PeopleTec
PeopleTec is an employee-owned small business founded in April 2005, with more than 700 employees. It provides emerging technology, engineering, modeling, simulation and training, cybersecurity and mission operations services, mainly to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies.
In Huntsville, AL
PeopleTec is headquartered in Huntsville, at 4901-I Corporate Drive NW, and also has an office in Colorado Springs. Its Huntsville-area work includes a $40 million Other Transaction Agreement, announced in 2022, to build test tools and modernize labs for the Army's Redstone Test Center on Redstone Arsenal, and a 2024 Army services contract, awarded through the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, with work at Redstone Arsenal among other sites. In 2026 it won a place on the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center COMET contract; the center's campus is on Redstone Arsenal.
About PeopleTec in Huntsville, AL
PeopleTec is an employee-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, founded in April 2005 and now employing more than 700 people. It provides emerging technology, engineering, modeling, simulation and training, cybersecurity and mission operations services, mainly to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies, and has a second office in Colorado Springs. Much of its work is on Redstone Arsenal. In 2022 it announced a $40 million Other Transaction Agreement with the Army's Redstone Test Center, working with Auburn University and Trideum on test tools, modeling and simulation, digital twins and modernizing the center's labs and test ranges. In December 2024 the Army awarded it a services contract through the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, with work at Redstone Arsenal, Fort Belvoir and Aberdeen Proving Ground. In September 2026 PeopleTec announced a position on COMET, a multiple-award contract supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center, which is based on Redstone Arsenal.
Culture & Work Environment
The company's tagline is "People First. Technology Always." and it says its core values are centred on its people. Its stated strategic goals are happy employees, technical excellence and growth. PeopleTec says 97% of its employees call it a great place to work, and it publicises workplace awards, including being named a 2026 Best Workplace in Consulting and Professional Services. As an employee-owned company, it invites new hires to "become an employee owner" through its ESOP. In 2026 it opened the PeopleTec Innovation and Customer Collaboration Center (PICC), a space where customers, employee-owners and partners demonstrate emerging technologies and run design workshops, with a focus on AI, data analytics and modeling and simulation.
Hiring Process & Timeline
Apply through the current openings on PeopleTec's careers site. The company does not publish its hiring steps or a timeline; it says more detailed information is given during the interview and hiring process. A typical process at a defense services contractor is an application review, a recruiter or phone screen, and interviews with the hiring manager and team. Because PeopleTec's Huntsville-area work includes Army test and rapid-capabilities contracts on Redstone Arsenal, put relevant experience with testing, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity or program support up front. Each listing states its own location, clearance and education requirements.
Interview Tips
Learn which customer the role supports. For Huntsville roles that may be the Redstone Test Center, the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office or intelligence work, so be ready to talk about test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, digital engineering or mission support you have done. PeopleTec puts its people and technical excellence at the centre of its stated values, so prepare examples of solving technical problems and of working well on a team. If you are interested in emerging technology, the company's PICC innovation center and its focus on AI and data analytics are useful topics for your own questions.
Security Clearance Requirements
PeopleTec works for Defense Department and intelligence customers, and many of its listings ask for a security clearance, often Secret or higher, or the ability to obtain one; U.S. citizenship is generally required for cleared roles. Requirements vary by contract and position, and each listing states its own. See our clearances guide for how the clearance process works and what the levels mean.
Compensation & Salary
Check the posted ranges in PeopleTec's current listings on this site for pay figures. The company lists a company-funded ESOP, a 401(k) match with immediate vesting and a Roth option, complimentary financial advisory services, paid time off that increases with years of service, paid holidays and parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave, two medical PPO plans plus dental, vision and cancer coverage, company-paid short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, and education and training reimbursement.
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