Defense contractor building C5ISR, border surveillance and counter-UAS systems
ATSC is a McLean-based defense contractor whose active work centers on C5ISR program execution, border and perimeter surveillance, and counter-UAS detection and defeat. Its stack pairs Deltek Costpoint and IBM DOORS with hardware tooling like Altium Designer, LabVIEW, FPGAs and SolidWorks, which points to in-house electronics design and test. Splunk, LogRhythm and Intune line up with recurring pressure around DoD cybersecurity compliance. Hiring is accelerating and engineering-led.
Notable leadership hires: Program Director, Technical Director
Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC) is a privately held US defense contractor founded in 1984 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia. It supports US federal customers including the Army, Air Force, Navy, NASA, State Department, DOJ and DHS, along with allied-nation security cooperation and Foreign Military Sales programs. Its capabilities span border and maritime surveillance, force protection, C4ISR, CBRNE, logistics support, and fixed and rotary wing aviation maintenance. The company employs between 51 and 200 people and runs engineering and production facilities alongside its headquarters.
ATSC uses Deltek Costpoint, Jira, IBM DOORS, Power BI and Tableau, along with AWS, Splunk, LogRhythm and Intune. Engineering tools include Python, C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Altium Designer, SolidWorks, Creo and CATIA.
Yes. Engineering is the largest hiring area, and overall hiring is accelerating. Openings also cover support, logistics, manufacturing, operations and quality, plus Program Director and Technical Director roles, all in the United States.
Current work includes C5ISR project lifecycle execution, border and perimeter surveillance systems, and development, testing and demonstration of counter-UAS detection and defeat systems. It is also building fixture-based electronic test programs.
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