The Realtime Group

World-class design and engineering for regulated industries.

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About the firm

The Realtime Group provides product design, development, and validation engineering services for regulated industries, including medical devices, aerospace and defense, and consumer products. With over two decades of operating history, it offers end-to-end capabilities from human-centered design through testing, validation, and regulatory compliance. The practice also designs and delivers high-performance industrial automation systems through its dedicated facility, The RealM.

Team
Small
Firm type
Automation & Controls · Electrical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Software Engineering · Aerospace Engineering · Defense Engineering

Credentials

ISO 13485

People

David FelioPresident and CEO

Garyld MilesVP R&D and Programs

Bob SawlerVP Business Development

Don HurdVP Quality and Validation Services

Elizabeth PaceyDirector of Operations and HR

James WucherSenior Director of Software, Electronics, and Systems

Bill Barker IIIDirector, Automation and Mechanical Engineering

Dina GrudoSenior Program Manager

Capabilities

Human Factors Engineering

Develops products focused on complex user needs through rigorous formative evaluations, risk analysis, and validation protocols.

  • Risk analysis and FMEA
  • Formative evaluations
  • Human factors validation
  • Study protocol development
  • HFE report preparation
  • Regulatory compliance protocols

Industrial Design

Transforms early-stage product concepts into physical realities using design thinking, rapid sketching, and high-fidelity rendering.

  • Conceptual ideation and sketching
  • Design thinking integration
  • Rapid visual prototyping
  • Photo-realistic renderings

UI/UX Design

Creates intuitive digital interfaces specifically optimized for safety, usability, and regulatory compliance in high-stakes environments.

  • User feedback testing
  • Formative usability evaluations
  • Interface design for regulated products

Systems Engineering

Translates detailed requirement definitions and risk parameters into robust, interdisciplinary architectures for complex systems.

  • Integration of user needs
  • System architecture definition
  • Requirements definition and tracking
  • Systemic risk management

Mechanical Engineering

Performs full-lifecycle design including finite element analysis, tolerance stack evaluation, and design for manufacturability.

  • Finite element analysis
  • Design for manufacturability
  • Plastic injection mold design and tooling
  • Tolerance stack analysis

Electrical Engineering

Designs custom electronic hardware, covering schematic capture, multi-layer printed circuit board layout, and optimized power management.

  • Schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Analog and digital electronics design
  • Power management optimization

Software Engineering

Engineers embedded firmware, desktop applications, and advanced control algorithms using reliable and well-documented software architectures.

  • Embedded firmware development
  • Desktop application development
  • Modular software architecture
  • Signal processing and control systems

Verification, Validation, and Quality

Establishes compliance through system risk assessments, custom test automation, and robust documentation aligned with rigorous safety standards.

  • Automated test systems
  • System-level risk assessments
  • Exploratory software testing
  • ISO 13485 quality management
  • Proof of regulatory compliance
  • Product cybersecurity evaluation
  • Regulatory documentation support

Industrial Automation

Deploys customized manufacturing systems, integrating robotics, vision inspection cells, and reliable programmable logic controller setups.

  • End-to-end automation system design
  • Flexible multi-product manufacturing setups
  • Vision-guided robotics and collaborative robots
  • Programmable logic controller programming
  • Human-machine interfaces and SCADA systems
  • Precision motion control systems
  • Machine vision and automated optical inspection
  • Industrial IoT integrations
  • Custom control panels and safety systems

Technical Animation

Produces medical animations, surgical simulations, and visually rich technical assets to support user education and product training.

  • Educational animations
  • Surgical simulations
  • Patient education content
  • Sales support animations

Industries

Medical Devices · Automation & Controls · Robotics · Aerospace · Defense · Consumer Products · Industrial · Manufacturing

Projects

AirKor UltraEzAir

Medical Devices · Client: AirKor

Automated Optical Inspection System

Automation & Controls · Client: Koya

Surgical Device

Medical Devices

Biopsy Instrument

Medical Devices

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