CHARTER ENGINEERING, INC. IS CERTIFIED TO AS9100D AEROSPACE QUALITY STANDARD
Defense Manufacturer Meets AS9100D Global Criteria for Quality, Traceability, Documentation, Risk Management
Fremont, Calif. – August 26, 2025 – Charter Engineering Inc. has earned the AS9100D certification, joining parent company dB Control and sister companies Paciwave and TTT-Cubed in meeting this internationally recognized aerospace quality management standard. This milestone underscores Charter Engineering’s ongoing commitment to excellence in aerospace and defense manufacturing.
AS9100 is the global benchmark for aerospace quality, requiring organizations to meet rigorous criteria in reliability, risk management, and continuous improvement. By achieving this certification, Charter Engineering now joins a select group of manufacturers whose processes and quality systems meet the industry’s most demanding standards.
“Achieving AS9100 certification reflects the hard work and precision that our entire team puts into every project,” said Keith Kulyk, President of Charter Engineering. “It strengthens the confidence our customers place in us and ensures we are well-positioned to support future aerospace and defense programs.”
The certification process, conducted by BSI (The British Standards Institution), a leading global standards and certification body, required an extensive audit of Charter Engineering’s quality systems, processes, and compliance protocols. With AS9100 certification now in place, the company is further strengthening its ability to deliver precision-engineered solutions that meet the most rigorous aerospace requirements.
About Charter Engineering, Inc.
Charter Engineering, Inc. (CEI) is a leading manufacturer of precision RF electromechanical switches and components with over 50 years of design experience. The company is committed to providing high-quality RF switches for the commercial, military, and wireless industries. CEI manufactures a broad range of coaxial switches and components operating from DC to 40.0 GHz. Its product line is continually expanding with new designs for custom requirements. The company specializes in high-quality, competitively priced products that exceed customer expectations. It is a leader in low intermodulation products and very-high-power RF switches. In August 2022, Charter Engineering was acquired by dB Control Corp., a HEICO company. The company is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified. More information is available at www.ceiswitches.com/ or by calling 1-727-525-1025.
About dB Control
Established in 1990, dB Control supplies mission-critical (often sole-source) products worldwide to military organizations, major defense contractors, and commercial manufacturers. The company designs and manufactures reliable high- and low-voltage power supplies, high-power TWT Amplifiers (TWTAs), microwave power modules (MPMs), transmitters for radar, electronic countermeasures (ECM) and communication applications on airborne, maritime, and ground-based military platforms. Since acquiring Paciwave in 2021 and TTT-Cubed in 2019, and Charter Engineering in 2021, dB Control also offers coaxial and pin diode RF switches, specialized RF/microwave components, integrated microwave subsystems, and custom radio frequency (RF) receivers and sources. dB Control also provides specialized contract manufacturing and repair depot services from its 40,000-square-foot facility in Fremont, California. The company is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified. More information is available at www.dBControl.com or by calling 1-510-656-2325.
