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How Quest Defense hires
Truth index
B 77/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
92%
Reposted roles
0%
Quest Defense scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 13 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 92% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Overview
Quest Defense Systems & Solutions is an aerospace and defense engineering services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing systems, software, embedded hardware, mechanical design, aero-thermal analysis and aftermarket engineering across air, land, sea and space programs. It supports defense and aerospace manufacturers on programs such as next-generation flight management and surveillance avionics, handles classified work, and a Quest Global aerospace and defense executive sits on its board. It hires embedded software and FPGA engineers, structural and thermal engineers, systems integration and test engineers, mechanical designers and nuclear engineers.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Quest Defense over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
22
Postings analysed
30
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
Python57%
C++50%
Embedded C23%
C23%
Cloud & platforms
RTOS40%
Linux17%
GitLab13%
Power BI3%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$140k
Typical range
$65k – $190k
Open positions
52
51
Jobs
Junior
21.6%
Middle
17.6%
Senior
41.2%
Staff
17.6%
Architect
2%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 11 | $83k | $65k – $165k |
| Middle | 9 | $140k | $75k – $145k |
| Senior | 21 | $145k | $85k – $170k |
| Staff | 9 | $150k | $95k – $185k |
| Architect | 1 | $190k | $190k |
Highest paying role
Chief Software Engineer
$190k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Quest Defense
By role, level and city, against the market · 52 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
23/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
56
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
60 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
47% ▼
Hardware
38% ▲
Backend
6%
Administrative
4% ▲
QA
2% ▲
Finance
2% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+13 in 30 days)
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
32
Hiring now
17
Countries
1
Busiest office
Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
United States
HQ
Cincinnati
15 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 7% remote $98k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Finance, Sales
Cedar Rapids
United States
Engineering / R&D
Cedar Rapids
8 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $154k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Backend, QA
Endicott
United States
Engineering / R&D
Endicott, NY
5 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $144k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Backend
Phoenix
United States
Engineering / R&D
Scottsdale
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $168k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Scottsdale
United States
Engineering / R&D
Scottsdale
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $168k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Hartford
United States
Regional office
East Hartford
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 33% engineering $104k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Administrative, Industrial Engineering
Marietta
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days $128k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Indianapolis
United States
Work-from-home/Remote
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% remote $135k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Windsor Locks
United States
Regional office
Windsor Locks
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days $85k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Boston
United States
Boston
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days $95k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Wilmington
United States
Wilmington, NC
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $150k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Fort Wayne
United States
Cedar Rapids
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $145k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
West Palm Beach
United States
West Palm Beach
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days $88k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative
Greenville
United States
Greenville
1 open roles
hires for Operations
East Hartford
United States
East Hartford
1 open roles $120k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Nampa
United States
Wilmington, NC
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $150k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware
Marlborough
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering $160k Avg Salary
hires for QA
Houston
United States
Regional office
Houston
Saint Louis
United States
Regional office
St. Louis, MO
Minneapolis
United States
Regional office
Minneapolis
Charlotte
United States
Regional office
Charlotte, NC
Oklahoma City
United States
Regional office
Oklahoma City
Columbia
United States
Regional office
Columbia
San Antonio
United States
Regional office
San Antonio
Middletown
United States
Regional office
Middletown, CT
Groton
United States
Regional office
Groton, CT
Lynn
United States
Regional office
Lynn
Wilmington
United States
Regional office
Wilmington, MA
Plymouth
United States
Regional office
Plymouth
Moorestown
United States
Regional office
Moorestown
Tullahoma
United States
Regional office
Tullahoma
Hunt Valley
United States
Regional office
Hunt Valley, MD
Earlier presence
New York, United States
Jobs
≈ $101k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Hartford
Python
Rest API
Git
Management
Agile
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$100k – $165k per year • In office • Secret • 2+ years exp • PhD • Cedar Rapids
Python
C
C++
Embedded C
DevOps
Linux
TCP/IP
Management
UML
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$130k – $145k per year • In office • Secret • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Fort Wayne • Cedar Rapids
Rust
C++
RTOS
CI/CD
Linux
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$130k – $145k per year • In office • Secret • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Cedar Rapids
Rust
C++
RTOS
CI/CD
Linux
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$140k – $160k per year • In office • Secret • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Cedar Rapids
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$120k – $145k per year • In office • Secret • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Cedar Rapids
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$130k – $160k per year • In office • Secret • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Cedar Rapids
Python
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Git
Chips/EDA
Siemens ModelSim
Xilinx Vivado
Synplify Pro
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$100k – $140k per year • Hybrid • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Endicott
Python
C
C++
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
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$100k – $140k per year • Hybrid • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Endicott
Python
C
C++
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
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$100k – $140k per year • Hybrid • 2+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Endicott
Python
RTOS
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$127k – $167k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • PhD • Phoenix • Scottsdale
C
C++
Embedded C
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$129k – $169k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • PhD • Phoenix • Scottsdale
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