Managed IT for Engineering & Manufacturing Companies
CMA supports engineering firms and manufacturers in the DC region — including designers and manufacturers of electronics and communications equipment for defense customers. We manage the CAD workstations, the file servers full of design data, the shop-floor network, and the compliance obligations that come with technical work.
Technical companies need IT that understands large files, licensed engineering software, and the difference between an office PC and a workstation driving a production line.
Workstation builds, GPU and license management for SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Altium, and similar tools.
Export-control and CMMC environments for firms serving defense customers.
Headquarters, production facilities, and remote engineers on one secure network.
Segmented shop-floor and lab networks monitored 24/7/365.
What Keeps Leaders Up at Night
Demanding Workstations
CAD, simulation, and EDA software need properly specified hardware and licensing that doesn’t lapse mid-project.
Large Design Files
Terabytes of drawings and revisions need fast storage, versioning, and backups that actually finish.
Export Control & CMMC
Defense customers bring ITAR, NIST 800-171, and CMMC obligations that reach into email, file storage, and remote access.
Shop-Floor & Lab Networks
Test equipment, machines, and IoT devices need network access without exposing the business network.
Intellectual Property
Designs and process know-how are the company. They need to be protected from theft, ransomware, and departing employees.
Multiple Facilities
Engineering in one state and production in another still need one help desk and one set of standards.
Managed IT Shaped for Engineering & Manufacturing
Everything below is available as a fully managed plan or as individual services. See the Pricing page for how plans and add-ons are structured.
Fully Managed IT
Engineers supporting engineers — with a dedicated contact who knows your tools.
- Workstation specification, imaging, and lifecycle management
- Engineering software licensing and updates
- Managed servers, storage, and network
- 24/7/365 monitoring and unlimited help desk
Compliance & IP Protection
Meet customer requirements and protect what you’ve designed.
- NIST 800-171 / CMMC program and GCC High where required
- Endpoint detection, MFA, and DLP
- Network segmentation for shop-floor and lab equipment
- Access control and offboarding for departing staff
Storage, Hosting & Continuity
Keep design data fast, versioned, and recoverable.
- High-capacity file servers or hosted storage
- Backup and disaster recovery sized for large data sets
- Virtualization to consolidate aging servers
- Co-location in a Tier IV datacenter
Facilities & Infrastructure
Technology for the building and the floor, not just the desk.
- Structured cabling and industrial wireless coverage
- Security cameras and access control for facilities
- Conference and training room AV
- Technology relocation for new plants and offices
Why Organizations in This Sector Choose CMA
We Speak Engineering
We support the hardware and software technical teams actually use, not just Office and email.
Defense-Customer Ready
CMMC and ITAR experience for firms that sell into the defense supply chain.
Segmented by Design
Production and lab equipment isolated from the business network so an incident stays contained.
Regional Presence
Silver Spring-based team with onsite service across Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia.
Questions We Hear From Engineering & Manufacturing
Can you support our CAD and engineering software?
Yes. We specify and maintain the workstations, manage licenses and updates, and work with vendors such as Dassault, Autodesk, and Altium when issues are on their side.
We have defense customers. Can you help with CMMC and ITAR?
Yes. We build compliant enclaves, migrate to Microsoft GCC High where export-controlled data requires it, and run the NIST 800-171 / CMMC program on an ongoing basis. See our Government & Defense Contractors page.
How do you handle equipment on the shop floor?
We segment machine and test networks from the business network, monitor them, and coordinate with equipment vendors so patches and remote access don’t create risk.
Our design files are huge. Can you back them up?
Yes. We design backup and storage around data volume and change rate, with restores tested so you know how long a full recovery actually takes.
Technology That Keeps Up With Your Engineers
Book a free consultation and we’ll review your workstations, data, network segmentation, and any customer compliance requirements.