Aerospace OEM and UAS manufacturer with defense-grade certifications
Platform Aerospace manufactures unmanned aircraft systems (VANILLA UNMANNED) and performs aviation modification and prototyping for defense and government customers. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward Microsoft enterprise (365, Azure, Power Platform, Sentinel, Intune) with engineering tools (Solidworks, C++, Python, RTOS) and aerospace-specific systems (Costpoint for government contracting). Active hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and operations—accelerating at 13 roles in the last 30 days—combined with projects around compliance, supply-chain process development, and firmware payloads, points to a company scaling manufacturing capacity while navigating government contract complexity.
Platform Aerospace, founded in 1993 and based in Hollywood, MD, designs and manufactures unmanned aerial systems and provides aerospace prototyping, modification, and integration services. The company holds AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications and operates as a registered service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), positioning it for federal and defense procurement. Core competencies span mechanical engineering, multi-sensor integration, aircraft modification, radar and sensor installation, and custom parts fabrication. The workforce sits at 51–200 employees, with current hiring distributed evenly across engineering, manufacturing, and operations—reflecting active scaling of production and technical delivery capacity.
Engineering: Solidworks, C++, C, Python, RTOS, Git. Business systems: Costpoint (government contracting), Jira, Excel, Microsoft Project. Infrastructure: Azure, Microsoft 365, Azure Entra ID, Sentinel, Intune. Data and reporting: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Power BI, Power Automate.
AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015. The company is also a registered service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), qualifying it for federal contracting set-asides.
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