Governor Jared Polis, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) formally announced that Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation (INTUITIVE) has selected Colorado Springs for expansion.
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There, INTUITIVE will support the state’s leading aerospace and defense industry by providing engineering, analysis, problem-solving and technical management support to government, defense and military clients.
Colorado is home to the largest private aerospace economy per capita in the U.S., with more than 240,000 workers in the state’s aerospace industry.
In Colorado Springs alone, more than 250 companies provide advanced technologies in national defense, global positioning systems, cybersecurity and satellite communications.
The city’s role as a leader in aerospace, research and innovation made it an attractive location for INTUITIVE to grow.
In Colorado, INTUITIVE will draw on nearly 25 years of experience to support the U.S. Space Force (USSF), U.S. Space Command, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Intelligence Community, other space warfighting units and broader government and commercial activities across the region.
Cybersecurity, software, and modeling and simulation activities will include both unclassified and classified elements and require office space, lab space and closed areas for classified analysis and processing.
The company expects to create 71 net new, high-wage jobs at an average annual salary above the median annual wage in El Paso County. The positions will include senior software, engineer, senior cyber engineer/analyst, program manager, program controller, modeling, and simulation engineer roles.
INTUITIVE expects to hold a grand opening for its new office in the Garden of the Gods Business Park in August 2023 and joins a growing number of companies in the electronics and aerospace and defense industries to select Colorado Springs for expansion since December 2022.
These expansion projects are expected to add a cumulative 1,347 jobs to the local economy in coming years.
INTUITIVE also considered Cape Canaveral, Florida for expansion. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the company currently has more than 500 employees, 3 of whom are in Colorado. ■
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