About Us

Small Business, Big Mission

B&A Engineering was founded in August 2000 after more than 10 years of experience in design & development of space flight systems with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Our designs and products have been utilized by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Federal Aviation Administration, and other Space and Avionic companies.

Our History

2000
Founded in August 2000
2004
Awarded NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) contracts for system integration, testing and electronic prototyping utilized for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
2007
Awarded NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) contracts for Space Flight FPGA and Electronic Board Design
2009
Becomes a National Instrument (NI) associate alliance partner.
Awarded multiple contracts for LabVIEW FPGA prototyping
2011
Design, development and integration of test equipment using NI hardware and software
2012
Begins manufacturing board and cable assemblies
2014
Develops and manufactures flight qualified electronic ground support equipment for SWOT NISAR
2016
Receives ISO-9001 certification
Expands into turn-key mechanical and electronic solutions including custom test equipment chassis
2019
Expands the manufacturing facilities and engineering capabilities to include rack integration, SMT machine, CNC machine, and Hi-Pot testers
2020
Initial release of COTS SLSC Modules for digital isolation and power protection
2021
Awarded the Specialized Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II contract from Johnson Space Center (JSC) located in Houston, Texas ; as part of this contract, B&A will be providing ground support engineering services and products to NASA JSC
Added to JPL’s Approved Supplier List (ASL) for engineering, design, development, and assembly of electronics, monitoring, and control systems ;  approved to provide critical Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) that can connect to Space Flight Hardware
Moved to new location
Facility area of 13,000 sq ft
2022
Expanded facility to approximately 20,000 sq ft
2023
Awarded the Thomas H. May Legacy of Excellence by JPL,
recognizing our commitment to innovation in Space Flight Test Systems