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Externs take on Machine Shop tooling organization Challenge

Sherpa Design — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:22:22 GMT

Externs take on Machine Shop tooling organization Challenge

Three Portland high school students spent a week inside Sherpa’s engineering and machine shop environment, taking a real problem from sticky-note concepts to a physical prototype.

For one week in the summer of 2026, three local students stepped into Sherpa Design’s Portland headquarters to experience what engineering work looks like outside the classroom. Finn, a senior at Franklin High School with plans to study mechanical engineering, joined Ohna and Saibee, both rising juniors at Roosevelt High School who are exploring futures in STEM.

Reimagining the Adaptive Switch for OHSU Doernbecher

Sherpa Design — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:04:09 GMT

Sherpa’s Constructor’s Cup Helps More Families Benefit from Assistive Tech

Sherpa’s internal Constructor’s Cup Challenge was established to bring our engineers together to tackle cool problems outside their day-to-day projects. This year, Sherpa partnered with the Child Development & Rehabilitation Center’s (CDRC) Assistive Technology clinic at OHSU Doernbecher, where an interdisciplinary clinical team helps children with disabilities access play and communication through switch-adapted toys and devices.

Sherpa Design's High School Externship Pilot

Sherpa Design — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:24:09 GMT

Externship Program 2025

This year, Sherpa Design piloted an externship program designed to provide a select group of high school students with hands-on experience in an authentic engineering environment.

Sherpa Design named among Best Places to Work by Portland Business Journal

Sherpa Design — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:01:37 GMT

Sherpa Design - NX Training Booth at Realize Live

Sherpa Design — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:03:41 GMT

Sherpa Design Fastest Growing 2024

Sherpa Design — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:03:50 GMT

Sherpa Design rated “Best Places to Work” 2024

Sherpa Design — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:25:44 GMT

Sherpa Intern, Aiden Rodriquez presents Outrigger Design

Sherpa Design — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:57:36 GMT

Sherpa Design acquires new building in Eastside Portland

Sherpa Design — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:15:09 GMT

Sherpa Design MOVES to Eastside Portland

Portland, Oregon – December 20, 2023 – Sherpa Design, a provider of design and engineering services, is excited to announce the acquisition of a great building in the vibrant east side of Portland. This relocation comes as Sherpa Design experiences significant growth, taking on new clients, expanding its full-time employee headcount, and increasing capabilities in its CNC machine shop and in-house 3D printing.

Sherpa Launches Online NX CAD Foundations

Sherpa Design — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:27:11 GMT

Sherpa Design Launches New Online Self-Paced Offering: "NX CAD Foundations"

PORTLAND, OR, July 20, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sherpa Design, a leading provider of design and engineering services, is thrilled to announce the release of their highly rated instructor led class "NX CAD Foundations" as a new online self-paced offering for on demand learning.