Goddard
Goddard Technologies is a product development consultancy specializing in medical devices, industrial automation, robotics, and consumer products. With a focus on innovative, reliable solutions, the company employs an interdisciplinary approach combining engineering and industrial design to create transformative technology that positively impacts lives. Established in 1997, Goddard has a strong commitment to quality, integrity, and customer success, supported by a diverse team of engineers, designers, and project managers across its Boston and San Diego offices. The company actively invests in community engagement and education, including hosting high school STEM interns and supporting industry events, demonstrating its dedication to fostering future innovation and industry leadership.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
medium (51-250)
Goddard
100 Cummings Center, Suite 235M Beverly, MA 01915
Products
Minimally invasive surgical hip distractor system
Engineering and usability improvements to a surgical hip distractor to address operator ease-of-use while retaining established visual and functional constraints.
Life-science workstation redesign
Usability and scalability refresh of a legacy life science workstation, including ergonomic research and manufacturability improvements.
Submersible consumer electronics enclosure redesign
Design-for-manufacturing, material selection, and environmental sealing redesign of a consumer electronics product to reduce volume while enabling submersion resistance.
Blood gas vent/filter redesign for market reintroduction
Failure-mode and tolerance analyses, and molding-related remediation to return a blood gas vent/filter to market with minimal changes to prior manufacturing processes.
Wearable negative-pressure wound therapy dressing with integrated pump
Design and engineering of a wearable surgical dressing with an integrated pump to provide negative-pressure wound therapy using a simplified user interaction model.
Minimally invasive surgical hip distractor system
Engineering and usability improvements to a surgical hip distractor to address operator ease-of-use while retaining established visual and functional constraints.
Life-science workstation redesign
Usability and scalability refresh of a legacy life science workstation, including ergonomic research and manufacturability improvements.
Submersible consumer electronics enclosure redesign
Design-for-manufacturing, material selection, and environmental sealing redesign of a consumer electronics product to reduce volume while enabling submersion resistance.
Blood gas vent/filter redesign for market reintroduction
Failure-mode and tolerance analyses, and molding-related remediation to return a blood gas vent/filter to market with minimal changes to prior manufacturing processes.
Wearable negative-pressure wound therapy dressing with integrated pump
Design and engineering of a wearable surgical dressing with an integrated pump to provide negative-pressure wound therapy using a simplified user interaction model.
Services
Cross-disciplinary engineering, industrial design, and program management from concept through commercialization for medical, life science, consumer, and industrial products.
Pilot production line setup, process verification and validation, documentation management, quality control, and production fixtures to bridge prototype to high-volume manufacturing.
Early-stage DFMA integration, supplier engagement, tolerance and PFMEA analyses, and manufacturability reviews to optimize cost and yield.
Planning and execution of V&V protocols, test development, and support for regulatory-aligned validation activities.
Formative research, contextual inquiry, task analysis, IFU development, and validation studies designed for regulatory submissions and user-centered design.
Material research and selection, molding process selection, bonding and joining strategies, and DFM for plastic components from prototype to production.
Cross-disciplinary engineering, industrial design, and program management from concept through commercialization for medical, life science, consumer, and industrial products.
Pilot production line setup, process verification and validation, documentation management, quality control, and production fixtures to bridge prototype to high-volume manufacturing.
Early-stage DFMA integration, supplier engagement, tolerance and PFMEA analyses, and manufacturability reviews to optimize cost and yield.
Planning and execution of V&V protocols, test development, and support for regulatory-aligned validation activities.
Formative research, contextual inquiry, task analysis, IFU development, and validation studies designed for regulatory submissions and user-centered design.
Material research and selection, molding process selection, bonding and joining strategies, and DFM for plastic components from prototype to production.
Expertise Areas
- Medical device development
- Life sciences and diagnostics product design
- Human factors engineering and usability
- Industrial design and user-centered design
Key Technologies
- Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
- Parametric 3D CAD modeling
- Injection molding
- Micro-injection molding
News & Updates
Goddard Technologies successfully completed its move into a new 4000 sq ft office space in San Diego, doubling its space and expanding resources to meet project growth.
Goddard has formed GARD, a multidisciplinary team focused on advanced robotics research, based in both Boston and San Diego offices.
Insights into how industrial design contributes to product success, shared by Goddard’s team.
Goddard’s support for Express Yourself, an arts program for Massachusetts children, emphasizing community involvement.
Goddard Technologies successfully completed its move into a new 4000 sq ft office space in San Diego, doubling its space and expanding resources to meet project growth.
Goddard has formed GARD, a multidisciplinary team focused on advanced robotics research, based in both Boston and San Diego offices.
Insights into how industrial design contributes to product success, shared by Goddard’s team.
Goddard’s support for Express Yourself, an arts program for Massachusetts children, emphasizing community involvement.