TCB Engineers

Specialized Electronic Design, Systems Integration, and Test Engineering

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About the firm

TCB Engineers is a professional engineering practice registered in Arizona and Colorado, offering specialized services in electronic design, systems integration, and test engineering. With over twenty years of experience, the practice designs and validates systems for harsh environments, specializing in RF engineering, analog circuit design, automated test systems (ATE/STE), and Certified LabVIEW Architect consulting. It works with diverse clients across aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors to solve complex technical challenges from concept to commissioning.

Team
Micro
Firm type
Automation & Controls · Electrical Engineering · Software Engineering · Telecom / RF Engineering

Credentials

Certified LabVIEW Architect

People

Thomas W. MillerPrincipal Engineer & Founder

Capabilities

Systems Engineering

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Adopts an interdisciplinary, requirements-based approach that spans the entire development lifecycle, from defining customer needs and framing solution paths during the Concept of Operations (ConOps) phase to design verification and validation.

  • Concept of Operations (ConOps) & Requirements

    Vetting product ideas, removing design uncertainties, framing achievable solution paths, flowing down critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements, and performing Pugh concept selection.

  • Sensor Design, Interface & Conditioning

    Converting physical phenomena to digital information, incorporating embedded data acquisition, and optimizing size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) constraints.

Test Engineering

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Develops automated test systems (ATE) and special test equipment (STE) ranging from static measurements to real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems for validation, verification, and manufacturing floor applications.

  • ATE & STE Systems

    Architecting cost-effective, high-reliability automated test and special test equipment utilizing multi-disciplinary skills across electrical, mechanical, and software engineering.

  • LabVIEW FPGA-RT & Consulting

    Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA) services including turn-key application development, legacy software modification, and embedded system programming.

  • TestStand Development

    Leveraging the TestStand sequencing engine to develop robust, automated manufacturing test flows and data acquisition sequences.

  • Integration & Fabrication

    Designing, building, and deploying durable, maintainable industrial control systems, SCADA, and UL-508 industrial control panels.

RF & Wireless Engineering

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Applies electromagnetic, magnetic, and high-frequency circuit design principles to transmission lines, antennas, stripline circuits, material characterization, and packaging.

  • RF Circuit Design

    Designing lumped and distributed component models, bounding performance envelopes against manufacturing variation, and developing stripline circuits.

  • Microwave Test & Characterization

    Validating high-frequency circuits and microwave systems, specializing in electromagnetic field, wave, and magnetic interactions.

  • Signal Integrity

    Evaluating high-speed electromagnetic wave interactions in complex electronic designs to eliminate interference and timing issues.

Electrical Engineering

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Designs electronic circuits and systems with built-in electromagnetic compatibility and safety, covering both front-end and back-end verification processes.

  • Analog & Power Circuit Design

    Designing robust analog circuits, signal conditioning networks, and power subsystems optimized for harsh environments.

  • EMC-EMI-ESD Design & Mitigation

    Mitigating noise, electromagnetic interference, and electrostatic discharge risks by integrating protective design practices early.

  • Regulatory Compliance Support

    Integrating regulatory design criteria from concept through verification, leveraging relationships with testing laboratories to screen designs early.

Industries

Aerospace · Defense · Government · Healthcare · Medical Devices · Industrial · Manufacturing · Telecommunications · Renewable Energy · Power Generation · Research Facilities · Consumer Products

Projects

RF Welder Product Refresh

Industrial

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Helped a customer refresh their product design and maintain market leadership by balancing size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) parameters.

Radar Safety Controller

Aerospace

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Engaged in a formal systems design process to develop a high-reliability radar safety controller optimized for harsh environments.

PCBA Test System

Manufacturing

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Developed an accessible, automated test system that enabled a customer to adopt advanced manufacturing capabilities without high complexity and cost.

IoT-Enabled CRDS Sensor for UAV

Research Facilities · Client: Colorado State University

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Designed a sophisticated, SWaP-optimized, high-reliability cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) laser sensor with an IP-67 rating to serve as a UAV payload for academic research.