What Nuvation Engineering does

Nuvation Engineering (legal entity: Nuvation Research Corp.) is a North American electronic design services firm founded in 1997 by CEO Michael Worry and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, with a Silicon Valley office in Sunnyvale, California. The company provides custom electronic product development from concept through production, spanning hardware design (schematic capture, PCB layout, high-speed signal integrity), embedded software and firmware (bare metal through RTOS), FPGA design (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog), system architecture, battery and energy systems, and new product introduction support. Engineering work is delivered through a multidisciplinary team of 40+ full-time engineers with deep tenure, targeting medical and life sciences, industrial automation, defence and aerospace, energy storage, imaging and video, telecom/datacom, consumer electronics, and AI hardware applications for enterprise and startup clients.

The firm has completed more than 1,000 projects for over 300 customers across its history, with disclosed enterprise engagements including Toyota (Project BLAID wearable navigation), Trane (2 MW energy storage system), and earlier work with Purigen Biosystems and Ambri. Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven professional services engagements, supplemented by a productized battery management system offering under the wholly-owned Nuvation Energy division, which markets UL 1973 Recognized High-Voltage BMS products. The business holds or supports a broad certification footprint (ISO 9001 via partners, ISO 13485, AS9100, UL 1973, UL 9540, IEC 60601-1, IEC 62368-1, IPC Class 3) and maintains technology partnerships with AMD/Xilinx, Intel PSG, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, NXP, ARM, and Lattice Semiconductor. Ownership remains with founder Michael Worry; no institutional, PE, or VC capital is disclosed.

Name

Nuvation Engineering

Legal name

Nuvation Research Corp.

Website

https://nuvation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nuvation Engineering is a North American electronic design services firm providing custom hardware, embedded software, FPGA, system architecture, and battery management engineering for clients in medical, defence, industrial, energy storage, and AI hardware markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Design Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Engineering Services (54133)

akta.pro primary industry

Programmable Logic (FPGAs/CPLDs) (HDAHAJAG)

Keywords

• Electronic design services
• Embedded software development
• FPGA design services
• Battery management systems
• Hardware engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Nuvation Engineering provides custom electronic design and product development services including hardware design, embedded software, FPGA design, and system architecture. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with clients across medical, industrial, defense, and energy sectors. The company operates on a quote-based pricing model for custom engineering projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nuvation Engineering provides custom electronic design and product development services spanning hardware design (PCB layout, FPGA), embedded software/firmware, system architecture, battery and energy systems, and new product introduction. The firm delivers turnkey engineering from concept through production-ready solutions, serving medical, industrial, defense, aerospace, AI, energy storage, and consumer electronics clients. Its Nuvation Energy division offers UL 1973 Recognized battery management system products alongside custom BMS design.

Product overview

Nuvation Engineering is an electronic design services company founded in 1997 that provides comprehensive engineering design solutions from concept to production. The company operates as a single unified service offering centered on custom electronic product development, with a multidisciplinary team of over 40 engineers across Waterloo, Ontario and Silicon Valley, California. Their core portfolio includes Hardware Design Services, Embedded Software & Firmware Services, FPGA Design Services, System Architecture Services, Battery & Energy Systems Services, and New Product Introduction Services. The company also operates Nuvation Energy as a division specializing in battery management systems and energy storage solutions. Key products include Custom BMS and Custom BMS for Large LFP Battery Module, alongside UL 1973 Recognized High-Voltage Battery Management Systems under the Nuvation Energy Standard BMS Products line. Applications span Medical & Life Sciences, Imaging & Video Systems, Data Acquisition & Control, Energy Storage Solutions, Defence & Aerospace, Industrial Automation, AI Systems, Consumer Electronics, and Telecom & Datacom sectors. The company has completed over 1,000 projects with 300+ customers and maintains technology partnerships with Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, AMD/Xilinx, Arrow, Lattice, NXP, ARM, Altium, and Microchip.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hardware Design Services Full-service hardware design from initial concept through production-ready solutions, including schematic capture, PCB layout, signal integrity analysis, high-speed and HDI PCB design, and manufacturing readiness. Sold to enterprise and mid-market customers across medical, industrial, defense, aerospace, energy storage, AI, consumer electronics, and telecom/datacom.
• Embedded Software & Firmware Services Comprehensive embedded software development from bare metal through advanced solutions, including hardware integration, design documentation, implementation, validation, support for communication protocols, custom bootloaders, and board support packages across RTOS environments including Linux, Android, FreeRTOS, MQX RTOS, QNX, and OpenEmbedded. Sold to enterprise customers building medical, industrial, defense, and consumer devices.
• FPGA Design Services Expert FPGA design services covering system integration, architecture development, RTL coding in VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog, DSP algorithm implementation, IP integration, and verification using industry-standard tools, with partner access through Intel PSG and AMD Adaptive Computing Partner Program. Sold to enterprise customers needing high-speed, high-reliability programmable logic.
• System Architecture Services Multi-disciplinary system-level design from requirements gathering through production-ready architecture, including design for reliability, extensibility, cost reduction, and lifecycle optimization. Sold to enterprise and mid-market customers across Nuvation's industry verticals.
• Battery & Energy Systems Services End-to-end energy storage design from battery management to system integration and manufacturing, including custom BMS solutions, monitoring systems, intelligent algorithms, and safety protections. Sold to energy storage integrators, battery startups, and industrial customers.
• New Product Introduction Services Manufacturing transition support from design through production ramp-up, including design for manufacturing, supply chain optimization, compliance and packaging, production engineering, and pilot-to-ramp management. Sold to enterprise customers commercializing new electronic products.
• Custom BMS (Battery Management System) Custom battery management systems tailored to specific battery chemistry, form factor, and application requirements, with advanced monitoring, balancing algorithms, and integrated safeguards. Sold to energy storage system integrators and battery developers.
• Nuvation Energy Standard BMS Products UL 1973 Recognized High-Voltage Battery Management Systems designed for ready-to-deploy applications across various battery configurations and industrial settings. Sold to energy storage integrators and OEMs.
• Aerospace Data Acquisition System 24-channel aerospace data acquisition system with radiation-tolerant design, 16-bit 150 ksps ADC, programmable gain amplifiers, radiation-hardened MRAM/PRAM memory, Flash-based Microsemi FPGA with ARM Cortex soft-core processor, and IPC Class 3 manufacturing. Sold to aerospace and defense customers.
• Custom Energy Storage System (2 MW / 588 kWh) Custom 2 MW energy storage system for demand charge management, featuring NMC batteries, 588 kWh capacity, custom 24-ft containerized design for site constraints, and Parker Hannifin PCS integration. Sold to industrial customers including wastewater treatment plants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ successful projects delivered across every major market vertical and application type
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Analog DevicescoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing components for electronic design services. Analog Devices is a major semiconductor manufacturer providing analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing ICs used in Nuvation's designs.
• Texas InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing semiconductor components including processors, microcontrollers, and analog ICs for embedded systems and power management applications.
• AMD/XilinxcoreTechnology or IntegrationAMD Xilinx partner providing FPGA technology. Nuvation is a member of the AMD Adaptive Computing Partner Program with access to comprehensive technical support and new devices.
• Intel (Altera)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntel Programmable Solutions Group member providing FPGA technology. Nuvation Engineering has access to exclusive support and new FPGA devices from Intel/Altera.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centum Electronics: Centum Electronics offers electronic design, manufacturing, and BMS/energy storage engineering services across defense, aerospace, medical, and industrial — overlapping with Nuvation's regulated-vertical customer base and energy storage practice.
• Tessolve: Tessolve provides end-to-end electronic and semiconductor engineering services including chip design, PCB, embedded, and qualification support. Comparable in offering breadth and in serving medical, automotive, and industrial OEMs the way Nuvation does.
• eInfochips: eInfochips is an electronic design services firm offering hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and product engineering across verticals including medical, industrial, and aerospace — a near-direct parallel to Nuvation's service portfolio and target customers.
• PathPartner Technology: PathPartner is an embedded product design services company specializing in FPGA, embedded software, computer vision, and IoT — directly comparable in service mix and midsize engineering services scale to Nuvation.

Broad incumbents

• HCLTech Engineering: HCLTech's engineering and R&D services cover embedded product design, verification, and industrial/medical engagements — a much larger incumbent counterpart in the same outsourced electronic design market.
• Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran): Capgemini Engineering provides embedded systems, FPGA, and industrial/medical electronic design services at a much larger scale; comparable in capability and vertical breadth, though Nuvation operates at a boutique specialist level.
• Synopsys: Synopsys is an EDA and silicon IP giant that also offers design services through Synopsys Professional Services; comparable only at the broader electronic/IP design services level — a vastly larger incumbent.
• Quest Global: Quest Global is a large engineering services firm with deep electronic and embedded design practices serving medical, aerospace, and industrial OEMs — significantly larger scale but comparable service taxonomy.
• Wipro Engineering Services: Wipro's engineering services arm provides embedded and product design services to global enterprises including medical and industrial clients; broader portfolio and global delivery but functionally comparable service lines.
• Cyient: Cyient is a global engineering services and solutions provider with electronic hardware design and embedded practices serving aerospace, medical, and industrial — a larger, broader-services counterpart to Nuvation's niche offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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