Situation 1
Your documentation isn't keeping pace with the programme
Milestone reviews are approaching. The engineering work is done. But the required documentation (analysis reports, compliance statements, approval packages) is incomplete or missing entirely.
Situation 2
Your team doesn't have the bandwidth to close the gap
Your engineers are already fully committed to the programme. Bringing in a large consultancy takes weeks of onboarding and budget you haven't planned for.
Situation 3
Approval is at risk and time is running out
Missing compliance statements, incomplete reliability analysis, or gaps in your ILS documentation can delay product approval, or stop it entirely. You need someone who understands what the authority expects, and can deliver it quickly.
Who we are
MTBFsolutions,
a small team with an unusually large track record
We are a specialist engineering documentation consultancy based in Hamburg. Our team brings over 80 years of combined experience across aerospace, aviation, defence, maritime, and commercial product development.
We do not replace your engineering team. We step in at the point where documentation is falling behind, understand the gap quickly, and deliver what is needed. In the format your approval authority expects, within your timeline.
The reason clients come back is straightforward: speed, quality, and cost. We move fast because we have done this before. We deliver quality because we know what regulators look for. And we cost less than a large consultancy because we carry none of the overhead.
80+
Years of combined engineering experience
27+
Product development programmes delivered
I.Eng · AMRAeS · MIET
Professional credentials
What we do
What we can do for your programme
Four specialist service areas. Delivered as standalone packages or as part of broader programme support.
What we do
A structured process that fits your programme
When you come to us, you usually don't have weeks to spare. Here is how a typical engagement works.
01 Preparation
You share your documentation. We analyse the requirements, clarify the scope, and agree on exactly what needs to be delivered.
02 Analysis
We work directly with your technical contacts to complete the analysis: MTBF modelling, compliance review, ILS gap assessment, or whatever the programme requires.
03 Reporting
We deliver a final, client-ready report. You review it, we incorporate feedback, and the document is yours in the format your authority expects.
What clients say
Trusted by engineers across Europe, the UK, and Canada
MTBFsolutions stepped in at a critical point in our programme when our internal team simply didn't have the bandwidth. The reliability analysis was delivered quickly, accurately, and in exactly the format our approval authority expected. We would not hesitate to work with them again.
Alex Smith
Client Review
We came to MTBFsolutions with a compliance documentation gap two weeks before a milestone review. They understood our requirements immediately, worked directly with our engineers, and delivered a complete package on time. The quality was exactly what we needed.
Drew Carlyle
Client Review
Finding a consultancy that genuinely understands the documentation demands of a complex approval programme, and can deliver without a lengthy onboarding process, is rare. MTBFsolutions did exactly that. Precise, professional, and fast.
Charlie McMann
Client Review
common questions
Frequently asked questions
We produce specialist engineering documentation for companies developing complex products, primarily in aerospace, aviation, defence, maritime, and commercial electronics. When your programme has a documentation gap, we step in, understand the situation quickly, and deliver what is needed.
MTBF stands for Mean Time Between Failure, a reliability metric that measures how long a product is expected to operate before a failure occurs. It is where MTBFsolutions started, but we have since expanded significantly across product approval documentation, ILS, and planning documentation across the full product life-cycle.
Mostly small and medium-sized engineering companies developing complex products for aviation, defence, maritime, and commercial markets. Our clients are typically at a point in their programme where internal resources are stretched and a specific documentation deliverable is at risk of delay.
Usually within days of an initial conversation, once we have understood the scope and the inputs are available. We keep communication chains short. You deal directly with the engineer doing the work, not an account manager.
We are based in Hamburg, Germany, and work with clients across Europe, the UK, and Canada. We do not limit our work geographically. If the project is the right fit, we are open to discussion.