# Program Manager

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. In this role, you will lead engineering projects from concept through completion, coordinating plans, resources, and technical work to meet program objectives. You will partner closely with engineering, operations, quality, and leadership teams to drive execution, maintain alignment, resolve barriers, and ensure projects meet technical, regulatory, and customer standards. Responsibilities Develops project plans including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation. Collaborates with design teams to ensure engineering designs meet project requirements and standards. Coordinates resources across engineering, operations, and other departments. Identifies risks and develops mitigation strategie

- **Id**: 4307471
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/karman-space-defense-program-manager-12>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Corona, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-14T06:58:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T00:56:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4102
- **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**: 78
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.889
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 37
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 115000
- **Max**: 160000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 160000

## Technologies

- **Jira** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Project** — Optional: no
- **Smartsheet** — Optional: no
- **AS9100** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-14T09:07:57Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 37
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T04:47:03Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 160000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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