# Development Engineer III

Karman Space & Defense is a leader in the rapid design, development, and production of critical, next-generation system solutions that align with the U.S. Department of War and its allies’ core mission priorities, and meet the accelerating demand for access to space. Building on nearly 50 years of success, we deliver Payload & Protection Systems, Aero/Hydrodynamic Interstage Systems, and Propulsion & Launch Systems to more than 80 prime contractors supporting over 130 space and defense programs. This role is part of our Tactical Missiles and Integrated Defense Systems business, which designs and develops integrated missile and defense systems that support critical missions across air, land, and sea. We combine comprehensive analysis, engineering, and program execution capabilities to deliver mission-tailored solutions that reduce lead times, lower costs, and simplify complex multi-vendor supply chains. Backed by decades of flight-proven and fielded performance, we design and build mission-critical technologies including launch systems, propulsion, payload integration solutions, UAV components, missile subsystems, and Safe & Arm systems. In this role, you lead development engineerin

- **Id**: 3532724
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/karman-space-defense-development-engineer-iii-4>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cedar City, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T16:35:26Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T00:43:51Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3856
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Missiles, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 2310318
- **Name**: Karman Space & Defense
- **Domain**: karman-sd.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/karman-sd>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: ADP

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 24
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.75
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 35
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 94000
- **Max**: 120000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 120000

## Technologies

- **GD&T** — Optional: no
- **SolidWorks** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-30T16:35:26Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 35
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 120000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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