Yulista
Yulista is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, and a family of small businesses with more than 3,000 team members serving defense, federal and commercial customers. Its companies work in manufacturing, integration and aircraft modification, maintenance logistics, aerospace systems and engineering, base operations support, and cyber and IT, and its work is meant to benefit Calista's Alaska Native shareholders.
In Huntsville, AL
Yulista started in Huntsville in 2002 with one employee, after the Army awarded it the Prototype Integration Facility contract, and is now headquartered on its three-building Redstone Gateway campus on Advanced Gateway SW, which it says positions it to support customers on Redstone Arsenal. Its joint venture Defense Systems and Solutions supports the DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center's Prototype Integration Facility at Redstone Arsenal, and its Aviation Center of Excellence at Huntsville Executive Airport in Meridianville modifies aircraft, including the Marine Corps' MV-22.
About Yulista in Huntsville, AL
Yulista is a wholly owned subsidiary of Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation, and describes itself as a collection of small businesses serving military and civilian customers, with more than 3,000 team members worldwide. Its companies cover manufacturing, integration and modification, maintenance logistics, aerospace systems and engineering, base operations support, and cyber and IT. Huntsville is where Yulista began. In 2002 the Army awarded it the Prototype Integration Facility contract, and it started with one employee in Huntsville. Its joint venture with SES, Defense Systems and Solutions, supports the DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center's Prototype Integration Facility at Redstone Arsenal. In 2021 Yulista completed its Redstone Gateway campus, with a four-story headquarters, a building for research, fabrication and integration, and a warehouse and distribution center. Its Aviation Center of Excellence at Huntsville Executive Airport in Meridianville opened its sixth hangar in 2025 for MV-22 modification work and has hosted Army Black Hawk deliveries to Customs and Border Protection.
Culture & Work Environment
Yulista's stated purpose is "We Serve People," and the company says it values its people above all. It lists its values as mission ready, loyal, dedicated, together, resourceful and resilient. The company says its contracts support both the warfighter and the Calista region of Alaska, where its work is meant to benefit Alaska Native shareholders and village communities. Yulista says it has a strong veteran workforce. It gives hiring preference to Calista shareholders and their descendants and spouses, and to shareholders of other Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporations, and Calista has described a summer internship program for shareholders and descendants that includes Huntsville.
Hiring Process & Timeline
Apply through Yulista's Workday careers portal, linked from its careers page. The company says it accepts applications only for open positions, that applications meeting a posting's stated requirements move on for further consideration, and that selected candidates are contacted with next steps. It does not publish a timeline; a typical process is a recruiter screen followed by interviews with the hiring manager. Yulista's recruiters are organised by area: executive and support services, engineering, IT and data analytics, manufacturing and aviation, and base operations and logistics. Calista shareholders and descendants should note the hiring preference when they apply.
Interview Tips
Know which part of Yulista the role sits in, since its subsidiaries range from aircraft modification to engineering services and IT. For Huntsville manufacturing and integration roles, be ready to discuss hands-on experience with fabrication, wiring, electrical or mechanical integration, aircraft maintenance or quality standards. For engineering roles, prepare to talk about prototyping or integration work for Army aviation and missile customers. Yulista stresses serving people and a veteran workforce, so examples of teamwork, reliability and mission focus are relevant. Ask which program and site the role supports, and whether the work is at the Redstone Gateway campus or the Meridianville aviation center.
Security Clearance Requirements
Yulista supports Defense Department and federal customers, and some of its listings ask for a security clearance, such as Secret, or the ability to obtain one, while many manufacturing and logistics roles may not. Requirements vary by contract and position, and each listing states its own; U.S. citizenship is often required for defense work. See our clearances guide for how the clearance process works and what the levels mean.
Compensation & Salary
Check the posted ranges in Yulista's current listings on this site for pay figures. The company lists paid time off, 10 paid federal holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, a 401(k) with company matching, short- and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, an HSA and FSA, family and medical and military leave, and an education reimbursement program.
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