Name

Sorenson Engineering

Legal name

Sorenson Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://sorensoneng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Electrical Components for Aerospace & Defense

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Precision electrical contacts
• Fiber optic components
• Aerospace defense manufacturing
• Micro machining technologies
• Space-grade contacts

Headquarters

HQ city

Yucaipa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Electrical Components: B2B manufacturing and sale of precision electrical contacts and fiber optic components for mission-critical applications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sorenson Engineering manufactures high-precision electrical contacts and fiber optic components for mission-critical applications. The company serves the space exploration, military/defense, and aerospace sectors with custom-engineered micro-machined parts including space-grade contacts, defense-grade fiber optics, and aircraft system components. Products are designed to perform reliably in the harshest operating conditions, from inner-space to outer-space environments.

Product overview

Sorenson Engineering offers precision electrical contacts as its core product line, serving mission-critical applications across space exploration, military and defense, and aerospace sectors. The company specializes in micro-technologies with seven decades of experience, providing space-grade contacts, military/defense fiber optics and electrical contacts, and aerospace precision components. Their offerings range from inner space to outer space applications, emphasizing technological innovation and quality excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Electrical Contacts

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Smiths Interconnect: Smiths Interconnect designs and manufactures specialized interconnect solutions including precision contacts, fiber optics, and connectors for aerospace, defense, and space applications—directly comparable to Sorenson's core product portfolio across the same end markets.
• Glenair: Glenair manufactures military-grade and aerospace interconnect products including electrical contacts and fiber optic components for harsh-environment applications. It competes head-to-head with Sorenson in mission-critical defense and space programs.
• Carlisle Interconnect Technologies: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies produces high-performance interconnect solutions including precision contacts and fiber optic assemblies for aerospace and defense. It is a direct peer in mission-critical electrical and fiber optic component supply.
• Omnetics Connector Corporation: Omnetics specializes in miniature and nano-miniature connectors and contacts for aerospace, defense, and space applications. It competes in the same micro-precision contact niche that Sorenson addresses.
• Radiall: Radiall designs and manufactures high-reliability interconnect solutions including precision contacts and fiber optic components for aerospace, defense, and space. It directly overlaps Sorenson's product offering and customer base.
• HarcoSemco (TransDigm): HarcoSemco manufactures precision-engineered electrical contacts and components for aerospace and defense applications. It is a direct comparable in the precision contact manufacturing niche serving mission-critical platforms.

Broad incumbents

• TE Connectivity: TE Connectivity is a global leader in connectors and precision contact manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and space. While far larger and broader in scope than Sorenson, it competes for the same contact and interconnect sockets at major aerospace primes.
• Amphenol: Amphenol is a major global manufacturer of interconnect, antenna, and sensor solutions serving aerospace and defense. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Sorenson for contact sockets across many of the same aerospace and defense programs.
• Souriau (Eaton): Souriau, part of Eaton's Aerospace division, manufactures high-reliability connectors and contacts for defense, aerospace, and space. It is a broader incumbent competing for the same sockets as Sorenson in mission-critical applications.
• Molex: Molex manufactures a wide range of electronic interconnect solutions, including precision contacts and fiber optics, with a significant aerospace and defense segment. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same contact sockets at Tier 1 aerospace and defense customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/617485

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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