Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Named a Hartford Courant Top Workplace for Seventh Time
Employee-driven recognition reflects EBAD’s continued commitment to workplace culture, employee engagement, and career growth
SIMSBURY, CT. — September 2026 — Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD), a leading manufacturer of mission-critical technologies for the space and defense industries, has been named a 2026 Hartford Courant Top Workplace, marking the seventh time the company has earned the recognition.
EBAD has been recognized as a Top Workplace in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026. The continued recognition reflects a workplace culture that has evolved alongside the company while remaining focused on the people behind its nearly 190-year legacy of engineering, manufacturing, and innovation.
The Top Workplaces designation is based on confidential employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey measuring key aspects of the employee experience and workplace culture. For EBAD, that employee-driven approach makes the recognition particularly meaningful.
Being named a Top Workplace for the seventh time is especially meaningful because this recognition comes directly from our employees,” said Jen Lewis, President of EBAD. “Our people are the reason EBAD continues to innovate and take on some of the most demanding challenges in aerospace and defense. We are committed to creating an environment where talented people can contribute to high-performing teams, expand their skills, grow their careers, and see the impact of their work every day.”
Across its operations, EBAD employees design, manufacture, assemble and test technologies that perform during critical moments in space and defense missions. Employees work across disciplines and alongside experienced engineers, technicians and manufacturing professionals, providing opportunities to see programs progress from development and production through testing and mission use.
As EBAD continues to grow, the company remains focused on providing employees with opportunities to take on meaningful challenges, develop their expertise and build long-term careers.
Seven Top Workplace recognitions over the past eight years reflect the continued role EBAD’s employees play in shaping the company and the culture behind its mission-critical work.
