Kurath Engineering

What Kurath Engineering does

Kurath Engineering AG is a privately held Swiss engineering services firm founded in 1990 and headquartered in Pfäffikon/SZ, Canton Schwyz. The company operates two integrated service lines: a Consulting practice covering management consulting (corporate strategy, innovation, business models, process management, HR development) and engineering consulting (feasibility studies, project management, interim management); and a Contracting practice that places qualified engineers, technicians, constructors, and project managers on client sites under permanent Kurath employment contracts. Customers include large multinational corporations and Swiss SMEs across aerospace and space technology, medical technology, automotive, machinery and plant engineering, electrical engineering, energy transmission infrastructure, and construction — predominantly in German-speaking Switzerland (Zürich, Winterthur, Aarau, Aargau, Landquart). The firm holds the Swiss commercial temporary employment license (Personalverleih) required to operate its contracting model and partners with portfolia.ch for diversity management consulting. Headcount is reported at 51-100 employees, and the company is led by Geschäftsführer Michael Federspiel (Dipl. Ing. ETH, PMP) with a senior business development manager and dedicated head of recruiting.

The underlying technology of the business is human capital rather than proprietary software. The firm's deliverable rests on a bench of credentialed engineers (ETH and FH graduates) and certified project managers (IPMA, PMP) proficient in mainstream CAD/CAE tools (CATIA, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, PTC Creo, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, EPLAN, Zuken E3), simulation environments (Matlab, Python, Ansys), and enterprise systems (SAP, SmarTeam, MS Project). No proprietary platform, AI/ML models, patents, or software products are disclosed; the firm's intellectual property is its 35-year brand reputation, regulatory permits, and curated talent pool. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, operating on time-based billing (hourly/daily rates billed monthly) and fixed-price contracts with +/- 15% tolerance (+/- 20% for new technologies), with project progress invoicing and optional prepayments. GTM is direct enterprise field sales; marketing is limited to the company website, LinkedIn presence, and job postings that double as both candidate recruitment and indirect client signals.

Name

Kurath Engineering

Legal name

Kurath Engineering AG

Website

https://kurath.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kurath Engineering AG is a Swiss engineering services firm founded in 1990 offering management and engineering consulting plus staff augmentation, placing qualified engineers and project managers at large multinational and SME clients across aerospace, medical technology, energy, and industrial manufacturing primarily in German-speaking Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Product Design & Mechanical Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF), Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG), Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Technical staffing solutions
• Mechanical engineering contracting
• Project management consulting
• Engineering workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pfaffikon

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Consulting engagements providing strategic advice and engineering expertise including management consulting (corporate strategy, innovation, process management) and engineering consulting (pre-studies, project management, interim management). Billed based on time spent or project-based pricing with monthly invoicing.
2. Contracting/Staffing Services: Placement of qualified engineers, technicians, and constructors into client organizations on temporary or project basis. Employees are on permanent contracts with Kurath Engineering but work at client sites. Billing based on time-based rates or fixed project pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kurath Engineering AG is a Swiss engineering services firm that provides consulting and contracting services to industrial clients. Its Consulting line covers management consulting (corporate strategy, innovation, process management, HR development programs) and engineering consulting (feasibility studies, project management, interim management). Its Contracting line provides staff augmentation by placing qualified engineers, technicians, constructors, and project managers into client organizations on a temporary or project basis.

Product overview

Kurath Engineering AG is a Swiss engineering consulting firm founded in 1990, offering consulting and contracting services across multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, plant/machine engineering, electrical engineering, medical technology, and construction. The company's service portfolio comprises two core service lines: Consulting (Management Consulting with corporate strategy, innovation, business models, process management, and HR development programs including Diversity Management, Women for Tech, and Junior & Senior Professional Programs; plus Engineering Consulting with feasibility studies, project management, and interim management) and Contracting (providing specialized staff augmentation with employees in permanent positions to support clients' core teams in project leadership, construction, and various technical disciplines).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Strategic management consulting and engineering consulting services including corporate strategy, innovation, business models, process management, HR development programs, diversity management (Women for Tech, Junior & Senior Professional Programs), plus engineering consulting such as feasibility/pre-studies, project management, and interim management. Targeted at Swiss enterprises needing specialized expertise.
• Contracting Staff augmentation services providing specialized employees in permanent positions to support clients' core teams across engineering, construction, project leadership, procurement, logistics, production, and sales functions. Employees are on permanent Kurath Engineering contracts but placed at client sites across Switzerland.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 years of continuous operation since 1990

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• portfolia.chsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Swiss consulting firm portfolia.ch for diversity management consulting services. Together they offer services including presentations, workshops, training on diversity in companies and professional life, as well as customized project support and consulting for diversity management initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing firm with a Swiss engineering and technical staffing practice. Similar contracting/staffing model and exposure to industrial clients, though at significantly larger scale.
• Randstad: Global HR services firm operating a sizable Swiss engineering and technical staffing practice. Comparable business model (time-based contracting + recruitment) and similar customer base of multinational and SME industrial clients in Switzerland.
• AFRY: European engineering, design, and consulting firm with active Swiss operations in energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. Comparable as an engineering consulting and project execution partner serving utilities and industrial enterprises.
• AKKA Technologies (Akkodis): European engineering and digital services consultancy placing engineers into aerospace, automotive, energy, and industrial clients. Comparable in its staff-augmentation-plus-consulting model and exposure to regulated, certification-heavy verticals like aerospace and energy.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader with a substantial Swiss presence and dedicated engineering/technical division (Adecco Engineering & Technical). Comparable because both place qualified engineering and technical professionals into Swiss enterprise clients under regulated temporary employment licenses.

Direct peers

• Michael Page: Specialist recruitment firm with active Swiss operations across engineering and technical disciplines. Comparable in serving Swiss SMEs and multinationals seeking qualified engineers and project managers on contract or permanent basis.
• Brunel International: Global specialist in engineering, technical, and project staffing. Highly comparable business model: placing highly qualified engineers and project managers at client sites on long-term contracts, often in energy, aerospace, and industrial sectors.
• Robert Half: Specialist staffing and consulting firm placing finance, technology, and engineering professionals. Comparable in its focus on placing qualified technical and project professionals into Swiss enterprise clients on a project and interim basis.
• Rocken: Swiss-based digital recruitment and staffing platform focused on technology and engineering roles. Comparable as a Switzerland-rooted technical staffing firm serving enterprise clients with engineering talent sourcing and placement.
• Hays: Specialist recruitment and workforce solutions firm focused heavily on engineering, construction, and technical disciplines. Comparable in its hybrid model of permanent placement plus contract/temporary staffing of qualified engineers into enterprise projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kurath-engineering-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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