Team Technologies wins B-2 testing contract
ABQ firm to also perform upkeep on stealth bombers
Albuquerque engineering firm Team Technologies Inc. won a threeyear, $900,000 contract for testing and maintenance work on the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of B-2 stealth bombers.
The company will do aircraft electromagnetic hardiness testing directly on the aircraft at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., plus equipment testing and maintenance work at Team’s facilities in Albuquerque.
“We’ll make sure the plane is still immune to electromagnetic threats,” said Team chief technology officer Scott Wilson. “We’ll check the electric circuits to look for any vulnerabilities and address them.”
The Air Force currently operates 20 B-2 bombers, considered critical to the nation’s long-range strike arsenal. It’s the only U.S. aircraft that combines long range, large payload and stealth in a single platform.
“The majority of the work will be done here at our facilities, although we’ll go twice a year to do on-site testing in California,” said Team President and CEO Bob Sachs. “The contract offers several years of work with the Air Force ... Our tasks could grow to include other aircraft as well.”
The company, which originally launched in 1986, faced some difficult times during the recession. But it’s won a fairly steady stream of work in recent years after diversifying it customer base and branching into more service areas.
Apart from its traditional engineering and contract manufacturing work for government and commercial clients, it now helps startups incubate their companies at the firm’s hightech, 36,000-square-foot facility at the Sandia Science and Technology Park. Team also launched a new business accelerator this year with city backing to help local startups design and build new hardware products.
The company has repeatedly appeared on the annual Flying 40 list of fast-growing technology companies. It reported $10.5 million in revenue in 2013. It currently employs 25 people.