Defense contractor Amentum will lay off 74 workers at its Hillsboro office after Intel awarded the contract to a competitor.

The layoffs take effect Oct. 19, when the contract expires, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice the company sent to Hillsboro Mayor Beach Pace. Amentum operates at 2501 N.E. Century Blvd., less than three-quarters of a mile from Intel's Ronler Acres 2 campus.

The cuts hit maintenance technicians hardest: 45 of the 74 positions fall in that category. Another 14 are managers and supervisors, 12 are warehouse workers, two work in environmental health and one is an administrative specialist, KGW reported.

In the WARN notice, Amentum told Pace that Intel awarded the contract to "another competitor contractor." The company did not name the winning bidder.

Pace said Aug. 27 she has received no notification that Intel's operational shifts have affected other Hillsboro companies. She called for broader economic support in response.

"This underscores the importance of continuously supporting the local and regional economy, including those industries, employers and supply chains that are seeking to operate here," Pace said, according to KGW/Portland Business Journal.

Amentum is not included on Hillsboro's map of 59 businesses the city considers part of its semiconductor cluster. The company specializes in energy, space, intelligence and defense engineering services. Based in Chantilly, Virginia, it trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker AMTM and posted 2025 revenue exceeding $14 billion, placing it at No. 313 on the Fortune 500.

The layoffs add to a steady erosion of tech employment in the area. Intel employed 23,000 workers locally in 2023, scaled back to 20,200 in 2024, then cut another 3,200 positions the following year. As of July, the chipmaker had about 16,000 workers at its Washington County campuses, The Oregonian reported. Oregon's semiconductor workforce overall is at a 30-year low.

Nearly 90 percent of Hillsboro's manufacturing jobs are in the high-tech sector, according to the Portland Business Journal.

Neither Intel nor Amentum responded to the Portland Business Journal's inquiry for comment. The contract expires Oct. 19; no workforce assistance program has been announced.