AS9102 First Article Inspection software for aerospace manufacturers
GroundControl is a 2024-founded startup building a digital quality platform for aerospace and defense manufacturers, replacing manual PDF and spreadsheet-based FAI workflows. The team is lean (2–10 employees) but hiring aggressively across engineering and marketing; the project mix—Next.js application, Python/Go serverless, lead generation, webinar strategy—reveals a product-market-fit validation phase combined with early sales motion targeting a highly regulated, compliance-heavy vertical.
GroundControl provides a structured, cloud-native platform for First Article Inspection (FAI) reporting under AS9102 standards. The product is designed to eliminate manual rework and delays in aerospace and defense supply-chain quality processes by digitizing and automating inspection documentation and compliance workflows. The company is based in San Jose, California, and operates as a privately held firm founded in 2024. Its current focus spans product development (Next.js frontend, Python and Go backends running on AWS GovCloud), lead generation campaigns, and early-stage sales outreach to manufacturers seeking to standardize and accelerate their FAI approval cycles.
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript. Backend: Python, Go (serverless). Infrastructure: AWS GovCloud, PostgreSQL. Testing: Jest, Playwright.
Current projects include a Next.js application, Python/Go serverless backend functions, lead generation campaigns, website conversion optimization, and webinar strategy to build inbound pipeline.
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