Outsource Your Engineering Team
Get dedicated engineering talent on a monthly retainer—no recruitment, no idle payroll, no overhead. Just the technical capacity you need, for as long as you need it.
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Hiring engineers is slow, expensive, and risky. There's a better way.
Recruitment takes months. Full-time salaries, benefits, equipment, and office space add up fast—even when the workload doesn’t justify a permanent hire. And when a project ends, you’re stuck carrying that cost or going through a layoff. Solcrest gives you dedicated, qualified engineers on a simple monthly retainer, so you get the technical capacity you need, exactly when you need it, without the long-term commitment or overhead of building an in-house team from scratch.
Why Companies Outsource With Solcrest
You’re not just renting manpower—you’re getting a technical partner who plugs into your workflow and delivers from day one. No recruitment cycles, no idle payroll between projects, and no gap in quality while a new hire gets up to speed. Just experienced engineers ready to work the moment you need them.
- Skip months of recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding
- Pay one predictable monthly retainer instead of salary, benefits, equipment, and training costs
- Scale up or down as project demand changes, without hiring or layoff cycles
- Access engineers experienced across mechanical, fuel, utility, and industrial systems
- Work with a team that already knows how to deliver—no ramp-up curve
How It Works
Getting started is simple, and you’re never locked into more than you need. There’s no lengthy onboarding process or long-term contract standing between you and the engineering support your project needs right now—just a clear, fast path from first conversation to a working engineer on your team.
- Tell us what you need — discipline, workload, timeline, and software platform
- We match you with the right engineer(s) — vetted, experienced, and ready to start
- Your engineer works as part of your team — remote-ready, coordinated on your schedule
- You scale the engagement up, down, or end it — monthly, with no long-term lock-in
Tasks you can outsource to us include:
From day-to-day drafting to full technical documentation, Solcrest’s engineers take on the work that keeps your projects moving without adding to your headcount. Whether it’s a single deliverable or an ongoing stream of tasks, our team plugs directly into your workflow and gets it done.
- Design and drafting work, including 2D/3D CAD and BIM layouts
- Engineering calculations, technical specifications, and documentation
- Project support tasks like RFI responses, submittal tracking, and QA/QC review
- Feasibility studies and concept-level assessments before full project commitment
- Dedicated staff augmentation for ongoing or overflow project work
- Document control, coordination, and progress reporting with your project team
What's Included In Your Retainer
Every engineer we place comes fully equipped to deliver from day one—you’re not paying extra for the basics. No setup fees, no software licensing surprises, and no separate charge for the coordination and reporting that keeps your project on track. What you see in your retainer is what you get.
- Dedicated engineering hours each month, based on your agreed scope
- Design, drafting, calculations, documentation, or project support—your choice of focus
- Direct coordination with your project team and existing workflows
- Quality-checked deliverables and regular progress reporting
- The flexibility to adjust scope or swap disciplines as your project evolves
The Real Cost Of Not Outsourcing
Companies that delay building flexible engineering capacity pay for it later—in missed deadlines, overworked staff, and rushed, error-prone deliverables. The cost of “we’ll hire when we’re busier” almost always shows up first as a blown timeline, then as burnout on your core team. Outsourcing removes that trade-off entirely.
Faster Project Turnaround
Lower Cost vs. Full-Time Hire
Faster Time-to-Start vs. Recruitment
Client Retention on Repeat Engagements
FAQ On Engineering Outsourcing
Engagements are billed as a monthly retainer per engineer, scoped to the discipline, experience level, and hours your project requires.
Retainers are structured month-to-month, so you can scale, pause, or end the engagement as your project needs change.
Retainers are structured month-to-month, so you can scale, pause, or end the engagement as your project needs change.
Yes. We match engineers to your project based on the discipline, software platform, and experience level you require.
You can adjust scope, add engineers, or shift disciplines at any time—your retainer flexes with your project.
Send us your project scope and requirements, and we'll provide a custom monthly retainer quote within 1–2 business days.


