Engineering, 25–30 people
DFM · NPI · Test · ProcessDFM and DFA review runs before a stencil is cut, so land-pattern and panelisation problems are raised while they are still free to fix. Prototype builds receive a first-round DFM report within 24 hours. The same engineers who review the design also own the NPI gates — stencil and fixture, first article, pilot run, volume release — and the selective-solder and reflow programmes on the floor.
Engineering headcount 25–30, an indicative range