Arthur McMiler 
- The new facility advances Air’s decade-long Pittsburgh investment
- Local university graduates make up about 30 percent of Air’s Pittsburgh workforce
- Air CTO Marco Corona said the new office connects the region’s technical talent directly to national security work
Air, formerly known as Govini, has opened a 35,536-square-foot office in Pittsburgh, advancing a 10-year local expansion it values at $450 million.
The company said Tuesday that a $10 million first-phase capital outlay paid for the build-out. The $450 million figure covers payroll, taxes, benefits and capital spending over the decade. Air has grown its Pittsburgh headcount by almost 67 percent during the past 12 months.
What Roles Will Air Fill at Its New Pittsburgh Office?
Hiring at the new site will target software engineers, AI specialists, product developers and computing infrastructure staff. CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty touted the region’s talent, universities and technology community, calling Pittsburgh “an ideal engine for our AI-native platform development.” Air recently booked a $200 million Department of War contract for the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control initiative. It also landed a $31 million award supporting the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile enterprise.
How Does Air Recruit Talent?
Air draws software developers, data scientists and AI engineers from academic institutions like Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Local graduates make up about 30 percent of its Pittsburgh staff. Marco Corona, Air’s chief technology officer and head of the office, said the facility connects the region’s technical talent directly to national security work. “We are building the future of defense technology right here in the Strip District,” said Corona, a Pittsburgh native.
How Is Pittsburgh’s Defense Technology Sector Growing?
Air first detailed the expansion in July at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit. At that summit, President Donald Trump announced roughly $10 billion in War Department investment tied to more than 4,000 Pennsylvania defense jobs. The package funds four shared commercial classified facilities, including one in Pittsburgh that will use a joint funding model being tested by the Defense Innovation Unit’s Bridge Program. Voyager will also finish assembling its Griffin-1 lunar lander in the city.
