# 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. This role supports our Defense Systems business, bringing together Hypersonics, Strategic Missile Defense, Tactical Missiles, and Integrated Defense Systems. Modern defense missions demand more than piecemeal parts or patchwork products; they require hardware that seamlessly integrates disparate technologies into a unified system. Backed by decades of flight-proven performance, our teams deliver tailored mission-ready solutions across air, land, and sea, including: launch and deployment systems, propulsion, payload protection, integration and deployment. In this role, you will lead defense programs through planning, development, qualification, production, and delivery. You will develop inte

- **Id**: 4341935
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/karman-space-defense-program-manager-13>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Mukilteo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T22:48:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T18:55:29Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5103
- **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**: 8
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.875
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 37
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T07:52:55Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 140000
- **Max**: 160000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 160000

## Technologies

- **EVMS** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-15T18:55:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 37
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-15T21:23:58Z

## Pay

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

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