Mpc Designworks

What Mpc Designworks does

MPC DesignWorks is a Lisbon-headquartered engineering design studio founded in 2017 that provides multidisciplinary advanced composites product development and production-oriented design services to the automotive industry. The firm's primary customers are supercar and hypercar manufacturers and motorsport teams, with a secondary segment in advanced technology firms working on next-generation mobility, including electric vehicles and lightweight transportation. From concept through industrialization, MPC positions itself as a co-engineering partner embedded within client design offices rather than a transactional services vendor.

The company's offering is structured as six integrated service modules: Design & Development (concept and feasibility, CAD design, CAE analysis and simulation, design for manufacture and assembly, and plybook definition), Tooling Design & Production Equipment (moulding tools, bonding fixtures, CNC machining fixtures, drilling jigs, layup manuals, and production instructions), Prototyping, Testing & Validation, and R&D Services. Its core technology stack is built on CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE for CAD and CAE work, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for structural, fatigue, and crash simulation and material modelling of composite sandwich structures. The firm has developed proprietary methodologies for plybook definition and laminate design and collaborates with several European universities and research centres for ongoing R&D.

MPC generates revenue through professional services rendered on a project basis under bespoke engineering design engagements, with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales to automotive OEMs and motorsport organizations, with no distribution intermediaries; the firm relies on its website, LinkedIn presence, and direct contact as primary marketing channels. The firm maintains a small team in the 11–50 employee range, operating from a single office in Lisbon. Ownership, investors, financials, and management team are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Mpc Designworks

Legal name

MPC DesignWorks

Website

https://mpcdesignworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MPC DesignWorks is a Lisbon-based engineering design studio that provides multidisciplinary advanced composites product development services to supercar manufacturers and motorsport teams from concept through to production, using CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Advanced composites engineering
• Automotive design services
• Motorsport engineering design
• Carbon fibre solutions
• Vehicle development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional engineering services rendered on a project basis, providing multidisciplinary product development and production-oriented design services to automotive OEMs and motorsport teams. Revenue is generated through consultancy fees for design, analysis, prototyping, and validation work spanning from concept through to production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MPC DesignWorks is a multidisciplinary engineering design studio that delivers product development and production-oriented design services focused on advanced composites (notably carbon fibre) for high-performance vehicles. Services span concept and feasibility, CAD design, CAE analysis and simulation, design for manufacture and assembly, plybook definition, tooling design, prototyping, and testing and validation, supporting supercar manufacturers, hypercar makers, and motorsport teams from concept through to production industrialization.

Product overview

MPC DesignWorks is a multi-disciplinary engineering design studio that operates as a single, unified service offering centered on advanced composite product development for the automotive industry. The company's portfolio comprises six integrated service modules: Design & Development (covering CAD design, CAE analysis & simulation, and plybook definition), Tooling Design & Production Equipment, Prototyping, Testing & Validation, and R&D Services. These modules work together to deliver end-to-end solutions from concept to production, supporting high-performance vehicles where lightweight construction, structural integrity, aesthetics, and manufacturing excellence are critical.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design & Development Services Multidisciplinary engineering design and development services for high-performance vehicles, covering concept and feasibility, CAD design, CAE analysis and simulation, design for manufacture and assembly, and plybook definition for advanced composite components. Intended for automotive OEMs, supercar manufacturers, and motorsport teams needing end-to-end composite product development.
• Tooling Design & Production Equipment Design and development of production tooling and equipment for advanced composite manufacturing, including moulding tools, bonding fixtures, CNC machining fixtures, drilling jigs, layup manuals, and production instructions. Intended for composite parts production in automotive and motorsport applications.
• Prototyping Services Rapid prototyping services with quick sketch-to-part turnaround, enabling OEMs to bring updates to car shows and race tracks or accelerate development programmes. Targets automotive manufacturers and motorsport teams needing fast physical parts realization.
• Testing & Validation Services Testing, validation, and material characterization services integrated with the development cycle through key partnerships, delivering verified function, durability, and predictability for composite components. Intended for OEMs and racing teams requiring validated composite parts performance.
• R&D Services Continuous research and development services conducted in collaboration with European universities and research centres, generating intellectual property and research application opportunities in advanced composites and cross-industry engineering. Supports technology firms and OEMs seeking cutting-edge composite innovation.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• European Universities and Research CentressupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPC collaborates with several European universities and research centres for continuous investment in research and development, generating valuable intellectual property and research application opportunities in advanced composites and cross-industry engineering applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Multimatic: Global engineering and manufacturing firm supplying vehicle programmes for OEMs (including Ford GT, Aston Martin, Lotus) with expertise in active aerodynamics, composites, and vehicle dynamics. Overlaps directly with MPC on composites design, simulation, and engineering for high-performance vehicles, but operates at much larger scale including low-volume production manufacturing.
• Ricardo: Global engineering consultancy with dedicated automotive and motorsport divisions offering vehicle engineering, powertrain, and CAE services to OEMs and Tier 1s. Comparable as a long-standing player in the premium/performance vehicle engineering services market MPC operates in, with significantly broader service portfolio and global footprint.
• EDAG: Large independent engineering services provider to the global automotive industry with 8,000+ employees across vehicle development, production solutions, and electric mobility. Serves the same premium and series OEMs MPC targets (supercar and performance brands, plus EVs) at vastly greater scale, representing the dominant incumbent MPC competes against for outsourced programmes.
• FEV Group: Large international engineering services and powertrain development firm working with OEMs on complete vehicle, propulsion, and software programmes. Compares to MPC as a scaled generalist competitor across the same automotive OEM buyer base, though FEV's focus is broader (powertrain, ADAS, EV systems) versus MPC's composites specialism.

Direct peers

• csi entwicklungstechnik: German engineering service provider (part of the EDAG Group) specialising in CAE-driven vehicle development, particularly for body-in-white and lightweight structures. Strongly comparable to MPC for CAE/simulation-led composites and structural design for premium vehicle programmes.
• Contechs: UK-based provider of full-vehicle design, engineering, and digital services to premium and performance OEMs (Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, McLaren suppliers). Operates a very similar model to MPC — multidisciplinary design studios delivering concept-to-production engineering — and is the closest analogue in the British/European premium and motorsport engineering services space.
• Callum Designs: Boutique automotive design and engineering consultancy founded by Ian Callum, serving luxury, niche, and low-volume vehicle manufacturers with concept-to-realisation services. Highly comparable to MPC in focus on small expert teams delivering premium co-engineering services to supercar and luxury OEMs.
• Cosworth: UK motorsport and high-performance powertrain/electronics engineering firm serving OEM and race series customers. Comparable because it occupies the same motorsport-and-supercar engineering services niche, with multi-year co-engineering relationships and a premium price positioning similar to MPC.
• Prodrive: Motorsport and advanced engineering business designing, building, and racing high-performance vehicles for OEMs (e.g., Aston Martin Valkyrie programme with Cosworth/AF Racing). Comparable because it integrates concept, design, simulation, prototyping, and low-volume production for premium and motorsport clients in the same buyer universe as MPC.

Emerging players

• Forward Engineering: Specialist composites engineering consultancy (German, with presence across Europe) focused on lightweight composite structures simulation, design, and process development for mobility and industrial customers. Highly comparable niche positioning to MPC in composites-dedicated engineering services, representing a more focused emerging competitor in the same domain specialism.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mpcdesignworks

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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