About Optimum
Pushing technology boundaries isn’t our aspiration; it’s our day-to-day.
Optimum is recognized as one of the most respected Electronic Design & Engineering service companies in the US. At our core, we’re a professional team of world-class engineers and designers, passionate about our craft and dedicated to quality, consistency, on-time delivery, and data protection. We serve customers across the United States and Australia.
For over 30 years, Optimum has been privileged to collaborate with a wide variety of amazing customers. And we continually strive to be their most valuable asset for Electronic Design & Engineering services.
When it comes to today’s technologies of RF/ High-Speed Digital/ Analog/ Power integrity, Mixed-Signal and downstream manufacturing, we’re process driven and creatively motivated. Our innovative methodologies are tightly integrated with documented standards and guidelines to ensure the highest quality deliverables and customer satisfaction.
Our customer’s demands are our demands. Our customer’s success is our success.
We are passionate
We absolutely love what we do. And we wouldn’t be doing anything else.
We are professional
We hire and retain the best designers and engineers, support them with whatever they need to be successful, and empower them to do their best work.
We are proactive
We strongly believe that effective communication is integral to the success of product realization. This is why we assign a Project Manager to every project.
History of Success
Optimum Design Associates was founded in 1991 by Nick Barbin and Roger Hileman as a PCB design service bureau located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ten years later, in 2001, Optimum extended its reach into Australia with the acquisition of EDA Technologies and renamed it to Optimum Design Associates Australia with Brendon Parise as its director. Seven years later saw further expansion with its acquisition of Rock Solid Design, located in San Jose to bolster its tool and design capabilities. Over the past 30 years, seven Optimum designers have competed and have won the coveted PCB Top Gun award. Today, Optimum has grown to over fifty engineers and designers located throughout the US and Australia.
