Arlington Capital Partners launches Eqlipse Technologies, a new IC contractor focused on full-spectrum cyber and signals intelligence (“SIGINT”) engineering, digital operations and identity management, and cutting-edge research and development (“R&D”). Eqlipse uses these core capabilities to deliver end-to-end mission-oriented solutions to key national security customers within the DoD and Intelligence Community (IC).
“We are excited to announce the formation of Eqlipse, which is purpose-built to provide our essential national security agencies with the innovation they need as their missions evolve,” said David Wodlinger, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital Partners. “Eqlipse is launching with a strong foundation built on decades of history and experience working with our customers, a growing portfolio of proprietary technologies, and a cadre of world-class subject matter experts pushing the art of the possible every day.”
Eqlipse supports critical needs across the full cyber domain, including offensive and defensive cyber, SIGINT engineering, computer network operations (“CNO”), and software development. The Company specializes in developing next-generation systems, solving high-performance big data challenges, and building tailored multi-tier data driven analytic systems. The company is also a market leader in technologies for digital operations and identity management.
“As technology evolves and our infrastructure increasingly shifts to a digital domain, cybersecurity becomes an even more critical component of our national security,” said Dennis Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of Eqlipse. “Eqlipse was created to provide an operational advantage to our customers as their missions evolve to new, virtual battlefields.”
Eqlipse has been solving scientific challenges for high profile government customers with mission critical needs for nearly 50 years. Underpinned by world-class scientists and engineers along with state-of-the-art infrastructure, Eqlipse is at the vanguard of fundamental scientific research and technology development. The Company has an established reputation for thought leadership in the areas of photonics, electronics, materials science, and biological and nanoscale technologies, among other disciplines, generating over 100 publications and numerous patents annually in these fields. Building on this distinguished R&D history, Eqlipse continues to mature the most promising research innovations into proprietary technologies with direct mission impact.
Eqlipse has more than 600 employees across three primary locations – Herndon, VA, Annapolis Junction, MD, and Dayton, OH – and more than $200 million in revenue. The employee base is highly educated with more than 115 PhDs and 45% of the workforce holding advanced degrees.
“The name Eqlipse communicates the total alignment of the Company’s innovative culture with the mission needs of our customers,” said Henry Albers, a Vice President at Arlington Capital Partners. “We will continue to invest significant resources behind Eqlipse to recruit industry-leading scientists and engineers, build out state-of-the-art facilities and labs, and fund the IRAD necessary to continue to deliver innovation for the most pressing missions.”
Layoffs: Amazon
Amazon announced another round of layoffs this year, after a large cut earlier this year. Layoffs are numbered to be around 9,000, with most impacting Amazon Web Services.
“For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote in an internal memo to their employees. “This made sense given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole.”
“However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount,” he added.
Hiring: Boeing
For candidates who have a Secret or Top Secret security clearance, Boeing has almost 600 open positions. From electricians and engineers to project managers and procurement specialists, there are a lot of options to choose.
Key Webinar: Janus Research Group
Opportunity to Watch
Micross Components opened a new 85,000 sq. ft. semiconductor and specialty electronics manufacturing facility in Apopka, FL. Vincent Buffa, Chairman and CEO of Micross, stated at the opening event, “Micross’ investment in Florida reinforces our commitment in expanding world-class semiconductor manufacturing capabilities onshore. The products and services Micross provide enable all of the industries critical to our national interests, including aerospace & defense, medical, energy, and transportation. We are very excited to share with you how Micross is strengthening the electronics supply chain for the United States and our friends worldwide. I want to thank this amazing Apopka team for seamlessly relocating multiple operating units while maintaining production. Your work, through arguably one of the most challenging periods in American history, was critical in support of the greater US and global supply chain.”
Jeremy Adams, Vice President, Micross Products & Services, stated at the event, “We’ve spent the past 2 decades building up the semiconductor and specialty electronics ecosystem we have today, enabling Micross to provide what otherwise would require many other specialty electronics providers. The scale of each of the specialty services we provide is many times that of our nearest competitor, for any specialty value added service.”
Micross now has 14 manufacturing facilities, with 10 in the U.S., one in Mexico, and three in Europe. Headquarters are in Melville, NY.
