Johnston Engineering Product: HAABacksaver, a Helicopter Air
Ambulance Product
He said they use advanced design and simulation tools, as well as prototyping. They are experts in thermal, structural, and fluid dynamics. Not only do they design, analyze, build, and test the systems, but the same engineers also do the initial work through of the entire project. He said that with project-focused engineers who both start and finish tasks, there is better communication, faster problem solving, and better outcomes.
Stone said hiring is strategic and that they intentionally hire engineers who can both design and build. They physically build and test the systems they design. They develop engineers to become better
PROJECT-FOCUSED
ENGINEERS DESIGN, ANALYZE, BUILD & TEST THE SYSTEMS FROM START TO FINISH.
at building the systems they create and to develop strong analytical capabilities. They design to make solving challenging problems faster and more cost-effective.
Alex Grudovik, director at Johnston Engineering, has been with the company six years and is also a co-owner of the business. Grudovik said many companies have ideas for hardware development and inventions but are not adept at testing their theories and taking products to market. He said,“ Johnston Engineering excels in
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