Keep it simple and straightforward

Our services

KISS Technologies provides engineering and consulting services for Swiss and international clients in the industrial, technology, medtech and IT sector.

We apply the KISS principle: Keep it Simple and Straightforward. The resulting systems are easier to use and maintain and much more robust against error. Thus, they have significantly lower development and total ownership costs and are much more hassle-free and enjoyable to use.

We're proud to be able to offer a broad spectrum of services and core competencies. In a typical industry project, we draw from many of them to maximise reliability and customer satisfaction.

Please see our portfolio for short descriptions of our past projects.

Please contact us for a free and non-binding initial assessment of your project and how we could apply our services and competencies to it.

Services

Startup as a Service

You have an idea, but lack sufficient resources to implement it? Come talk to us. If necessary, we can build your company from the ground up. We are happy to take a stake in your startup in order to keep your expenses low.

• We use Lean Startup or the Kickbox method to de-risk your project and limit initial expenses.
• We collect customer feedback early and often.
• We relentlessly iterate until product-market fit is achieved.
• We help you hire the best talent and build the team.
• We creatively identify network effects and hack growth.

Development

• Software development
• Embedded systems development
• Update of legacy systems to modern hardware
• Porting of legacy programs to modern programming languages
• Mobile app development
• Real-time development on 'bare metal' or using an OS
• Web development
• Hardware development for industrial and consumer electronics (with partners)

Analysis

• Modeling and simulation
• Tuning and Parameter Identification
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Analysis and solution of mathematical optimization problems
• Optimal control
• Data analysis and statistics, including large datasets

Management

• Interim CTO
• Candidate selection
• Team building
• Coaching of managers and developers
• Customized training in specific technologies

Core competencies

Programming languages

• Modern ISO C/C++; STL/Boost; including MISRA
• Swift
• Python
• Bash and UNIX scripting tools
• Java
• HTML5/CSS/Javascript

Software systems

• Matlab
• Simulink
• Scipy, numpy, matplotlib
• OpenCV
• TensorFlow
• Mathematica, Maple (Computer Algebra Systems)
• Bihrle D6 (aerodynamics simulation tool)

Bus systems and protocols

• CAN-Bus
• Modbus
• RS232, RS485
• Ethernet, UDP, TCP/IP

Development methodologies

• Scrum
• V-model
• Methodologies appropriate for the task at hand or as specified

Development technologies

• Git, svn
• Continuous Integration (gitlab, Jenkins, Travis)
• Docker virtualization
• Test driven development (TDD)
• Static analysis and code coverage tools
• gitlab, Jira, track (Issue tracking)
• Doors (requirements analysis)
• MS Project and various clones
• Troubleshooting with valgrind and various debugging tools
• UML
• OpenGL
• Specialized tools as needed

Operating Systems

• Linux (including Realtime extensions)
• QNX, VxWorks (Realtime OSes)
• Android, iOS

Technical writing

• English, French, German
• Simple phrase structures
• Consistent terminology and layout
• HTML, Google Docs, Word, LaTeX as needed or specified