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RLA Engineering facility background - Custom engineering and product design in Vancouver, WA

Engineering Forward

RLA Engineering is a Vancouver, WA-based, veteran and BIPOC-owned engineering firm providing custom hardware development, software/firmware solutions, and automated test systems to help startups and industry leaders nationwide bring complex products to market.

About RLA Engineering

Founded in 2010 and based in Vancouver, WA, RLA Engineering is a premier family owned engineering design firm. We partner with clients from start-ups to industry leaders across the U.S. to help bring great products to life. We diligently strive to understand your requirements, operations, and business goals through a proven approach of Engagement Discovery, Project Proposal, and Kickoff. Our client’s success is our success, and we are fiercely results-driven and relationship-oriented.

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Our Services

Solutions that move your products forward: Hardware, Software, and Test Systems.

Custom hardware development and electro-mechanical engineering system design by RLA Engineering

Hardware Development

Electro-Mechanical System Design

Our expertise covers end-to-end development of electro-mechanical solutions for our clients. We take your product from a whiteboard concept through to a manufacturing-ready, regulatory-compliant system.

  • Mechanical part & assembly design
  • Electro-mechanical system design
  • Circuit and PCB design
  • Embedded systems & wireless modules
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Custom software and firmware development services for embedded systems and AI applications

Software Development

Custom Software & Firmware Solutions

Our expertise spans from updating an existing codebase to a complete architecture rebuild for our clients. We build custom software and firmware solutions tailored to your unique workflows and hardware.

  • Desktop, web, and mobile app solutions
  • Firmware optimization & Scripting
  • Database design & Data pipelines
  • AI enabled software solutions
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Automated test equipment and measurement solutions in a manufacturing production line

Test & Measurement Solutions

Smarter Testing Starts Here

Our expertise enables our clients to increase their production yield and throughput, optimize production data analysis, implement test standards, and meet test coverage requirements.

  • In-line, end of line, and offline production testers
  • Benchtop tester solutions for R&D labs
  • Mechanical tooling & process design
  • Telemetry & automated data analysis
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Join Our Team

At RLA Engineering, our strength is our people and the teams they build over time. We foster long-term careers through a culture that values balance, purpose, and professional growth, supported by competitive benefits and flexible remote options. The result is stable, experienced engineering teams our customers can count on.

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Industries Served

We provide engineered solutions across a wide range of demanding sectors.

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Consumer Electronics

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Technology

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Semiconductors

Energy

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Aerospace

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Medical Devices

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Logistics

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Specialty Equip.

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Manufacturing

Trusted Partners

Hewlett Packard logo - Trusted partner of RLA Engineering
Logitech Consumer Electronics logo - RLA Engineering Client
A-dec Dental Equipment logo - RLA Engineering Client
Cobham Aerospace Communications logo - RLA Engineering Client