Aerospace Named One of Forbes America’s Best Midsize Employers for Fifth Year

CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 18, 2025 – The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) was recognized as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers 2025 by Forbes magazine for its fifth consecutive year.

Aerospace was first featured on Forbes’ list in 2016, and since then has received the honor from 2017 until 2019, and from 2021 to 2025. This marks Aerospace’s ninth overall time as one of America’s best midsize employers.

“Aerospace is more than a workplace – it's a community of problem solvers dedicated to advancing the space enterprise,” said Heather Laychak, Aerospace vice president and Chief People Officer. “What makes Aerospace a rewarding place to work is the opportunity to apply cutting-edge technology to solve real-world challenges in space. We cultivate an environment where employees are empowered to bring their A-Game each and every day. By investing in our people, we ensure Aerospace remains the leading architect for the nation’s space programs

“Thank you, Forbes, for once again recognizing the Aerospace team’s incredible dedication to creating an exceptional workplace, year-after-year.”

The Forbes America’s Best Midsize Employers list was compiled through an independent survey of over 217,000 Americans who work for organizations with at least 1,000 employees. Participants were asked about their willingness to recommend their employers and their workplace experience including company culture, professional development, salary, and working conditions.

About The Aerospace Corporation

The Aerospace Corporation is a leading architect for the nation’s space programs, advancing capabilities that outpace threats to the country’s national security while nurturing innovative technologies to further a new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace’s national workforce of more than 4,600 employees provides objective technical expertise and thought leadership to solve the hardest problems in space and assure mission success for space systems and space vehicles. For more information, visit www.aerospace.org. Follow us on LinkedIn and on X: @AerospaceCorp.

 

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