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UK Automotive & Industrial Engineering Team

Sevendyne hired and staffed SolidWorks, PLC, and SCADA engineers for a UK industrial automation partner (2019–2024), then that dedicated team engaged under client technical direction on OEM programmes for tier-1 automotive suppliers in the UK.

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3-minute CTO brief — embedded engineering pod

We staffed a multi-discipline industrial pod and placed them inside the UK partner’s programmes — standups with UK engineering leads, drawing reviews, and day-to-day pairing on PLC/SCADA scopes. This is not a software product case — it is a multi-year industrial bench. UK OEM programmes needed SolidWorks, PLC, and SCADA capacity without the client running payroll in India. Sevendyne built the team; the UK client owned technical direction, drawings, and acceptance.

  • 2019–2024: Continuous team across shifting OEM scopes
  • Disciplines: Mechanical CAD · PLC · SCADA · shop-floor integration
  • Model: Team cost + fee bands (5% / 10% / 15%) — one accountable desk

Embedded industrial pod · automotive OEM · UK-led

How this differs from product builds

DimensionUK industrial podTLMS / PayU software builds
DeliverableEngineering hours on client programmesShipped software modules
Architecture ownerUK client engineering leadJoint / Sevendyne pod
Success metricProgramme continuity, compliance, skill mixProduction uptime, feature velocity
ToolingSolidWorks, vendor PLCs, SCADA suitesLaravel, Qt, CodeIgniter, etc.

Operating model

  • Client PMO assigns work packages; Sevendyne handles hiring, retention, PF/ESIC/TDS, and replacement if someone rolls off.
  • Skill matrix maintained per programme — PLC vs mechanical vs SCADA split adjusted quarterly.
  • No shadow architecture — engineers join client stand-ups and tooling; Sevendyne does not insert a parallel tech lead unless asked.

Why clients choose this shape

Tier-1 automotive suppliers run 3–5 year programmes. Building an India entity for 8–12 engineers fails on compliance overhead and hiring latency. A single Sevendyne contract gives a named bench with transparent economics — actual salaries + payroll fee bands (5% freelance · 10% EOR · 15% office infrastructure) — while technical accountability stays in the UK.

Outcomes

  • 2019 – 2024 multi-year continuity across OEM scope changes.
  • Engineers embedded on automotive-grade industrial work without client entity setup.
  • Proof Sevendyne scales from one C++ embed to multi-discipline multi-year pods.

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