DoD prime contractor designing and producing cruise missiles and autonomy
CoAspire is a Fairfax-based defense prime that evolved from federal services into missile design and production. Its stack pairs CNC machining (Mazak, DMG Mori, Mastercam) with avionics interfaces like MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429, plus Cesium and WebGL simulation tooling, pointing to in-house hardware, flight software and mission visualization. Accelerating, engineering- and manufacturing-heavy hiring aligns with a push from prototype to high-volume production.
CoAspire is a privately held defense company headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, founded in 2013. It began as a services firm and now operates as a Department of Defense prime contractor that designs, develops and produces missiles. Its work spans airframe structural analysis, embedded flight software, collaborative autonomy for airborne strike weapons, and flight testing. The company has 51-200 employees and hires in the United States, with teams concentrated in engineering and manufacturing alongside operations and security functions.
CoAspire uses C++, Python, MATLAB, TypeScript and React, MBSE with Cameo Systems Modeler, CAD tools like Siemens NX, Creo and SolidWorks, ANSYS and NX Nastran for analysis, Windchill PLM, and Altium Designer.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and led by engineering and manufacturing roles in the United States, mostly at mid and senior levels, supporting missile programs, autonomy software and production scale-up.
CoAspire is working on advanced missile programs, onboard cooperative autonomy for airborne strike weapons, high-fidelity cruise-missile flight simulation, flight test campaigns, and moving from prototype to high-volume production.
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