Lead Development Engineer, Aerospace & Defense

Karman Space & Defense; Cedar City (UT); On-site; USD 94,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability Coverage

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense in Cedar City, UT is seeking an Engineering Full Time Professional to lead development engineering activities. You will drive test planning, prototype development, data analysis, and customer engagements to verify designs and reduce risk.

The role supports multidisciplinary teams, designs tests, writes procedures, and mentors junior engineers while ensuring performance aligns with program goals and requirements across missiles and related systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent experience.
• Typically 4–7 years of aerospace or defense engineering experience.
• Experience leading product development tests, including development testing and assisting in qualification testing.
• Proficiency with data acquisition systems and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of military and commercial specifications.
• Solid understanding of multiple engineering technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leads planning and execution of testing required for mechanical system development.
• Supports engineering teams to meet client goals on schedule, within budget, and with strong technical accuracy and completeness.
• Designs and analyzes tests, writes test procedures and plans, oversees data collection, and prepares test reports.
• Supports business development and project performance activities to align engineering solutions with customer needs.
• Leads proposal efforts by collaborating with clients and internal technical teams to develop requirements, presentations, and project definitions.
• Serves as a mentor and technical resource for junior engineers.

Skills

Data acquisition systems

Instrumentation

Leadership in product development

GD&T

SolidWorks

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Karman Space & Defense in Cedar City, UT is seeking an Engineering Full Time Professional to lead development engineering activities. You will drive test planning, prototype development, data analysis, and customer engagements to verify designs and reduce risk.

The role supports multidisciplinary teams, designs tests, writes procedures, and mentors junior engineers while ensuring performance aligns with program goals and requirements across missiles and related systems.