What do you instinctively think the job market will look like in 20 years? Based on current trends, you’re likely thinking more software, cloud storage, automation, 3D printing, robots, drones, medical advances, data, virtual reality, and energy efficiency. STEM jobs become more valuable if that is the case, and it is. Seventy-five percent of the…
HUNTSVILLE, AL – July 2018 – Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (INTUITIVE) is proud to announce its selection as a Prime contractor to the United States Army Rapid Acquisition of Materials for Prototyping (RAMP) contract. RAMP is a $192 million multiple award indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that develops, prototypes, evaluates, and provides worldwide…
AL.com Article – July 2018 – Eglin Air Force Base predates the Air Force. When rapid expansion of the airfield became part of the Works Projects Administrations infrastructure overhaul, it was a dense forest on the outskirts of civilization. The position in the Gulf and relative to major railroads and highways made Eglin an ideal…
Retention is a rising concern among our aerospace and defense firm peers. Many fear a “silver tsunami” of retiring baby boomers, those who lend the stability that inspires confidence in government partners. Job-hopping and even industry-hopping seem common among younger STEM employees as there is more competition—the same person coding a tank simulator could next…
AL.com Article- June 2018- Some non-STEM graduates may feel like they are getting left behind in a world run by automation, bots, coding, and algorithms. But even in a city like Huntsville, one of the top per-capita tech employers in the country, there is a place for ambitious marketers and communicators. Defense budgets have tightened a bit since…
AL.com Article- June 2018- Huntsville consistently ranks high in articles regarding “best places to live if you are an engineer.” At this point to many in Alabama, it’s no secret. The rent is less than its competitor cities (it’s around $950 per month median); the traffic allows flexibility in how far one lives from place…
HUNTSVILLE, AL – May 2018 – For the seventh year in a row, Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (INTUITIVE) was ranked on the Military Times 100 Best for Vets Employers List. Companies across the country participated in a rigorous, 90-question survey evaluating their culture, recruitment and policies for veterans, service members and military families. Military Times…
Can you imagine the difficulties of a document based project that has varying funding levels, government and nongovernment teams, and civilian teams with different bureaucratic structures? In the past, handwritten notes and calculations were often appended to long printouts. Meetings could turn into translation sessions. It was all the more frustrating to the customer, as…
Behind the aerospace engineering, software development, and virtual reality training, we know that all of our important work is powered by real, biological humans with varied interests and health needs. Alabama as a whole has a startling rate of obesity—over 37%, the third highest in the country. As “A Smart Place,” high-tech businesses in Huntsville,…
Article By AL.com – April 2018 – Huntsville was once an idyllic farming area with lovely mountains to balance out the scenery. For decades, this was the case—then, some out-of-this-world stuff started happening there too. The U.S. Army put a group of scientists in Huntsville to boost the country’s rocket capabilities, and that led into the…