Shaping the Future, Together
American Engineering draws upon its site engineering, planning, transportation, and landscape architecture expertise to solve complex challenges while creating distinct places.
For over 50 years, American Engineering has partnered with clients to deliver practical, trusted solutions.
Built on a 50-year foundation, our firm puts clients at the center of everything we do. Through strong partnerships and a collaborative internal culture, we continue to grow as one of the Southeast’s fastest-growing engineering firms – Shaping the Future, Together.
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
Charlotte | Raleigh | Chesapeake
From our base in Charlotte, North Carolina, and our offices in Raleigh and Chesapeake, our team has decades of experience working on projects throughout the Southeastern United States.
Our team of specialists have served in national roles with large engineering firms and has considerable experience throughout the United States. We are licensed to perform engineering services in multiple states and survey in North Carolina and Virginia.
HISTORY
Founded in 1974, American Engineering has been providing trusted engineering solutions for more than 50 years. Our experienced professionals serve public and private clients across the Southeast, delivering reliable, high-quality results on projects of all sizes.
Through the strategic acquisition of Engineering Services, Inc. (Virginia), Gannett Fleming – Charlotte, and Gilleece & Associates – Raleigh, American Engineering has grown into a diverse, full-service engineering firm with deep regional expertise and a strong commitment to long-term client relationships.
OUR APPROACH
At American Engineering, our approach has always been client-driven. The firm was intentionally built around understanding our clients’ needs and delivering solutions from their perspective.
Our work is guided by simple, proven principles:
- Client-focused engineering—not just projects and fees
- Practical, cost-effective solutions to complex challenges
- Highly skilled professionals committed to service
- Responsive communication and efficient project delivery
- Accountability and follow-through on every promise
These principles have fueled our growth and continue to guide how we serve our clients – Shaping the Future, Together.
The Story Behind Our Name and Tagline:
Every engineering firm produces plans, drawings, and deliverables. At American Engineering, our work has always been built on something deeper: partnership.
From the beginning, our focus was never on being the biggest or the flashiest. We were founded on a simple belief – that communities are stronger when engineers and clients work side by side. When trust is earned. When challenges are understood. When solutions are designed with the people who will use them every day in mind.
From our earliest projects in Virginia and North Carolina to the multi-discipline, multi-office firm we are today, one thing has remained constant: our clients come first.
- Their goals become our goals.
- Their challenges become our challenges.
- Their success becomes our measure of success.
When our engineers, planners, surveyors, landscape architects, public partners, and private clients come together, we do more than complete projects. We help shape what comes next.
Our Name – American Engineering
Our name reflects that same sense of purpose. When the firm was founded, American Engineering was chosen as more than a company name. It was a tribute to America, to the opportunities this country represents, and to the role engineering plays in building strong, connected, and resilient communities.
That belief continues to guide us today and is reflected in our tagline:
Shaping the Future, Together
It is a reflection of our history, a guide for our future, and a promise to every client and community we serve.
Together with our clients, we design safer streets, stronger utilities, smarter land use plans, and more resilient communities.
Together with our partners, we navigate complex regulations, funding pathways, schedules, and evolving project needs with clarity and collaboration.
Together as one team, we bring diverse disciplines, perspectives, and technical expertise to the table — because great engineering is never done alone.
Shaping the Future, Together is more than a tagline.
It is our identity.
It is our commitment.
And it is the way American Engineering has always worked — and the way we will continue to serve for decades to come.