Kjell Karlsson
CEO · Business & program leadership
0%
General management, Interim Management, Program Management etc.
Live external capacity
Our capacity, live.
Who has hours open for external assignments, who is fully booked and when the next openings come. Updated by the team, eight months ahead.
Percentages show hours open for external assignments. Booked time is planned external client work only. Internal projects (S-2Connect®, Updal Green Energy and Updal Investment) are planned separately and don't reduce this figure.
Always open for new assignments, always recruiting.
- Kjell Karlsson: fully booked
- Christer Krebs: 25% free
- Peter Lindberg: 35% free
- Rui Zhou: fully booked
- James Hough: fully booked
Eight-month heatmap
Where the openings are.
Last updated 14 November 2026
- Open for external assignments 40%+
- Limited
- Booked on external assignments
- To be confirmed
- Kjell KarlssonGeneral management, Interim Management, Program Management etc.0Nov0Dec0Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr77May100Jun
- Christer KrebsSales & Business Development, Program Management, Technical Leadership etc.25Nov25Dec25Jan25Feb25Mar25Apr25May25Jun
- Peter LindbergSenior Hardware Design, RF & Antenna Engineering, Technical Implementation35Nov35Dec40Jan40Feb40Mar100Apr100May100Jun
- Rui ZhouBackend Development, AI Implementation & Management, Machine Learning, Firmware0Nov0Dec0Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun
- James HoughSenior Firmware Design0Nov0Dec0Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May0Jun
Planning horizon: our plans are known until June 2027. After that, we don't know yet, so later availability is open for discussion. Updated whenever a booking changes, and at least once a week.
Percentages show open capacity, not workload. “–” or TBC means not yet confirmed.
The team
People and disciplines.
Christer Krebs
COO · Business development & operations
25%
Sales & Business Development, Program Management, Technical Leadership etc.
Peter Lindberg
Senior hardware engineer
35%
Senior Hardware Design, RF & Antenna Engineering, Technical Implementation
Rui Zhou
Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
0%
Backend Development, AI Implementation & Management, Machine Learning, Firmware
James Hough
Embedded software engineer
0%
Senior Firmware Design
Always open
New assignments and new people, all year round.
Always open for new assignments
Even when our schedule is full, we are always looking for new assignments. Tell us what you need. We plan ahead and will find the right person and start date.
We're always recruiting
We are growing and recruit all the time. We're looking for sub-consultants to work with us on client assignments. Do you run a small one-person company? Join our network as a sub-consultant, or join Updal as an employee.
- Sub-consultant in our network
- Employment at Updal
- Hourly or assignment-based work
Right now: external mechanical engineering consultants for hourly assignments, not long agreements or employment. Read more on Careers →
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