Some engineering fields are more technologically advanced and are utilizing current computer and technological capabilities. These firms are most prone to outsourcing as items can easily be sent electronically. It is currently easier for large engineering firms to offshore outsource. Very large firms already have engineering and manufacturing sites offshore. So they outsource engineering work to their own engineers in another country. (Boeing currently has an engineering team in Russia.) Small firms are less likely to use outsourcing as it is costly to setup a counterpart in a foreign country at a small scale. After outsourcing consulting companies are setup, it will be easier for smaller companies to outsource the smaller quantities of work. Examples of such companies that offer globalization services (facilitates offshore outsourcing) is Genesys International and Continental Design & Engineering. The following outlines our methodology for engineering services outsourcing:

1. A Customer Process Manager (CPM) will work with with us to assess the specific talent, training and number of hours the project/process requires. The CPM is the prime contact.
2. Next, a Project Leader/Outsourced Process Manager (OPM) is selected and brought to the customer site by the CPM for the project's first few days. This Project Leader/OPM will manage all activities of the team offshore.
3. After gaining an in-depth knowledge of your needs and requirements, the Project Leader/OPM will select the remote team members, chart out roles and responsibilities, and develop the specifications for the milestones and deliverables involved. A communication protocol will be established and reporting mechanism deployed so that you know exactly what has been accomplished and what needs to be accomplished at any point in time.
4. Finally, the Project Leader will return to SPICEsim's Design Center to direct all activities of the team.

Engineering Services Outsourcing Process

1. Idea Phase - Identification of a problem or an idea (New Product Introduction).
2. Design Phase - The engineer analyzes the idea or problem. Designs solution under guiding factors listed below.
3. Design Phase - The engineer conveys the scope of the work to be done to the foreign engineer. The foreign engineer either does design work or manufacturing work.
4. Test Phase - The engineer applies the design to a model to test - can be done domestically or abroad at the offshore site. This applies to manufactured products.
5. Manufacturing Phase - The engineer supervises the manufacturing processes domestically or abroad.
6. Product Completion - Engineer or manufacturer may simply hand product over to the client, may sell the product, may actually operate the product, or may teach the operation to the user.