
There is no minimum for a fixed-scope project; a single drawing or a single analysis is a valid engagement and is often how a first project starts. Dedicated engineer allocations are contracted monthly with thirty days' notice on either side.
Every deliverable is reviewed by a second engineer against a written checklist covering geometry, drawing standard compliance, tolerancing and analysis assumptions before release. Fixed-scope projects include two revision rounds against the agreed scope. Changes that fall outside the agreed scope are quoted separately before any work is done, so you are never presented with an unexpected invoice.
Because every project we deliver is covered by a non-disclosure agreement. We do not publish client work, client names or project imagery, and we will not publish yours. Instead we publish self-initiated capability studies on our own designs, produced to the same standards, and we are happy to walk through our methodology on a screen-share.
Careers
Remote-first roles with exposure to international engineering projects and structured professional development.
Not listed? Send a speculative CV to info@azroeng.com.
Start a conversation
Send us the scope, the backlog or the problem. You will get a written response from an engineer, not a sales sequence. If it is not a good fit, we will say so.
We reply within one working day. We will sign your NDA before you send any drawings or specifications.
