X-ray and threat-detection screening systems for aviation, cargo, and border security
Rapiscan Systems operates a hardware-heavy security screening business serving government agencies and commercial operators globally. The tech stack reflects dual operational modes: industrial engineering tools (Solidworks, PLC, VHDL, Verilog, Allen-Bradley) for hardware design and manufacturing, paired with modern cloud/container infrastructure (Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Elasticsearch) for backend services and data pipelines. Active hiring is concentrated in engineering (40 roles) and support (14), with manufacturing roles and a lean-manufacturing push indicating ongoing supply-chain and production-efficiency work.
Rapiscan Systems manufactures and deploys security screening equipment—X-ray systems, radiation detectors, and trace-detection platforms—used at airports, cargo terminals, borders, and other high-security checkpoints. Founded in 1993 and now a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSI Systems, the company operates manufacturing and support facilities across the United States, Finland, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Current projects span new product introduction, installation of portal and gantry X-ray systems, and cyber security validation for deployed equipment. The organization is 1,001–5,000 people and actively hiring to expand engineering capacity and support operations.
Industrial: Solidworks, PLC, VHDL, Verilog, Allen-Bradley, CAN bus. Cloud/DevOps: Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Ansible, Terraform. Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, GitHub.
Torrance, California. The company also operates offices and manufacturing in Finland, India, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, and additional U.S. locations.
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