FA Engineering is now Salas O’Brien
Same team. Same service. Expanded resources.
FA Engineering merged with Salas O’Brien in March 2025, bringing a strong team of technical innovators serving industrial manufacturing clients across North America. Our leadership and team members will continue delivering structural and mechanical engineering, industrial design, and environmental compliance expertise from our offices in Pocatello, Idaho and Corvallis, Oregon.
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Highlighted services include
We are engineered for impact® with optimized solutions for complex challenges:
MEP/FP
Salas O’Brien provides full-service mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design (MEP/FP), providing customized solutions for buildings and facilities of all types and sizes, with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Learn more
Structural
Salas O’Brien’s structural engineering team delivers innovative, cost-effective facility planning and design solutions to our clients. We are inquisitive problem-solvers with deep technical expertise who provide industry-leading structural engineering services for projects of all sizes. Learn more
Civil
Salas O’Brien’s civil engineering team provides site development for public and private sectors, from planning through construction services. With offices everywhere, we understand local regulatory requirements and can protect you from surprises. Learn more
Digital, automation, & robotics
Salas O’Brien combines deep engineering expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Our team works across industries—including healthcare, federal, manufacturing, and data centers—delivering practical, high-impact solutions in automation, digital transformation, data integration, and visualization. Learn more
Industrial construction management
Salas O’Brien offers a variety of scalable contracting and execution models to deliver the best value strategy for your manufacturing project’s success. We provide a nimble construction management professional team that makes your project their passion. Learn more
Case studies
Scaling operations with precision for a potato processing facility
Salas O’Brien provided comprehensive engineering design services for a potato processing facility seeking to expand production capacity and capture new market share. Our team delivered detailed mechanical, piping, structural, and process engineering designs for the facility’s expansion, ensuring alignment with operational goals. By optimizing layout efficiency and utility interconnections through our balance-of-plant expertise, we enabled scalable infrastructure upgrades.
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Innovative solutions for a mining operation in North America
Salas O’Brien provided comprehensive engineering design services for a multifaceted mining project across several locations in the remote mountains of Idaho. The design included a facility pad, several ancillary structures, and additional infrastructure at the processing plant. Tasked with coordinating engineering and procurement for a Design-Build contract, our team navigated a critical permitting delay that necessitated switching to Design-Bid-Build.
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Extending facility life with innovative engineering solutions
Salas O’Brien is providing comprehensive engineering services for a leading soda ash manufacturer’s tailings management facility. This project is being executed in two strategic phases. In phase one, our team designed innovative solutions to transport course slurry from the processing facility to the tailings management facility over a mile away. The second phase manages the remaining 25% of the tailings, which comprises fine particles.
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