Aerojet Rocketdyne Begins Hiring for its New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville
02/23/2023 - 12:00 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun hiring for its third campus in the Huntsville, Alabama area, a massive 379,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility the company announced last fall, enabling the company to increase manufacturing capacity for the nation’s defense production needs.
“Our work to power our nation’s defense and equip the warfighter is more critical than ever,” said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president. “Increasing our manufacturing capability in Huntsville better positions our company to meet current and future customer demand.”
Located in the Jetplex Industrial Park near Huntsville International Airport and expected to be operational later this year, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new campus will specialize in the production and assembly of inert solid rocket motor components.
The facility was leased as part of a strategic decision to support growth of inert capabilities in Huntsville, and to transition some inert components from the company’s Camden, Arkansas site, to better position that site to support continued growth of its energetics capabilities. Huntsville is the company’s Center of Excellence for Inert Manufacturing, and Camden is the company’s Center of Excellence for Solid Rocket Motors.
While hiring is ongoing, the building is undergoing renovations and state-of-the-art equipment is arriving for installation.
Open positions include quality, operations, logistics and engineering with manufacturing experience preferred. Applicants are encouraged to monitor rocket.com/careers for the latest information.
Since the company established Huntsville as its Defense Headquarters, Aerojet Rocketdyne has grown its employee footprint in the area by more than 700% . Currently, more than 800 team members power the nation’s defense in Huntsville.
About Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader that provides propulsion systems and energetics to the space, missile defense and strategic systems, and tactical systems areas, in support of domestic and international customers. For more information, visit www.Rocket.com www.AerojetRocketdyne.com @AerojetRdyne @DrakeEileen
Media Contacts: eileen.lainez@rocket.com madigan.lubold@rocket.com
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aerojet rocketdyne holdings, inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aerospace and defense products and systems in the united states. the company operates through two segments, aerospace and defense, and real estate. the aerospace and defense segment offers aerospace and defense products and systems for the united states government, including the department of defense, the national aeronautics and space administration, and aerospace and defense prime contractors. this segment provides liquid and solid rocket propulsion systems, air-breathing hypersonic engines, and electric power and propulsion systems for space, defense, civil, and commercial applications; and armament systems. the real estate segment engages in the re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. it owns approximately 11,394 acres of land adjacent to the united states highway 50 between rancho cordova and folsom, california east of sacramento. the company was formerly know
