Hardware startups don't have the luxury of building their own R&D ops stack
Big companies have DOORS, Jira, Confluence, MATLAB licenses, vetted supplier databases, and entire teams to keep it all running. Startups have spreadsheets, Slack threads, and a shared Drive.
Project context scattered across docs, email, and chat.
No structured way to manage engineering tasks and hours
System-level math and dependencies tracked in ad-hoc spreadsheets
Finding and qualifying manufacturers is a manual slog
No single source of truth for design decisions and rationale
Every tool a hardware startup needs, preconfigured and ready
Task Management & Credits
Engineering-native task boards with built-in time tracking, credit-based billing, and role-separated workflows for clients, managers, and engineers. Assign, scope, track, and deliver — all in one view.
PB&J — Project Binder & Journal
Your engineering project's single source of truth. File storage, wiki-style knowledge base, and an AI-maintained daily journal that auto-logs decisions, task updates, and design rationale as work happens.
Systems Diagram & Math Notebook
Visual systems engineering with a connected math engine. Map multi-project architectures in a drag-and-drop diagram, attach live math notebooks to each subsystem, and run calculations that propagate values across the whole system.
Manufacturer Finder
Upload a drawing, enter your location, and get matched with verified manufacturers ranked by capability, proximity, and DFM fit. AI extracts part requirements and scores each shop against their actual machine specs.
Up and running in minutes, not months
No procurement. No IT setup. No enterprise sales call.
Create your account
Sign up and describe your project. AE-RO Lab sets up your workspace with all the tools configured.
Organize your project
Use PB&J for documentation, Systems for architecture, and Tasks to assign and track engineering work.
Scale as you build
Need hands-on engineering help? Use credits to tap into our specialist network for CAD, FEA, CFD, and more.
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