Electro-optical and thermal imaging systems for defense and surveillance
CONTROP manufactures stabilized camera payloads, thermal imaging systems, and gimbal technologies for airborne, maritime, and ground surveillance platforms used in defense and border security. The company is moving R&D into production at scale—evidenced by active projects on product handover, manufacturing infrastructure upgrades, and work-order management—while adopting GitHub Copilot and managing a hiring mix weighted toward mechanical and electronics engineering (7 of 15 open roles), signaling both hardware maturity and internal tooling modernization.
Notable leadership hires: Mechanical Department Head, Head of Electronics Department
CONTROP develops electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems and precision motion control platforms, serving defense ministries, border agencies, and maritime security operators globally. Products include stabilized observation payloads for unmanned aircraft and aerostats, thermal cameras with continuous zoom and image enhancement, automatic intruder detection systems for coastal and port security, and antenna pedestals. The company was founded in 1988 and operates from Israel with 201–500 employees. Current operational focus spans transitioning mature R&D designs into production, upgrading internal infrastructure, and standardizing processes across complex multi-disciplinary projects.
CONTROP uses SolidWorks and NASTRAN for mechanical design, Jira for project management, ORCAD for electronics, Azure and AWS for cloud, and Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, SharePoint, Power Platform) for collaboration. Recently adopted GitHub Copilot.
Active projects include product handover from R&D to production, electro-optical observation system development, opto-mechanical module development, infrastructure upgrades, work-order management systems, and standardization of pricing processes for complex multi-disciplinary projects.
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