Engineering
Integrated electrical engineering and system integration that turns complex requirements into build-ready solutions.
Spike is an established American electrical manufacturer with a growing portfolio of standard products built for repeatable quality. Our engineers begin with controlled product platforms and proven manufacturing methods, then configure or customize only where the application requires it.
Customers gain the consistency of a standard product with the flexibility to solve complex project requirements.
Our engineering and leadership teams bring experience developed across major global electrical manufacturers, engineering organizations, and mission-critical projects. We apply that experience with a current operating mindset: faster decisions, direct access to technical leaders, disciplined digital workflows, and close coordination between engineering, manufacturing, quality, testing, and field support.
Backed by more than 600 employees and growing, Spike has the depth to support large programs and the agility to respond when projects change.
Standardized Where It Matters. Flexible Where It Counts.
Most projects should not start from a blank page. Spike engineers around product architectures designed for repeatability, manufacturability, serviceability, and consistent quality. Standard configurations create a dependable foundation, while configurable options address voltage, current, protection, control, environmental, communication, and interface requirements.
Where a project requires a custom solution, our team develops it within a controlled engineering and manufacturing process. Electrical, mechanical, controls, and production teams work together so the design remains practical to build, test, install, operate, and maintain.
One System. One Engineering Team. Clear Accountability.
Spike integrates breakers, relays, controls, communications, enclosures, bus, and connected equipment into coordinated electrical systems. We evaluate interfaces to upstream and downstream equipment early, resolve project-specific requirements before production, and maintain clear documentation through factory testing and delivery.
That integrated approach reduces handoffs, limits field changes, improves commissioning readiness, and gives customers one accountable team from specification through startup.
Industry Experience. Modern Execution.
Spike’s engineering and leadership teams have worked across global electrical manufacturers and complex industrial infrastructure. We understand established design practices, standards, customer expectations, and the consequences of field issues.
Our advantage is how we put that experience to work: less bureaucracy, faster collaboration, direct communication, modern modeling and documentation tools, and continuous feedback from the factory floor. We respect proven engineering - and improve the way it is executed.
Standard Product Platforms. Project-Specific Flexibility.
Spike is not reinventing every project from the ground up. Our product strategy is built around repeatable low-and medium-voltage platforms, controlled configurations, and manufacturing methods designed to scale. Customers can specify a standard product, select engineered options, or engage Spike for application-specific integration without turning every order into a one-off design.
Engineering Connected to the Factory.
Our engineers work directly with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, testing, and field teams. Product decisions are evaluated against how the equipment will actually be fabricated, assembled, inspected, tested, shipped, installed, and maintained. That connection helps surface problems earlier, protects design intent, and improves schedule confidence.
600+ Employees & Growing
Engineering Through Test
Standard + Configured + Custom
American Manufacturing
Engineering Capabilities
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Low- and medium-voltage power distribution and control system architecture
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Product engineering for switchgear, switchboards, motor control, controls, and gas-insulated solutions
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Electrical and mechanical design for integrated assemblies, enclosures, bus, and interfaces
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Protection and control engineering, including relay settings, coordination, and system studies
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PLC, SCADA, HMI, automation, communications, and controls integration
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One-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, 3D models, bills of material, and submittals
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Short-circuit, coordination, arc-flash, load-flow, harmonics, and power-quality studies, as applicable
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Hazardous-location engineering for Class I, Division 1 and 2 and ATEX / IECEx environments
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Retrofit, replacement, brownfield interface, and expansion engineering
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Factory acceptance test planning, commissioning preparation, startup, and field-change support
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Revision control, product documentation, and traceability across the project lifecycle
Why Spike Engineering
Spike Engineering is built around product integrity and execution. We start with standard product platforms, apply project-specific engineering in a controlled process, and keep manufacturing and testing involved before designs are released. That structure improves consistency, reduces avoidable field changes, and gives customers clearer accountability for schedule and performance.
Our team combines experience developed across major global electrical manufacturers with a faster, more current approach to collaboration and decision-making. Customers gain direct access to knowledgeable engineers and leaders who understand both the design requirements and the realities of building and delivering the equipment.
From Requirement to Release - With Manufacturing in the Loop
Every project follows a disciplined path designed to protect product integrity and schedule.
1. DEFINE THE APPLICATION - Confirm the electrical requirements, operating environment, interfaces, schedule, standards, and acceptance criteria.
2. SELECT AND CONFIGURE THE PLATFORM - Begin with the appropriate standard product architecture and identify the options or custom engineering the application truly requires.
3. ENGINEER THE COMPLETE SYSTEM - Coordinate electrical, mechanical, protection, controls, communications, documentation, and constructability as one integrated design.
4. VERIFY FOR PRODUCTION AND TEST - Review the design with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and testing before release so risks are identified early and design intent is protected.
5. SUPPORT DELIVERY AND STARTUP - Maintain technical accountability through factory testing, documentation, installation support, commissioning, and field changes.