Software Development
Delivering secure, compliant, and cutting-edge software solutions
Mission-critical software failures aren’t just expensive, they’re catastrophic. When security systems, medical devices, or space equipment fail, lives are at stake and missions collapse.
The Plextek advantage
What sets us apart when it comes to Software Development?
- Deep domain expertise in communications, radar and signal processing, smart IoT systems and AI/ML. Over 35 years, Plextek has steadily expanded its experience, keeping to the forefront of rapidly changing technology.
- Full in-house capabilities with RF testing, electronics design and prototyping, system software and firmware development performed by cross-disciplinary teams in one location. Unlike many “software-only” development companies, the tight coupling of hardware and software enables Plextek to produce better engineered systems.
- Strong track record of providing systems meeting the requirements of the most strenuous markets: security, medtech, and space. We’re used to working with customers who require strong compliance with comprehensive quality standards.
Our ISO 9001 compliant approach combines three decades of high-integrity software development with in-house laboratory and RF testing facilities, enabling seamless hardware-software integration while maintaining rigorous quality standards from defence radar systems to medical diagnostic tools.
After more than three decades in mission-critical software development, I’ve seen too many projects fail because teams treated software as an afterthought to hardware design. At Plextek, we engineer software and hardware as integrated systems from day one. This co-design approach doesn’t just reduce risk: it unlocks performance capabilities that single-discipline teams simply can’t achieve.
Dr Peter Debenham
Senior Consultant
- Compliance-ready development:
Our ISO 9001/13485 certified processes ensure your software meets regulatory requirements from day one, eliminating costly certification delays.
- Mission-critical reliability:
Zero-failure software for environments where ‘reboot’ isn’t an option – from radar systems tracking threats to medical devices saving lives.
- Integrated engineering:
Hardware-software co-design eliminates integration risks that plague multi-vendor approaches, delivering optimised performance and faster deployment.
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