Automotive
Design, CAE and embedded engineering for an industry rebuilding itself around software, electrification and cost.
- ISO/SAE 21434 (context)
- UNECE R155/R156 (context)
- ASME Y14.5
- ISO 9001:2015
Automotive programmes now carry three simultaneous transformations: software-defined vehicle architectures, electrification with its packaging and lightweighting demands, and relentless cost-out on mature platforms. Crest supports OEMs and tier-1s across that spread — Class A surfacing, FEA and GD&T on the mechanical side, ECU firmware on the embedded side, and the sustaining engineering that keeps legacy platforms profitable.
What this sector is actually up against
Software-defined vehicles
ECU consolidation, domain and zonal architectures, and over-the-air update obligations are pulling automotive suppliers into software lifecycle disciplines — including cybersecurity engineering under ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155 — that traditional automotive processes weren't built for.
Electrification changes the mechanical problem
Battery packaging, thermal management and lightweighting rewrite structural requirements platform by platform. Simulation-led design — FEA before tooling — is the difference between iterating in CAD and iterating in prototype tools.
Legacy platforms still pay the bills
Mature vehicle lines need sustaining engineering, drawing updates and cost-out redesigns for years after launch — high-volume engineering work that competes for the same senior staff needed on new programmes.
CAD/PLM estates decades in the making
2D archives, mixed CAD environments and part libraries that predate parametric modelling slow every new programme. Structured migration to 3D parametric models is an enabler, not housekeeping.
Services mapped to the pressure
Mechanical Engineering
Class A surface building, FEA and GD&T validation, sustaining engineering and 2D-to-3D CAD migration — onsite at your technical centre or offshore from Bengaluru.
Embedded Systems Engineering
ECU and controller firmware developed under a secure development lifecycle, aligned to the cybersecurity expectations of ISO/SAE 21434 programmes.
Software Services
Connected-vehicle services, dealer and aftersales platforms, and the integration layer between vehicle data and enterprise systems.
IoT Engineering
Telematics and fleet-data platforms: device management, OTA infrastructure and analytics at vehicle-fleet scale.
Recruitment & Resourcing
Contract design and CAE engineers deployed onsite or offshore against programme ramps — Hire-Train-Deploy for sustained capacity.
Discuss a automotive engagement
Bring us the tender clause, the audit finding or the architecture question — we'll respond with a specific, costed view.