About - Applied Engineering

Applied Engineering is an employee-owned engineering and technology company that was founded in Fargo, ND in 1986. We have grown and diversified over the years, and we serve our customers at their sites or at one of our locations: Fargo, ND, Bismarck, ND, Brooklyn Park, MN, Sioux Falls, SD, and Milwaukee, WI.

Our greatest strength is in our skilled and dedicated employee-owners. We strive to be highly trained, technically capable and able to partner with our customers to provide a solution that best fits your needs. We are proud of our company, and we hope we can work with you to make your business more successful.

David Raatz
CEO, Applied Engineering, Inc.

Mission and Vision

What do we really do at Applied Engineering and, more importantly, what do we plan to do next? These not-so-simple questions help us define our purpose and craft our future as a company – they shape our brand as it relates to our customers, our culture and our community. Fortunately, the answers are easy to follow:

Our Mission is to provide exceptional talent and technology to our customers.

Our Vision is to be the company people come to for the best of the best engineering and technology solutions.

Whether you work here, want to work here, or work with us as a client, these key phrases form our very foundation as a company. They remind us all how the job gets done and where the work will take us.

Pillars of Who We Are

These are the pillars on which our top-notch standard of service rests. Applied is…

Adaptable

At Applied, we have the flexibility to be able to show up whenever and however you need us. Whether you need start-to-finish design work or just an extra set of hands to get a project finished on time, we can help. Short- or long-term, at your site or ours, we’re there.

Innovative

We use the latest technology and best practices to keep your processes running smoothly. Our talented engineers find out-of-the box solutions to your unique challenges.

Dependable

We provide quality work that we are proud to put our name on – every time. We know it can be daunting to bring a new person onto your team. That’s why communication and accountability are so important to us.

Employee-Owned

We have been 100% employee owned since 2006. This means every member of our team has a vested interest in our customers’ success – your success is our success.

Our Values

We value innovation and adaptability. In a world where technology is constantly changing, we work to stay up to date on the latest tools, and are always willing to learn and adapt.

We value good work. We are proud of the work we do, and that’s because we hold ourselves to a high standard and deliver high-quality results.

We value accountability. We always hold ourselves to the highest standard, and deliver work that we’re proud of (and that we know you’ll be proud of too).

We value teamwork. When we being working together, we see ourselves as a part of your team and we are a supportive and hardworking teammate.

Our Personality

Our intentions, our actions and our communications reflect who we are, and at Applied, we know very well who that is. This is our personality, and we strive to make it come through clearly in every client interaction.

We are precise: We’re exacting. We bring the accuracy and meticulousness of elite engineers to everything we do.
We are devoted: We’re all-in. We’re immersed in the entire engineering and technology disciplines from the timeless principles to the most modern tools.
We are approachable: We bring top-notch industry expertise without the overly complicated technical jargon.

In Summary

Applied Engineering blends talent and technology into a perfect fit for your business. We can help concept, design and test your manufacturing products or processes with our full-time engineers sitting in your office or offsite. We can customize the top engineering tools to how you and your team work. We can design and build IT infrastructure and custom systems to support your entire business. And we can deliver it all—the engineering ideas and engineered IT—from start to finish, so you don’t have to worry about it.

Ready to see us in action? Contact us now.