[JustAnotherPat]

You probably need a decent amount of engineers at each of those locations. Different types of engineers. I doubt you can convince enough of them to move to Mobile. Plus at the end of the day, how much more does it cost to ship assembled pieces vs. raw material?

[convivialdingo]

Alabama has a long history of space & aviation engineering... you wouldn't have to go far to find experienced engineers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Space_Flight_Center