28Gorilla Engineering

06/04/2026

A board with one bad solder joint can ship and fail in the field. The hands at the microscope are what catch it. Kendall’s are the best in the biz!

06/02/2026

We had fun hosting folks from Sion Power for some outdoor, open-space battery testing. Sion is on a mission: their Licerion® lithium-metal battery technology delivers 2x the energy density of conventional lithium-ion. They're expanding from EV to aerospace and defense, and we love sharing a vision for safer, more sustainable and rugged power delivery!

06/01/2026

It’s gonna pass on the second attempt! 🤞🏻

05/30/2026

Recap of some team building events this month: bowling for birthdays, weekend cookout, and handmade pizza party. Gorillas do like to eat, and we love to hang out, too!

05/28/2026

Most eye-opening in the Addison Group report: "The 2026 engineering market is exceptionally tight [with] roughly three jobs per qualified candidate."

As steady retirements shrink the applicant pool, competition for top talent is requiring employers to move quickly through the recruiting process. Key takeaway: take care of your engineers!!

These engineering hiring and staffing trends in 2026 can help you make informed decisions about your workforce. Read more!

05/27/2026

Our software team is growing! Welcome, Jon Wardwell, our newest Software Engineer. 👋

Jon comes to us after nearly six years at Iridium. He built backend systems and data pipelines for the kind of software that has to work every time, in some of the most mission-critical environments around.

He'll be building the backend services that connect our rugged hardware to the platforms our clients use in the field. He's already been immersed in the work; we can't wait to share more about what's keeping him busy!

Welcome aboard, Jon!

05/18/2026

Meet Jacob Stroud, our newest Electronic Assembler! 👋

Jacob comes to us with years of hands-on field and production experience. He installed solar-powered camera systems at Flock Safety, ran precision press setups at MIITEK, and operated high-speed manufacturing equipment at Ball Corporation.

He'll be soldering and assembling the PCBs that go into rugged products for industrial automation, environmental monitoring and field-deployed systems. Fun fact: his hands and fine motor skills are so precise, he's also a tattoo artist!

Welcome to the team, Jacob!

05/16/2026

Less than 1 percent of Americans serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. They do it with a fortitude that protects the rest of us.

Grateful for their service, and for the chance to do our part designing products that help keep them safe.

05/15/2026

When you build for defense, aerospace or any regulated industry, the standards have to be part of the product long before they're part of a test.

Take DDTC: holding it means the State Department has audited us to confirm we're not foreign-owned or controlled. Add SAM and ITAR, and you have a partner cleared to handle the regulated work directly.

We back that with an in-house lab to test for environments most products never face, plus the discipline to design to industry and safety standards from day one. That's how rugged and regulated products engineered at 28 Gorilla earn certifications and the field time that follows.

05/12/2026

There's a good chance you have an Ethernet cord at your desk or in a closet somewhere. Do you know if it's watertight? Would you trust it with your life?

Most of us would never need to. But for the people who would, they need something far more rugged than they can find at a retailer.

Here's how we overhauled an everyday staple into one that meets MIL-STD-461. https://bit.ly/3PkCeBr