Teams at Karman Space & Defense

Supports aerospace and defense hardware through design, development, testing, qualification, and production. Develops quality plans, inspection methods, customer design review materials, and Technical Data Packages. Performs in-process and AS9102 first-article inspections, reviews purchase-order quality requirements, resolves corrective actions and nonconformances, leads root-cause investigations, and assesses supply-chain quality risks. Requires an associate degree or equivalent experience and a current or obtainable DoD Secret clearance. Occasional travel of 0–10% is required.

Leads defense programs from planning and development through qualification, production, delivery, and contract completion. Manages cost, schedule, technical, quality, contractual, and customer objectives while coordinating engineering, operations, quality, supply chain, finance, contracts, and test teams. Serves as a key interface with customers, government stakeholders, prime contractors, suppliers, and leadership. Oversees risks, program reviews, deliverables, scope changes, design and readiness reviews, proposals, negotiations, and growth opportunities for mission-critical defense hardware.

Leads aerospace and defense mechanical development engineering from concept through deployment. Responsibilities include planning and executing development and qualification testing, designing test procedures, managing instrumentation and data collection, analyzing results, preparing reports, supporting proposals and customer engagement, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to reduce technical risk, meet program objectives, and ensure product performance.