What Design West Engineering does

Design West Engineering is a privately held multi-discipline engineering firm founded in January 2000 by Rob Cronk and Mark Galle in Redlands, California, and now headquartered in San Bernardino, CA. The firm provides integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), fire protection, technology/low-voltage, commissioning, and dry utility coordination services under a single-firm delivery model in which the technology discipline is coordinated in parallel with mechanical and electrical from schematic design through construction administration. Its customer base spans K-12 and higher education (SBCUSD, San Jacinto USD, California Baptist University, Chaffey College, Orange Coast College), government/public sector (City of Indio, Skagit Transit), healthcare (Crossover Health), commercial (ESRI, UPS Boeing Field), and — most recently — mission-critical data centers, including hyperscale, colocation, edge, and AI factory facilities across the Western United States.

The firm's underlying technology is its integrated delivery platform: a 100+ person technical staff organized across seven disciplines (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, commissioning, dry utility coordination) with credentials including PE, LEED AP BD+C, CPSM, and CCP. DWE's data center capabilities specifically encompass liquid cooling (Direct-to-Chip, Rear Door Heat Exchangers, CDU, In-Row Coolers, Immersion), 800V DC power distribution, slab-on-grade structural design for heavy loads, and TIA-942-C network redundancy standards. The firm operates from three offices — Southern California headquarters (San Bernardino, CA), Pacific Northwest regional office (Edmonds, WA), and a newly announced Northern California expansion led from Sacramento — and reports 25 years of continuous operation.

Design West Engineering generates revenue through project-based professional engineering services, with fees negotiated per project based on scope, complexity, and required disciplines. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and multi-year contracts are common. Business development is relationship-led, with dedicated Directors of Business Development and Client Engagement managing enterprise, government, and architectural partner relationships. The firm is privately held by five principals (the two co-founders plus three promoted in December 2024) and has no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or public-company positioning.

Name

Design West Engineering

Legal name

Design West Engineering

Website

https://designwesteng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Design West Engineering is a privately held multi-discipline MEP engineering firm delivering integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, technology, commissioning, and utility coordination services to education, government, healthcare, commercial, and mission-critical data center clients across the Western United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

MEP Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering design
• Electrical engineering design
• Plumbing engineering design
• Fire protection engineering
• Building commissioning services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Bernardino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional services revenue generated through project-based engineering design contracts. Services are billed per project based on scope of work across MEP, fire protection, technology, commissioning, and utility coordination disciplines. Projects range from tenant improvements to large-scale campus developments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Design West Engineering provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), fire protection, technology, commissioning, and utility coordination engineering services for commercial, institutional, and infrastructure building projects. The firm delivers design documents, construction administration, and post-construction commissioning as a multi-discipline consulting engineering practice.

Product overview

Design West Engineering is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm offering integrated MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), Commissioning, Technology Systems, Fire Protection, and Dry Utility Coordination services. The firm operates as a unified engineering practice where Technology discipline works in parallel with mechanical and electrical systems from schematic design through commissioning, rather than as separate scopes layered after the fact. Services span across seven core disciplines: Mechanical Engineering (HVAC design), Electrical Engineering (power and lighting), Plumbing Engineering, Commissioning (building performance verification), Technology Systems (low voltage, AV, security), Fire Protection, and Dry Utility Coordination. The firm specializes in mission-critical data center projects alongside education, government, medical, and commercial sectors across the Western U.S.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-year ongoing partnership with ESRI across 22-building campus
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RJM Design GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026RJM Design Group partnered with Design West Engineering on the Ontario Sports Park project, where DWE provided full technology design and construction administration services. RJM served as the design partner for this major sports complex development in Ontario, CA.
• PCH ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCH Architects partnered with DWE on the San Jacinto USD Rose Salgado Elementary School project. DWE provided comprehensive MEP and fire protection design services while PCH provided architectural services for the school modernization and expansion.
• Ruhnau Clarke ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRuhnau Clarke Architects collaborated with DWE on the SBCUSD Páxam Páxam Welcome Center project, a 59,300 SF three-story tenant improvement. DWE delivered MEP, technology, and fire alarm design services.
• SGH ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGH Architects partnered with DWE and Tilden-Coil Constructors for community charitable initiatives including toy drives and holiday giving programs supporting San Bernardino Valley College Child Development Center and other local organizations.
• Tilden-Coil ConstructorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTilden-Coil Constructors collaborated with DWE and SGH Architects on community giving initiatives, collectively donating toys, gift cards, and blankets to support families in need during holiday seasons.
• SVA ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVA Architects partnered with DWE for Canstruction OC events supporting the Orange County Food Bank, with DWE's team contributing creative designs for food sculpture competitions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI): Employee-owned engineering consultancy delivering MEP, fire protection, commissioning, and technology services to higher education, healthcare, and mission-critical clients. Closely comparable in integrated delivery model and discipline breadth.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm pairing architecture with MEP, structural, and specialty engineering across higher education, healthcare, and science & technology. Comparable client mix and integrated-delivery story.
• ME Engineers: Mid-size MEP and technology engineering consulting firm with comparable multi-discipline delivery across education, mission-critical, and commercial sectors. Highly overlapping service mix and project-type focus makes it the closest like-for-like peer.
• Syska Hennessy Group: National MEP, technology, and commissioning engineering firm with a strong mission-critical/data center practice. Direct competitor on hyperscale and colocation data center engineering mandates.
• HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson): Integrated architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong in-house MEP and commissioning practices serving higher education, healthcare, and government clients. Comparable in integrated-delivery positioning.
• Mazzetti: MEP and infrastructure engineering firm with strong healthcare, higher education, and data center practices plus integrated commissioning. Comparable in size, mission-critical positioning, and West Coast footprint.
• Page (PageSouthwell Page): Multi-discipline engineering firm offering MEP, structural, and technology services with a strong presence in healthcare, higher education, and government. Comparable scale and integrated practice model.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with substantial Buildings practice covering MEP and mission-critical facilities. Competes in the same higher education, government, and data center markets at much larger scale.
• Burns & McDonnell: Large employee-owned engineering, construction, and consulting firm with a dedicated Mission Critical / Data Center practice competing for the same hyperscale and colocation work DWE targets. Significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with major buildings, advanced technology, and mission-critical infrastructure practices. Competes for large public-sector and data center engineering programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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