SPEQ

What SPEQ does

SPEQ LLC is a privately held, founder-owned professional services firm incorporated in Illinois in August 2016 that began operations in Spring 2017. The company provides staff augmentation and specialty engineering/technology services to the US electric power industry, with a primary focus on commercial nuclear power generation — covering both pressurized water reactors (Westinghouse, Combustion Engineering, Babcock & Wilcox, KWU, NuScale SMR) and boiling water reactors (GE, Asea Brown Boveri). It is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise through the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council and maintains a quality assurance program compliant with 10CFR50 Appendix B for nuclear services.

SPEQ's core revenue is generated through three professional-services staffing streams: temporary contracted support, temporary-to-direct hire placements, and permanent direct hires for engineering, project management, and business management roles. Each engagement is supported by a named recruiter with 24/7 availability, personal candidate interviews, background checks, drug screening, and a two-week satisfaction guarantee. The firm also sells discrete technical scopes including Independent Third-Party Reviews (ITPRs), technical studies, regulatory issue preparation, and bid specification development. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales to utilities, A/Es, engineering consultants, NSSS suppliers, and plant owners, with the company owner functioning as the primary point of contact.

Beyond staffing, SPEQ has developed a specialty technology capability stack centered on X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) for industrial component inspection, electropolishing process consulting for IGSCC and contamination mitigation, specialty tooling development, and mobile robotics for nuclear environments. A patent-pending Comparative Computed Tomography (CCT) method enables commercial-grade components to be scanned and validated against baseline qualified-item records. Additional service lines extend into government nuclear projects, energy delivery oversight (substations, transmission), aerospace component inspection (e.g., with Boeing), and medical device component qualification. The firm operates from a single headquarters in Libertyville, Illinois, with a US-only footprint and no institutional funding on record.

Name

SPEQ

Legal name

SPEQ LLC

Website

https://speqllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SPEQ LLC provides staff augmentation and specialty engineering/technology services — including nuclear-grade QA-compliant staffing, industrial CT inspection, electropolishing consulting, and independent technical reviews — primarily to US commercial nuclear utilities, A/Es, NSSS suppliers, and adjacent regulated industries such as aerospace and medical devices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Power Staffing and Technical Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Validation, Engineering & Facilities (CSV/Equipment/Utilities) Staffing FSP (HLAGAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) & Nuclear Codes Compliance (ASME, RCC-M, etc.) (EUAKAAAI), Nuclear Plant Life Extension & Uprates (Long-Term Operations) (EUACADAI)

Keywords

• Nuclear power staffing
• Electric power engineering
• Staff augmentation services
• Non-destructive examination
• Computed tomography inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Libertyville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staff Augmentation - Temporary Assignments: Provides temporary contracted support with professionals who have a history of being productive from the start. Candidates may prefer higher pay rates in lieu of employer benefits.
2. Staff Augmentation - Temporary to Direct Hire: Temp-to-hire option providing opportunity for candidates and employers to evaluate fit before making a commitment. Serves as a 'test drive' period.
3. Staff Augmentation - Permanent Placement: Direct hire positions where SPEQ relies on experience and expertise to successfully connect qualified candidates with hiring clients.
4. Technical Scopes and Studies: Technical studies, independent third-party reviews (ITPRs), development of bid specifications for major equipment, and regulatory issues preparation/response.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SPEQ provides staffing and technology solutions for the electric power and commercial nuclear industries. The company delivers staff augmentation services (temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placements) for engineers, project managers, and business managers, alongside specialized technology applications including X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT), Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), electropolishing consulting, reverse engineering, 3-D printing, and mobile robotics. Technical scopes include Independent Third-Party Reviews (ITPRs), technical studies, and regulatory issue preparation/response for nuclear power plants and other highly regulated industries.

Product overview

SPEQ LLC is a staffing and technology solutions company serving the electric power industry, with a specialization in commercial nuclear. The company operates as a single unified offering combining staff augmentation services (temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire placements for engineering and technical positions) with specialized technology applications including Computed Tomography (CT), Non-Destructive Examination (NDE), 3-D printing, reverse engineering, and electropolishing consulting. Additional services include Independent Third-Party Reviews, technical studies, and regulatory support. SPEQ primarily serves commercial nuclear plants (PWR and BWR types), government nuclear organizations, and other highly regulated technical industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Satisfaction guarantee: replaced at no charge within first two weeks if client not satisfied with assigned individual's performance.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kinectrics AES Inc. (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler AES Inc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2017First contract awarded to SPEQ one month after operations began in March 2017. SPEQ provides engineering and project management staffing services for Kinectrics and their clients, including assistance with preparation for transition to new ownership (accounting and business management services).
• EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPEQ staff supports EPRI projects related to NCIG guidance for selective inspection and commercial grade dedication, effectiveness of various decontamination techniques, mobile robotics applications, and electropolish and pre-oxidation of piping systems.
• BoeingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUsed industrial computed tomography for component part inspections with Boeing.
• NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)coreOthersSPEQ is MBE certified and listed in NMSDC national database accessible by 39 regional minority-purchasing councils and hundreds of corporations across the country.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MPR Associates: MPR Associates is an engineering consulting firm offering nuclear power plant services, including design, engineering, and plant modification support. It is a direct peer as a specialized nuclear engineering services provider serving similar utility clients.
• BHI Energy: BHI Energy is a specialty staffing and technical services provider focused on the nuclear and energy industries, offering workforce solutions, outage support, and engineering services. It is directly comparable to SPEQ as a nuclear-focused staffing firm serving utilities and plant operators.
• Structural Integrity Associates: Structural Integrity Associates provides engineering services focused on structural and seismic risk in nuclear and power generation, including failure analysis and fitness-for-service evaluations. It is directly comparable to SPEQ's technical scopes and ITPR offerings for nuclear plant operators.
• Kinectrics (formerly Amec Foster Wheeler AES): Kinectrics is a nuclear life-cycle services company providing engineering, inspection, and nuclear QA services to utilities worldwide. It is a direct peer and SPEQ's first major client; the firms operate in the same niche of nuclear specialty engineering and staffing.
• Enercon Services: Enercon provides engineering, environmental, and technical services with a strong nuclear power practice, including staffing, licensing support, and modification engineering. It is a direct peer as both firms supply qualified engineers and technical scopes to commercial nuclear operators.

Broad incumbents

• AtkinsRéalis (Nuclear): AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin) provides large-scale nuclear engineering, consulting, and project management services globally. It is a broad incumbent operating in the same nuclear services space but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach than SPEQ.
• Westinghouse Electric Company: Westinghouse is a leading nuclear reactor OEM and global services provider offering engineering, modification, and field services for operating reactors. It is a broad incumbent whose engineering services and staffing work overlaps with SPEQ's offerings across US utilities.
• Framatome: Framatome is a major nuclear reactor OEM and services provider offering fuel, components, and engineering services for operating plants. It is a broad incumbent that competes with SPEQ for nuclear engineering services and staffing spend at utility customers.
• Curtiss-Wright (Nuclear): Curtiss-Wright supplies nuclear-qualified components, specialty tooling, and engineering services to the commercial nuclear industry. It is a broad incumbent whose specialty tooling and nuclear QA capabilities overlap with SPEQ's CT and electropolishing technology offerings.

Emerging players

• Holtec International: Holtec International develops SMR technology and provides spent fuel storage and decommissioning services, growing rapidly in the nuclear services market. It is an emerging player intersecting with SPEQ's nuclear domain, particularly around SMR staffing and decommissioning expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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