Aurora-Innovations

What Aurora-Innovations does

Aurora Innovations, LLC is a Washington, DC-based, SBA-certified woman-owned small business founded in 2005 by CEO Roberta Massiah. The firm provides Systems Engineering and Program Management professional services to federal government clients, with a heavy concentration on the Federal Aviation Administration and adjacent U.S. Department of Transportation programs.

Its service portfolio spans six integrated offerings: Concept Development, Risk/Issues/Opportunities Management, Enterprise Architecture, Requirements Development/Management (ANSI/EIA-649A-aligned Configuration Management), and System Implementation. These are human-delivered advisory and program-support engagements rather than packaged software products, with no proprietary platform or AI components disclosed. The company's differentiation rests on a right-sized delivery model tailored to each project's budget and schedule, combined with staff who combine FAA domain expertise with broad systems engineering credentials.

Aurora Innovations operates on a direct-sales, contract-driven business model, billing through established federal procurement vehicles including FAA ATEPS (SBSA prime), FAA ETASS, FAA EPICS, FAA SE2025 SIR 1 & 2, eFAST MOA (ES, R&D, CSD task areas), and the Volpe Center's TMSEDS F&O contract. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm holds no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries; ownership and leadership have remained with the founder-CEO since inception.

Name

Aurora-Innovations

Legal name

Aurora Innovations, LLC

Website

https://aurora-innovations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aurora Innovations, an SBA-certified woman-owned small business founded in 2005 in Washington, DC, provides Systems Engineering and Program Management professional services primarily to the FAA and U.S. DOT under multiple federal contract vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Aurora Innovations delivers Systems Engineering and Program Management professional services to U.S. federal government agencies. Its service portfolio spans concept development, risk/issues/opportunities management, enterprise architecture, requirements development and management, configuration management (per ANSI/EIA-649A), and end-to-end system implementation from site survey to final handoff.

Product overview

Aurora Innovations offers a portfolio of six Systems Engineering and Program Management professional services. These include Concept Development (needs-driven problem identification and concept documentation), Risk, Issues & Opportunities Management (lifecycle risk mitigation), Enterprise Architecture, Requirements Development/Management (traceability and stakeholder alignment), Configuration Management (ANSI/EIA-649A compliant asset control), and System Implementation (from site survey to deployment and handoff). The company positions these as integrated, right-sized solutions tailored to each project's budget and schedule rather than a single unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Concept Development

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - ATEPS ProgramcoreOthersAurora Innovations is an FAA ATEPS SBSA prime contractor and holds positions on the FAA ATEPS contract vehicle, providing systems engineering and program management services to FAA programs.
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)coreOthersAurora Innovations is SBA-Certified as a woman-owned small business, enabling preferential access to certain government contracting opportunities set aside for small businesses.
• eFAST (Electronic Federal Aviation Administration Small Business Contract)coreOthersAurora Innovations is an eFAST MOA Holder covering ES, R&D, and CSD task areas, enabling delivery of engineering services, research and development, and computer science services to FAA.
• Volpe National Transportation Systems Center - TMSEDS ProgramcoreOthersAurora Innovations holds a position on the Volpe Center's TMSEDS F&O (Follow-On) contract vehicle for transportation systems engineering and program management services.
• FAA ETASS, EPICS, and SE2025 SIR Contract VehiclescoreOthersAurora Innovations holds positions on multiple FAA contract vehicles including ETASS, EPICS, and SE2025 SIR 1 & 2, providing expanded access to FAA systems engineering opportunities.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IndraSoft: Federal IT and systems engineering small business serving civilian agencies including DOT. Comparable SBA-certified small business competing on similar contract vehicles and overlapping service lines.
• Aviation Systems Engineering Company (ASEC): Small business focused on FAA air traffic control systems engineering, training, and program management. Closely comparable in customer mix (FAA), service offering (SE/PM), and small-business set-aside positioning.
• Noblis: Non-profit science and technology organization providing systems engineering and program management to DOT/Volpe and FAA. Comparable transportation-domain SE/PM work but operates at substantially larger scale and is non-profit.
• Mosaic ATM: Specialized systems engineering and software firm serving the FAA's air traffic management programs. Comparable niche specialization in aviation SE with similar small-business prime contractor posture.
• CSSI Inc. Aviation and aerospace systems engineering firm delivering requirements management, configuration management, and program management to FAA and DoD. Mirrors Aurora's six-service model and federal aviation customer profile.
• Crown Consulting: FAA-focused small business providing systems engineering, air traffic management support, and aviation program management to the FAA. Highly comparable in size, customer base, and service portfolio to Aurora.
• JMA Solutions: FAA and aviation-focused small business providing systems engineering, air traffic control support, and program management. Direct peer in scale, customer concentration, and contract-vehicle strategy.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Major federal IT and systems engineering integrator with substantial FAA and aviation portfolio. Comparable SE/PM capabilities delivered at scale across multiple civilian and defense agencies.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal systems integrator with significant FAA and DOT accounts. Overlaps with Aurora's SE/PM services as part of a much broader portfolio, often serving as prime or upper-tier subcontractor where Aurora plays a niche role.
• Leidos: Large federal systems integrator holding major FAA NextGen and air traffic management contracts. Provides overlapping systems engineering services to the same customer base as Aurora, but at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aurora-innovations-llc-washington-dc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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