Custom R&D and product development for aerospace, defense, and biomedical
Creare is a 60-year-old engineering firm building hardware and software across aerospace, defense, biomedical, and industrial sectors. The tech stack is dominated by CAD (SolidWorks, Altium, OrCAD), simulation (LabVIEW), and embedded systems (PLCs, Python) — a profile consistent with hardware-centric product development rather than software. Hiring is accelerating with 21 open engineering roles and a mid-to-senior seniority mix, yet the pain-point list signals internal friction around process efficiency and cost/schedule management, suggesting growth strain outpacing operational infrastructure.
Creare develops custom hardware, firmware, and system-level solutions for clients including government agencies, defense contractors, and medical device firms. Founded in 1961 and based in Hanover, NH, the company operates approximately 160 people, including 60+ advanced-degree engineers. Work spans thermal and fluid systems, cryogenics, sensors and controls, advanced manufacturing, biomedical engineering, and software development — from early-stage feasibility studies through flight-qualified hardware. The project portfolio reflects this breadth: miniature vacuum pumps for space, power electronics for military applications, turbo machinery, hearing diagnostic software, and UAV control algorithms. The firm maintains in-house fabrication and test facilities to support concurrent R&D and product transition.
Thermal and fluid systems, cryogenics, power systems, sensors and controls, advanced manufacturing, biomedical engineering, signal and image processing, and software development. The firm also offers modeling, simulation, and custom fabrication.
SolidWorks, Altium Designer, OrCAD, KiCad for design; LabVIEW for instrumentation and control; Python for scripting; PLCs for industrial automation. Microsoft Office suite for documentation.
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