Intellisense Systems

Intellisense Systems

Advanced sensing, display, and data analytics

Overview

Intellisense Systems provides sensing and display solutions that move data from capture to visualization, pairing hardware with software to turn raw data into actionable information for decision making and automation. Its offerings include ready-made products plus custom development, with services from R&D and requirements analysis to prototyping, production, testing, field support, and training. The company differentiates itself by delivering end-to-end capabilities—from design to manufacturing and support—for both government and commercial customers, backed by significant in-house fabrication and QA. Its goal is to deliver reliable, integrated sensing and visualization systems that help customers acquire data, derive insights, and automate processes.

About Intellisense Systems

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Why Intellisense Systems is rated
B
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Industrial & Manufacturing

Aerospace

Defense

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Torrance, California

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • August 2025’s $58 million Air Force award secures AMWS and IWOS demand through 2030.
  • October 2025 and August 2026 nuclear-goggle contracts extend Air Force revenue into mid-2027.
  • July 2026 hiring of Kevin Bell strengthens sales execution across defense primes and services.

What critics are saying

  • Air Force dominance makes budget shifts or program pauses immediately painful through 2030.
  • Sole-source SBIR pricing invites recompete pressure, protests, and margin compression by 2027.
  • One-site Torrance execution risk turns any facility disruption into an existential delivery failure.

What makes Intellisense Systems unique

  • SBIR Phase III sole-source wins convert Intellisense prototypes into fielded Air Force programs.
  • MOSA-compliant avionics and environmental systems fit upgrade cycles, not one-off hardware buys.
  • Torrance’s 80,000-square-foot facility keeps design, manufacturing, and testing under one roof.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Workers Compensation Insurance

Voluntary Life Insurance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

-2%
PR Newswire
Aug 7th, 2026
US Air Force awards $8.22M for nuclear flash blindness protection goggles

Intellisense Systems has been awarded an $8.22 million contract by the US Air Force to develop next-generation nuclear flash blindness protection goggles for aircrews. The contract covers engineering, manufacturing development, and low-rate initial production. The Torrance, California-based company will develop goggles to replace the current EEU-2A/P system, providing comprehensive protection against flash blindness and retinal burn in nuclear environments. Work is expected to be completed by mid-2027. The award results from a sole source SBIR Phase III acquisition, with $564,497 in research and development funds obligated at the time of award. Intellisense Systems specialises in advanced sensing and display solutions, operating an 80,000-square-foot facility in Torrance.

PR Newswire
Jul 13th, 2026
Intellisense Systems appoints Kevin Bell as VP of business development and sales

Intellisense Systems, a provider of electronic systems and sensors for defence and aerospace applications, has appointed Kevin Bell as vice president of business development and sales. Bell brings over 20 years of defence industry experience to the Torrance, California-based company. He previously held business development roles at BAE Systems and Raytheon, where he worked on introducing advanced radio-frequency radar and electromagnetic systems to the global market. Before entering the defence industry, Bell served as a commissioned officer in the US Navy. He holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Fordham University. Intellisense Systems specialises in advanced sensing, processing, and display solutions.

PR Newswire
Aug 19th, 2024
Intellisense Systems Develops Innovative Power Management System For Future Airborne Platforms

Intellisense has devised an innovative, smart power management system with open-architecture standards to support the next-generation Army rotorcraft.TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellisense Systems, Inc., a leading provider of military electronics and avionics systems, has been awarded a contract from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)) to develop advanced power management systems for future airborne platforms. This solution integrates power management and distribution functions (including load shedding and prognostic data collection) to maximize efficient source-load matching for all phases of a mission. This controlled and coordinated power architecture provides significant fuel savings, reduced component stresses, and improved power quality over uncoordinated black-box power on legacy systems. SMART Network Switch. Smart power distribution

PR Newswire
Jul 1st, 2024
Intellisense Systems Announces Ceo Transition

Frank Willis transitions to Executive Director and Dr. Robert Waldo is appointed as President and CEOTORRANCE, Calif., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellisense Systems, Inc., a leading provider of electronic systems and sensors, announces that Frank T. Willis, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will retire after a 6-year tenure as CEO and 8 years as a Vice President at Physical Optics Corporation (POC) prior to the spin-off of Intellisense. Willis will transition to serve as Executive Director and special consultant to the company and Board of Directors. The Intellisense Systems Board of Directors has been engaged in continuous CEO succession planning since 2022, and the Board has appointed Dr. Robert Waldo as President and CEO, effective today

PR Newswire
May 6th, 2024
Intellisense Systems Awarded Usaf Stratfi Contract To Finalize Transition Of The Iwos®

Funding from the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) will further ruggedize and enhance the revolutionary Integrated Weather Observation System (IWOS®), which was recently chosen as the next-generation tactical weather station for the United States Air Force.TORRANCE, Calif., May 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellisense Systems Inc., a leading provider of advanced environmental-sensing solutions, was awarded an AFWERX Strategic and Tactical Funding Increase (STRATFI/TACFI) contract to further improve the Integrated Weather Observation System (IWOS®), a smaller, man-portable, tactical meteorological observing system (TMOS) that addresses one of the most pressing weather challenges in the Department of the Air Force. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) sequential Phase II contract will provide funding to further ruggedize and enhance the IWOS, which was recently selected as the primary man-portable weather station used by the USAF in gathering essential meteorological data from remote airfields in austere terrain. The IWOS has already been deployed in remote and unmanned landing zones around the world and should fully replace all TMOS weather stations by 2027. Intellisense Systems. Intellisense Systems

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