# Project Manager

We’re engineering the future of aerospace and defense. If you thrive on tackling complex challenges and delivering solutions where precision and reliability are non-negotiable, we want you on our team. Here, your expertise powers mission-critical systems that safeguard lives, advance technology, and push the boundaries of what’s possible. Join us and bring your skills to work where innovation meets impact. QDSS is seeking an experienced and customer-focused Program Manager to lead the execution and growth of a strategic aerospace and defense customer engagement in McKinney, TX. This role combines hands-on project leadership with team management and business growth responsibilities. The Program Manager will be responsible for successful delivery of customer programs involving the procurement, installation, integration, verification, and acceptance of test hardware and supporting infrastructure. In addition, this individual will serve as a people leader and hiring manager, responsible for building and developing high-performing engineering teams while supporting customer growth and strategic business objectives. The ideal candidate is a strong leader with aerospace and defense exper

- **Id**: 4133083
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/quest-defense-project-manager>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: McKinney, United States, Dallas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T21:38:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T10:24:59Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8832
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Embedded & Electronics Design, Avionics & Flight Control, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 618
- **Name**: Quest Defense
- **Domain**: quest-defense.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/quest-defense>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: services
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.607
- **Repost share**: 0.036
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 32
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 125000
- **Max**: 140000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 140000

## Technologies

- **Jira** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Project** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Hiring locations

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T03:15:03Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 140000
- **Is top pay**: no

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