RW Aerospace Rapid Works Aerospace

About

Rapid is what good process looks like from the outside.

RW Aerospace is a small firm in Denver, Colorado. We exist because small aerospace companies lose programs more often on scheduling, cost reporting and compliance than on engineering.

What we do

Fractional program management, subcontract administration, compliance assessments and engineering support for small and mid-size aerospace suppliers. We take on the business functions a prime will inspect, so the people who build the hardware can keep building it.

How we are built

A core team handles program, subcontract and compliance work. Independent engineers from a vetted network are engaged per task under RW Aerospace's agreement. The client sees one statement of work, one invoice and one accountable lead.

Operating rules

Time is recorded daily.By charge code, with every correction logged. Our own timekeeping runs the way we tell clients theirs should.
Flow-downs go in writing.Every requirement passed to a supplier is tracked in a matrix, never assumed.
The schedule comes first.A logic-linked IMS with a visible critical path, before anyone argues about dates.
Actions close before reviews.Open items are resolved before the next milestone review, not carried into it.

Leadership

The principals have more than fifteen years each at Tier-1 space primes, on NASA human spaceflight, science and technology demonstration programs. They have sat on the prime's side of the table in supplier reviews, consent packages and audits, which is why the roadmap we hand you reads like the one your customer is working from.

Where we work

Based in Denver. On site along the Colorado Springs to Boulder corridor and remote with firms nationwide.

Security and ethics

  • No export-controlled technical data on this website or in ordinary email
  • NDAs before program discussions
  • U.S. persons staffed on ITAR work
  • Written conflict-of-interest reviews before any engagement that touches a prime we have worked for

Tell us about the program.

Send the RFP, the award, or the problem that is keeping the schedule from closing. We reply within one business day.