Astronics Test Systems provides test solutions for mission critical industries where failure of electronic systems is not an option.

• Military electronics
• Commercial aerospace
• Semiconductor
• Mass transportation
• Medical electronics
• Space electronics
• And many others

Our seasoned leadership team delivers an effective blend of industry experience and technical passion that continuously delights customers and drives organizational success.

Jim Mulato, President
Jon Sinskie, Executive Vice President, Irvine Facility
Brian Price, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Orlando Facility
Bob Bettwy, Director of Finance
Karen Evensen, Vice President of Products
Matthew Hunter, Vice President of Product Development and Technology
John Armstrong, Vice President, IT, Admin, Facilities, Human Resources
Melody Massey, Director of Contracts
Ted Baker, Vice President of Operations
Ralph Blanchard, Director of Quality
Gary Tilley, Director of Aerospace Sales and Business Development
Davette Berry, Senior Sales Manager, Semiconductors and Commercial Markets

Astronics Test Systems would like to thank those who’ve recognized our journey. Here are a few recent awards and achievements.

• 2014 & 2015 – Top Work Place Award, Orange County Register
• 2014 – Patent, Overvoltage protection
• 2015 – Finalist, Product of the Year, Semiconductors, OC Tech Alliance, ActivATE™ Software
• 2013 – Winner, CEO of the Year, OC Tech Alliance, Astronics Test Systems  President, Jim Mulato
• 2007 – Outstanding Woman in Technology, American Electronics Association
  Karen Evensen, Vice President of Engineering
• Intel - Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
• Boeing - Gold Supplier
• Raytheon - Exceptional Supplier

Astronics Test Systems enjoys a 55+ year heritage of serving aerospace, military, semiconductor and medical device manufacturers with test solutions. Here is a snapshot of the main events in our journey.

• 2014   Astronics Corporation acquires EADS North America Test and Services, and combines it with the Astronics DME Orlando office to form Astronics Test Systems
• 2010   EADS North America acquires Trig-Tek, Inc.
• 2009   TYX, an EADS North America company, is folded into EADS North America Test and Services
• 2008   DME Corporation acquired by Astronics Corporation
• 2005   EADS North America acquires Talon Instruments
• 2004   EADS North America acquires Racal Instruments, Inc. and combines it with the former Access Research Corp (ARC) to form EADS North America Defense Test and Services, Inc.
• 2001   Racal Instruments, Inc. becomes an independent company after a leveraged buyout from Thales
• 2000   Thomson-CSF changes its name to Thales
• 2000   Thomson-CSF acquires the entire Racal Electronics Group of companies, including Racal Instruments, Inc.
• 1992   DME Corporation opens office in Orlando, FL
• 1990   Racal-Dana, Inc changes its name to Racal Instruments, Inc
• 1977   Racal Electronics Group PLC buys Dana Labs and forms Racal-Dana, Inc
• 1974   DME Corporation founded in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 1961   Dana Labs founded in California
• 1959   Racal Instruments founded as part of Racal Electronics Group PLC
• 1950   Racal Ltd. founded in UK (later Racal Electronics Group PLC)

Astronics Test Systems adopts a life-cycle approach in our quality policies and procedures. From engineering through design, from installation through maintenance service, our quality team works to ensure your electronics realize the longest utilization for maximum overall value. Our quality mission is simply “Provide our customers with products and services that meet their requirements, are reliable, and are delivered on time.”

Astronics Corporation maintains an effective quality assurance system under the guidelines of ANSI/ASQC Standard Q9000-2000 (ISO 9001), as well as applicable customer QA specifications and Astronics Policies. Astronics’ Quality System includes provisions for defining and verifying material quality throughout all operations, including procurement, fabrication, in-process manufacturing, final assembly and delivery. Our quality system encompasses those actions necessary by all departments and individual employees to ensure delivered products, whether hardware, software, or services, conform to an established ISO 9001/2008 and AS9100 Rev. C-compliant quality system for development, production and sustainment.

Our Corporation is dedicated to a systemic improvement approach that enlists various methods to ensure continuous quality in our customer’s product. These improvements are achieved through disciplined use of documented variability techniques, such as Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, and Process Certification during the production build. Our procedures and work instructions are written to address each organization’s requirements and needs. When necessary and appropriate, cross-references are provided within the documentation to define the interrelationships of achieving a given process.

The Government is welcome at any time to perform inspections, verifications, and evaluations to authenticate conformance to program requirements.

Facilities
• 150,000 sq. feet of manufacturing space in Irvine, CA and Orlando, FL

Quality Certifications
• AS9100 ANAB, # UQA 0108574
• ISO 9001 <link>
• CMMI Dev – Maturity Level 3 <link>
• Department of Defense Alternative Release Procedures (ARP)

Quality Recognition Awards
• Intel Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
• Boeing Gold Supplier – Quality, Delivery, Performance
• Raytheon Exceptional Supplier – Quality, Delivery
• Lockheed Martin Supplier, high category - Quality

Quality and Standards Organization Memberships
• IPC - Association for Connecting Electronics Industries 
• GIDEP - Government-Industry Data Exchange Program
• VXI Consortium
• LXI Consortium
• PXI Systems Alliance
• IVI Foundation

Quality Assurance Staff Certifications
• American Society for Quality
• J-STD-001
• IPC-A-610
• IPC-WHMA-A-620

Partners

Astronics is proud to partner with industry leading test technology providers for integrated test solutions that incorporate the newest technologies. Interested to become an official partner? Contact us.

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Customer Terms and Conditions

Please consult your Order Acknowledgement to determine which documents are relevant. The following documents apply to orders dated 3/1/14 or later.

Standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
Software Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
Software Maintenance Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
Customer Service Terms and Conditions

Supplier Terms and Conditions

Please consult your Purchase Order to determine which documents are relevant. The following documents apply to orders dated 3/1/14 or later.

Standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
General Quality Assurance Terms and Conditions, Supplement A
General Terms and Conditions of Purchase - Government Contract Provisions, Supplemental B (07/2015)

It is the policy of Astronics Test Systems Inc.(ATS) to conduct business in compliance with all applicable export laws and relevant regulations of the United States.

ATS products are subject to the U.S. export controls and sanctions administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and International Tariff in Arms Regulations (ITAR), diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited.

ATS is currently registered with the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and fully understands its obligations to comply with the requirements of the ITAR.

View our Trade Compliance policy.