Ready for Anything
From the arctic, to underground and even underwater, DSE’s rugged electronics are engineered to withstand the most extreme environments.
Build Your Rugged Display
Choose from endless configurable options to design the right rugged display to meet your program needs
Ready for Anything
From the arctic, to underground and even underwater, DSE’s rugged electronics are engineered to withstand the most extreme environments.
Build Your Rugged Display
Choose from endless configurable options to design the right rugged display to meet your program needs
27 Years of Innovation
At our core, Digital Systems Engineering’s passion is engineering. Throughout a 27 year history, DSE’s dedicated team has always embraced the challenge of designing and manufacturing rugged electronics for the most severe environments.
We take great pride knowing our products keep allied defense forces out of harm’s way, maintain safety systems in heavy industrial fleets, and deliver food throughout the world. Our computers, displays, video switches, and network devices can be found on everything from research crop planters in Europe to US Coast Guard helicopters performing search and rescue operations in the Pacific Ocean.
Learn more about our design capabilities, products, Quality Management System, case studies, and most importantly, the team who makes it all possible.
250+
Unique applications from aerospace to mining
500
Distinct products developed by DSE
30,000+
Installations across the globe
100+ million
Operational hours in rugged environments
Rugged Electronics Built for Extreme Environments
DSE offers cutting-edge electronics engineered to meet your needs, while delivering unmatched performance in tough environments. Explore our family of rugged products or learn how DSE can deliver custom solutions from concept to production.
Rugged Displays
Fully sealed displays designed, built, and tested for the most extreme environments.
Mission Computers
Fanless robust computers engineered for process intensive applications and countless I/O options.
Intelligent Displays
A flawless combination of optical performance and computing processing power in one durable design.
Embedded DVR Systems
Fully sealed display and computer systems designed, built, and tested for the most extreme environments.
AS9100 Quality Management System
Quality First and Always
All aspects of DSE’s business are governed by the industry leading Quality Management System AS9100. From proof of concept to first article testing and configuration management to product assembly, AS9100 drives documented procedures and processes to assure product quality and delivery needs are met.
From the DSE Knowledge Center:
Situational Awareness: Rugged Electronics that Enhance Battlefield Intelligence – Part 2: Process
Understanding the environment and anticipating threats is paramount to mission success. In the next installment in our…
Situational Awareness: Rugged Electronics that Enhance Battlefield Intelligence – Part 1: Capture
Circumstances can evolve quickly on the battlefield, and the ability to understand the environment and anticipate…
3 Key Design Considerations When Choosing a Rugged Display
When designing displays for defense and aerospace applications, manufacturers must uniquely consider a product’s…
DSE releases powerful, next generation triple panel SDI display system for military vehicles
Digital Systems Engineering (DSE) today announced the release of the Typhon rugged display, a next-generation…
What is SWaP-C?
One acronym that has become synonymous with this movement to improved efficiency and evaluating solutions is SWaP-C,…
Build Your Own Rugged Display
Choose product features and design your own rugged display by leveraging DSE’s proven, yet flexible, COTS and custom…
Take a First Look at the Typhon Rugged Display
Big things are coming this summer at DSE, with the launch of our all-new, next-generation system. Take the first look…
MIL-STD-810: Environmental Testing Standards for Rugged Electronics
We’re diving deep into MIL-STD-810, the set of methods and test procedures that have governed environmental engineering…
FHDRM Undergoes Qualification Testing Before Being Fielded in Armored Vehicle Fleet
In 2021 DSE was contracted by a leading defense vehicle OEM supplier to support a tracked wheel armored vehicle fleet.…