Manufacturing execution and quality management for aerospace and defense
iBase-t operates a legacy enterprise stack (Java, Oracle, SAP) serving aerospace and defense manufacturers with MES, quality, and MRO solutions. The company is shifting from classic software deployment toward systems integration work—half the active projects involve Solumina integration with SAP and third-party systems—while simultaneously building sales infrastructure (messaging playbooks, pricing strategy, VoC cadence). Pain points around messaging confusion and win rates, paired with senior-heavy hiring (11 of 17 open roles), suggest a transition from pure product motion to customer-success and sales-led scaling.
Notable leadership hires: Product Marketing Director
iBase-t manufactures software for aerospace, defense, and life-sciences companies in the United States, India, and France. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, California. Its primary product suite, Solumina, replaces fragmented manufacturing execution, quality management, supplier quality, and maintenance systems with a digitally integrated platform. The platform delivers a "digital thread" connecting shop-floor execution to enterprise planning and sustainment activities, with built-in compliance for AS9100, ISO 9001, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and similar standards. Solumina deployments typically involve significant customization and integration with existing ERP systems like SAP. The company currently employs 201–500 people.
iBase-t's platform is built on Java, Oracle, and SAP NetWeaver, with Hibernate and Spring for persistence and REST APIs, Tomcat and WebLogic application servers, and Tibco/ActiveMQ for messaging. Frontend uses React and Redux; deployment infrastructure includes Kubernetes.
Lake Forest, California. The company actively hires in the United States, India, and France and was founded in 1986.
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