28 Gorilla Engineering

Develops rugged, manufacturable systems that account for stress, sealing, materials, and usability from the initial concept. The practice focuses heavily on function, optimizing layouts for assembly efficiency and real-world durability.

• Assembly-aware mechanical design
• CNC and machined part design
• High-pressure injection mold part design
• Low-pressure injection molding
• Ingress protection and sealing
• Thermal management
• Design for manufacture
• Engineering for harsh environments
• Electrical integration
• Fully defined CAD models
• Material selection
• Manufacturing drawings

Engineers custom printed circuit boards and integrated power systems built to withstand harsh, electrically noisy environments. This process incorporates noise mitigation, thermal management, and physical durability directly into the layouts.

• Custom PCB design and layout
• Power systems and battery management
• High-speed signal design
• Embedded system integration
• Interfaces for production test and durability

Builds regulation-ready systems that survive extreme shock, vibration, and electromagnetic interference in the field. The engineering workflows prioritize strict compliance standards and rigorous physical validation from early concept stages.

• Design and compliance for MIL-STD-461
• Design and compliance for MIL-STD-810
• ITAR-registered engineering and defense production support
• Prototyping and pre-compliance testing

Creates clean, configurable backend systems, customer portals, and internal tools that support connected devices. The software team works directly alongside hardware teams to ensure seamless cloud integration and secure device communication.

• Customer portal and application development
• Development for large-scale data collection and analysis
• Embedded system integration
• Production programming and secure provisioning tools
• Server-side application development for IoT and connected systems

Shapes early-stage ideation through the lens of real-world constraints, rapid prototyping, and technical feasibility reviews. This phase reduces deployment risks and delivers a clear, engineering-ready requirements blueprint.

• Early-stage ideation and constraint mapping
• Rapid prototyping for form and function
• Feasibility reviews and risk reduction
• Requirements definition and development planning

Develops secure, validated embedded code across RTOS, ARM, and bare-metal platforms to ensure continuous, clean system operations. This capability supports remote updates, tamper detection, and complex timing controls.

• Embedded code for control, timing, and safety
• RTOS, ARM, and Bare-Metal Platform Support

  Support includes firmware platforms spanning RTOS, ARM, and bare metal.

• Firmware features for OTA updates and encryption
• Debugging tools like JTAG, trace, and logging systems
• Validated firmware for medical, industrial, and defense

Balances ergonomics, physical usability, and rugged aesthetics to shape field-ready tools and mission-critical hardware enclosures. This design discipline integrates closely with engineering departments to ensure a seamless fit.

• Concept sketching, ergonomic studies, and user testing
• CAD modeling, appearance models, and 3D rendering
• Interface design for gloved use and visibility
• Ruggedized housings for mission-critical tools