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OpTech expanding Loudoun satellite plant

Nearly $1M project to create 40 jobs

Kate Andrews //September 16, 2024//

OpTech expanding Loudoun satellite plant

Nearly $1M project to create 40 jobs

Kate Andrews //September 16, 2024//

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Optimum Technologies, a space flight hardware designer and manufacturer, plans to expand its manufacturing plant, a project expected to create 40 jobs, announced Monday.

Known as , the company will invest $999,000 in the , according to the governor’s office. OpTech was founded in Virginia in 2015 and specializes in products related to satellite, ground and missions systems engineering and includes the U.S. Department of Defense among its customers. The company also holds civil and commercial contracts.

“OpTech continues to expand due to high growth in the space sector,” Timothy Rumford, OpTech’s executive vice president, said in a statement. “We have seen great demand for our hardware and services and have outgrown our original [satellite manufacturing facility] that was opened in 2022. Our new facility will give us approximately five times the capacity and help continue our growth plans and, in turn, help support our nation’s needs for rapid and low-cost access to space.”

OpTech was founded by CEO Jeffrey Gick and Chief Operating Officer John Hildebrand, who both were employed at Orbital Sciences Corp., while Gick worked previously at Hughes Space & Communications, and Hildebrand was at Lockheed Martin and United Space Alliance earlier in his career.

‘ decision to expand its manufacturing facility in Loudoun County demonstrates the trust manufacturers have in Virginia,” Youngkin said. “The company is a key component of the Northern Virginia aerospace industry, and we are gratified to see this investment.”

According to the governor’s office, the Virginia Partnership worked with Loudoun County to secure the project, and the Virginia Jobs Investment Program will support recruitment and training of the new employees at no cost to OpTech.

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