Engineering & R&D consultancy
Senior engineering consultancy for companies that need technical leadership, not just more hands. K7 Management helps you lead R&D organisations, develop IoT and connectivity products and deliver complex technical projects — led personally by an engineer who has run R&D centres in Sweden, the UK, the USA and Asia. The engineering work itself is carried out by the team at Updal Solutions.
What I can take on
Focused, senior-led engagements across the engineering function.
R&D leadership
Lead or mentor your R&D organisation: building high-performing teams, setting technology strategy, running engineering sites and taking ownership of the development portfolio.
IoT & connected product development
Wireless and IoT product development from concept to production — architecture, supplier and manufacturing coordination, and delivery across Europe and Asia.
Technical project management
Hands-on leadership of complex development projects: scope, milestones, cross-functional teams and customer-facing technical responsibility, from kick-off to handover.
Experience you can lean on
Founder Kjell Karlsson has led R&D centres and IoT engineering teams across Europe, Asia and the US — so your engineers get a leader who has shipped connected products himself.
Kjell leads every engagement personally, and the engineering work is carried out by the team at Updal Solutions — Kjell’s development company — under his direction. You get senior leadership and a full development team behind it.
See the full experienceHow an engagement works
- 01Step 01
Technical review
We discuss the technical challenge, the team and what success looks like — no long sales process.
- 02Step 02
Engineering mandate
Objectives, time commitment and duration agreed up front — from a focused advisory role to running an engineering organisation.
- 03Step 03
Lead the team
I work inside your organisation with your engineers and customers, owning agreed outcomes and reporting progress.
- 04Step 04
Transfer to your engineers
Structures, knowledge and relationships are transferred to your permanent team at the end of the engagement.
Updal Solutions AB
The engineering work on K7 engagements is carried out by the team at Updal Solutions, Kjell’s Swedish engineering and IoT product-development company and part of the Updal group. Their team supports complete product development from concept and requirements through hardware, firmware, software, mechanics and cloud to prototyping, certification and production.
You can find an overview of their services at updal.se.
See Updal Solutions’ servicesPricing
From SEK 1,699 / hour excl. VAT · monthly and longer engagements by quote
Currently taking on part-time advisory and interim assignments of up to 10 hours/week.
Need senior engineering leadership?
Tell me about the project, the team and the timeline, and I'll come back with a straight answer on whether I'm the right fit.
Send a messageCommon questions about product development consultancy
What does a product development consultant do?
A product development consultant helps take products from idea to production — requirements, architecture, team leadership, supplier management and industrialisation. K7 Management leads the work personally, and the engineering is carried out by the team at Updal Solutions (updal.se).
When does it make sense to bring in external R&D leadership?
When a critical project is stalling, when the team lacks senior technical leadership, or when you need to scale development quickly — for example entering connected products or IoT for the first time.
Do you work with hardware as well as software?
Yes. The background is electronics, antennas, connectivity and IoT — products where hardware, embedded software and manufacturing all have to come together.
Can you lead our existing engineering team?
Yes — interim R&D management is a core part of the offer. K7 steps in as engineering manager or project lead, working inside your team with clear mandate and regular follow-up.
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