Baker Engineering

Baker Engineering

Nunica, Michigan, United States

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsUnmanned SystemsDual-use
Founded 1965Subsystem Manufacturer, Component SupplierSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 12, 2026

About

Founded in 1965, Baker Engineering is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Nunica, United States working in land systems & vehicles, air systems, unmanned systems.

Baker Engineering is a Native American-owned engineering and precision manufacturing company based in Nunica, Michigan, founded in 1965. It is a 100% tribally owned SBA 8(a) small business and a subsidiary of Waséyabek Development Company. The company performs research and development, precision CNC machining and prototype-to-production manufacturing for aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing customers. Its defense work includes multiple SBIR contracts with the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy, covering small fuel injection and pump systems, a heavy fuel rotary engine, a Stryker auxiliary power unit and a fuel system demonstrated on unmanned aircraft. Baker also builds custom racing and performance engines and offers engine tuning and dynamometer testing for automotive customers. It operates a Power & Propulsion Center of Excellence in Nunica and a Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Muskegon, Michigan.

Location

Nunica, United States

Founded

1965

Company type

Subsidiary

Focus areas

precision machiningSBIRengine developmentfuel systemsprototypingNative American businessracing engines

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesAir SystemsUnmanned Systems

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerComponent SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Micro CI fuel system

Fuel system for small engines and unmanned aircraft

Compact common rail fuel system consisting of an injector, pump, passively regulated fuel rail and engine-integrated pump drive, designed for single-fuel (JP8/F24) operation in small engines.

Micro CI injector

Diesel fuel injector

Solenoid-actuated common rail diesel injector with reduced body length for engines of 2-35 hp per combustion chamber.

Micro CI pump

High-pressure fuel pump

Fuel pump rated up to 1000 bar and 7500 cycles/min, typically paired with a single injector in small engine applications.

Heavy Fuel Rotary Engine

Rotary engine

Turbocharged direct-injected heavy fuel rotary engine developed under an Air Force Research Lab SBIR contract and demonstrated in flight tests.

Stryker Opposed Piston APU

Auxiliary power unit

Single-cylinder opposed piston engine developed into a complete APU package with integrated support systems for the Stryker vehicle front sponson.

End users

Land ForcesAir ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

AS9100DITAR registeredCMMC 2.0 Level 2NIST 800-171

Platforms & programmes

StrykerTigershark UAV

Named customers

U.S. Air ForceU.S. ArmyU.S. NavyU.S. Department of DefenseArmy/TARDECAir Force Research LaboratoryA.M. General LLC

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

AIAM Certified

People

Management & team (5)

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