Aerospace, Space & Defense Case studies
Get your board right on the first revision, not the third.
American-made, ITAR-registered PCB assembly, cables, harnesses and box builds. Here are five builds from our Austin lines: the board, the hard part, and the numbers that came out.
Aerospace, Space & Defense 
Assembling mission critical boards in the US since 1989 - from Xerox's first digital copier platform to today's semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, aerospace and defense programs.
The technical breadth to take your board from design review to a tested, production ready build.
Rigid • Flex • Rigid-Flex • Multi layer • RoHS Compliant • Control Impedance • High Frequency
Turnkey • Consigned • Cut Tape • Loose Reels • Obsolete • Domestic Sourcing ( ITAR-Compliant )
SMT • Through-Hole • Press-Fit • V-Score • Mouse-Bites • Mechanical Routing
Jet-Paste • Stencil Printing • Reflow • Wave • Programmable Selective Soldering • Clean • No Clean
Debug • Rework • BGA Re-Ball • Component Removal and Replacement
Flying Probe • 5D X-Ray • 3D AOI • SPI In-Line • In-Circuit • Power-Up • Functional • Visual • Ionic Contamination • Temperature Cycling • High Potential • Boundary Scan
Engineer Review on Every Order • Manufacturability • Testability • Cost • Component Availability and Alternates • Custom Test Fixtures and Jigs
Box Build • Conformal Coating • System Integration • Device Programming • Software Download and Integration
Internal • External • Fiber Optic • RF • Power • Shielded • Un-Shielded • Coax • Flex • Twisted Pair • Heavy Gauge • Overmolding • Automatic Cable Eye Testing
Labels • Gaskets • VHB Tape • Thermal Pads
A few of the industries we serve
Aerospace, Space & Defense
Antenna command-and-control boards, hardware for satellites and lunar landers, and electronics for manned and unmanned defense systems.
Autonomous Vehicles & Transportation
Electronics for autonomous land vehicles, plus passenger restraint sensor modules for monorail transport.
Underwater Vessels
Electronics for autonomous underwater and naval vessels.
Robotics
Control and sensor electronics for robotic systems, from prototype to production.
Semiconductor Equipment
Control and power boards for wafer fab tools, including Zynq-based laser generator control and EMI filtering for 30–60 kW plasma systems.
Industrials & Energy
High-voltage energy systems, non-destructive testing equipment, and ruggedized industrial controls.
Certifications, registrations and identifiers
- ISO 9001
- Certified quality management system
- ITAR
- Registered with the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
- CMMC
- Working toward Level 2 certification, targeted Q1 2027
- IPC workmanship
- Boards built to IPC-A-610 and IPC J-STD-001, cables to IPC/WHMA-A-620, with Class 3 builds available
- CAGE code
- 34UT9
- UEI
- MG56G2DQJLY3
- DUNS
- 605538743 (SAM.gov registration active)
All controlled technical data is handled by authorized U.S. persons, and production stays in the United States. Domestic-only component sourcing is available for ITAR programs.
Why partner with BSU?
We are a full-service partner for printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), box builds, cabling and electronics contract manufacturing (ECM). Our engineers source boards and components, collaborate on designs, assemble, test and ship solutions. Founded in Ithaca, we are proud to manufacture in Austin and source from trusted suppliers at home and abroad.
Learn MoreWhat your engineering team can expect from BSU
Why clients choose BSU, from our customer interviews.
Engaged engineers
- Industry specialists are assigned to each order
- Our cross-trained team proactively spots opportunities
- More than a third of our team hold engineering qualifications
Unusually fast turns
- 3–5 business days to quote new builds
- 2–6 week typical delivery, plus partial and rush options
- Easy to reach by text, phone, email, Teams or online
Quality, not complacency
- Leading quality equipment, including 5D X-ray, 3D AOI and flying probe, all upgraded in the last 18 months
- A culture of asking for and acting on feedback
A culture of saying yes
- We lean into the hard stuff, including building custom jigs
- Broad capabilities, from conformal coating to rework, re-ball and component removal and replacement
BSU electronics provides complete one-stop PCB sourcing, assembly, cables and box builds - quickly and reliably
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