Who We Are

ReliqAI is an Ottawa-based engineering services company supporting organizations that build mission-critical products, systems, and processes. Our work spans space, aerospace, defense, and other safety- and reliability-driven domains.


Our core expertise covers MBSE and systems engineering, system architecture, embedded software development, and traceability-driven quality assurance. We bring over 30 years of hands-on delivery experience across embedded and system-intensive programs.


We operate a hybrid delivery model, combining onshore systems engineering and technical leadership with vetted offshore delivery teams in India to provide scalable and cost-effective engineering support.

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Our History

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The founders of ReliqAI have built and led engineering organizations and product companies across embedded systems, safety-critical software, and AI-enabled platforms.

Past leadership experience includes S5 Systems (embedded engineering services), Safety Labs and Sirona.tv (IoT and healthcare products), and AI Wizards (AI services). Across these ventures, the founders have delivered complex embedded products, regulated systems, and production-grade software platforms over multiple decades.

What We Do

We help product companies accelerate their development efforts through

MBSE/System Engineering

Proof of Concept (PoC) and New Product Introduction (NPI) support

End-to-end product development and integration

Traceability based QA

Embedded Services

We help product and platform teams reduce technical and delivery risk through

MBSE, systems engineering, and system architecture

Embedded software development (firmware, BSPs, drivers, RTOS)

Traceability-based quality assurance, IVV, and verification support

Why work with ReliqAI

Focused Expertise

Mission-critical programs in space, aerospace, and defence

Full Lifecycle Coverage

Systems engineering, embedded development, and traceability-driven QA

Fast Turnaround

Rapid onboarding of experienced systems, embedded and QA engineers

Scales to Your Program

From small engagements to complex systems

Cost-Effective Delivery

Onshore leadership with offshore delivery for strong value

Leadership Team

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Sanjay Chadha

Co-founder, CEO

Over 25 years of embedded product and embedded services companies.

Satish Seshadri

VP, Business Development

Over 20 years of experience helping US, Canadian, and European companies with product-development needs.

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Raj Narula

VP Business Development

Drive startups with strategic operational and advisory roles.

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Srinivasa Raghavan

Founding Partner - India Operations

Over 15 years of offshore embedded technology and service delivery

Manu Nagaraju

VP- India Operations

Over 20 years of experience in IT operations, customer management, software development, and client engagement in India.

OUR EMBEDDED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Steps you can expect in your embedded or embedded AI system development

01

Initiation

02

Planning

03

Development

Milestone 1, 2, 3…

04

Validation

05

Support & Maintenance

Post-Release

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