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For engineering teams and founders · Kearny, NJ

Your product, engineered from sketch to production.

A senior product engineering team for robotics, lighting, medical and consumer products. Without the cost of a hire or the overhead of a big firm.

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3 business daysto a written estimateA capon every phaseOur own labprototypes in Kearny, NJ
Also a parts shopNeed parts made? 3D printing and CNC in our Kearny lab, ready in 3 to 5 business days. 3D printing service →
Clients we have engineered for
  • CloudChef Robotics
  • Lightspeed Robotics
  • Ocean Technologies
  • WAC Lighting
  • Schonbek
  • Chefman
  • Calibra
  • Eco Soapr
  • Needle to Wax
  • CLTL
  • Medusa Distribution
  • Shinkei Systems
  • InTech
  • Rapido
Why teams choose Flores

Senior engineering, without the overhead.

Cover a gap while you hire, or take a product from idea to production. You get a full team and a lab for less than one new hire.

Flores EngineeringFull-time hireFreelancerLarge firm
Time to startAbout 3 days to an estimateAbout 45 days to fill a roleDays, if you find the right oneWeeks of proposals
CostAbout $100/hr, only while you need itAbout $160/hr in year one, all yearLower rate, more of your timeHighest rates plus overhead
Prototype labOur own, in Kearny, NJYou buy the equipmentRarelyYes
Who manages itWe do, with a cap on every phaseYou doYou doAn account manager
VisibilityLive project page and weekly updatesYour meetingsWhatever they sendMonthly reports
When work slowsPause, no severanceSalary continuesHard to bring backMinimums and contracts

Most engagements start one of three ways.

Cover a gap while you hireA short scope, 6 to 8 weeks, handed off to your new hire.
Take a product to productionFeasibility through production release.
Fix a stuck projectRoot cause, test data and a fix.
How we work

Four stages, from proof of concept to production.

Case study: the Eco Soapr soap shredder. Join at any step. Each phase has its own estimate and cap, so you decide how far we go.

See how we work →
  1. Eco Soapr proof of concept: rollers, motor and bare wiring on the bench1Proof of conceptA bare rig that proves the riskiest part works: motor, rollers and controls.
  2. See-through CAD of the Eco Soapr gear train, cutters and electronics2Engineering unitThe full mechanism in CAD: gear train, cutters, electronics and tolerances.
  3. Eco Soapr final render beside the high-fidelity built prototype3Design unitThe final look as a render, then a high-fidelity prototype that looks and works like the product.
  4. Eco Soapr in its retail packaging4ProductionTooling, suppliers and retail packaging for the mass-produced unit.
Read the Eco Soapr case study →

See every phase on your live project page.

A private link with cost against the estimate, status and the timeline. No login, no chasing for updates.

  • A written estimate before any work
  • A cap on every phase
  • Weekly updates
  • Senior review on every deliverable
Client Company LLCExample Project
Project portal byFlores Engineering
Cost$2,700 billedof $9,200 to $11,300 estimate
Paid $1,500Unpaid $1,200
TimelineOn track
Nov 29, 2026Target completion · 50 days left
30% complete
Timeline by phase
SepOctNov
Draft model
Design direction
Prototype exploration
CAD bodies
Engineering drawings
Final prototype
CMF & renderings
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Updated Oct 10, 2026Questions? Contact Sergio Flores
Sergio Flores, founder of Flores Engineering
Why Flores exists

“At MakerBot, Stryker and ULC Robotics I kept seeing good companies stuck between hiring too early, managing freelancers or paying big-firm overhead. I started Flores Engineering to fix that.”

Sergio Flores · Founder & principal engineer · Read our story →
Tools and partners we work with
CAD & design
SolidWorksFusion 360
In our lab
Formlabs SLABambu Lab X1C & H2SCarvera CNC
Manufacturing partners
SendCutSendProtolabsFictiv

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