Join the team solving the toughest defense challenges of tomorrow.
Who we are
Based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Quest Defense primarily focuses on the Aerospace & Defense industry in the United States. The company partners with several strategic players, helping them solve industry challenges by accelerating product design & development, supporting efficient production and supply chains, and providing product lifecycle solutions.
Build your future with Quest Defense
Our team members are empowered to make decisions and take ownership of their teams and customer relationships. We are never satisfied with the status quo and are always in search of better and more efficient ways of solving problems. We value employee satisfaction and work-life balance, which forms the core of all our employee policies.
Employee Benefits
We offer competitive and comprehensive benefits that enable our employees to live a healthy and fulfilling life at and outside of work.
Sharing knowledge and excellence
Our employees are encouraged to create new frontiers, not just while working for our customers but also by contributing towards the larger technical fraternity. This includes publishing technical papers, attending conferences, internal R&D projects and Technology Demonstrator projects. We help employees to share their learnings through publications and conference presentations like the ASME IGTI Turbo Expo, or AIAA SciTech.
Employees are rewarded for contributing ideas to our “Innovation Portal” and creating solutions for continuous improvement for customers and the overall Quest Defense business.
We have partnerships with leading software/technology companies (Ansys, Nvidia and Microsoft) to deliver proof of concepts and ideas for innovative and next-gen solutions.
“I enjoy working with the (ever-growing!) team here at Quest. I like sharing my knowledge and experience and helping the younger engineers get up to speed on working with GE. It’s also great having the Consulting Engineers available to provide guidance and insight on projects. Finally, the monthly happy hours and team meetings help me feel connected to the broader team here.”- Bill Lau
“I like working at Quest because of the people. Over the years, I’ve had a few different managers and I’ve enjoyed working for every one of them. Everyone is easy to talk to and open. And all of my coworkers have always been fun and supported. Everyone is always willing to help when there’s a problem that needs solved.”- Samantha Thaxton
“I enjoy working at Quest Defense because of the great team atmosphere. Everyone is willing to help each other out and share their knowledge, and that allows us to do our job better”- Sean Bex
Current Opportunities
Job Functions
- Engage with customer’s engineering teams on a regular rhythm to status milestones, deliverables, risks, and ensure correct charging and document and track action items
- Work with customer’s engineers to manage and update hardware tracking sheets and, as necessary, locate items on the shop floor
- Organize and support review meetings including: scheduling and attending meetings, compiling presentation material, and tracking action items to closure, storing artifacts in the appropriate databases
- Tracking of inquiries related to drawing and orders, both internal to the customer and from the supplier.
- Creating and presenting weekly and monthly status reports for Program leaders
- Note: exact scope of EPS service is yet to be defined with customer. Will be clarified prior to start date / project kickoff.
Qualifications
We’re excited to talk to you if your qualifications meet the following criteria:
- You hold a minimum AS degree
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in engineering or aerospace
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with and presenting to customers
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work under time constraints, maintain composure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficiency with MS Office, particularly MS Excel required, MS Project preferred
- US Person or Permanent Resident required
- Have a working knowledge of any of the following:
- Project scheduling, basic EVMS
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system (Windchill, Teamcenter, etc.)
- SharePoint or another collaboration application
- SAP
- Knowledge of engineering process services (EPS) processes:
- engineering change process (CR / CN)
- basic procurement process (PO placement to vendors)
- Customer gated review meetings (design review / drawing release reviews, ATTR, etc.)
- Drawing redlining
- Organized and self-motivated. Attention to details such as KPI charts and data trends
- Work well in a team oriented environment including heavy customer interfacing
- You have a continuous improvement mindset and are always seeking ways to do things better and faster without compromising quality.
- Like to work in a fast paced, creative environment without a lot of management oversight. You are independent and forward facing.
- Enjoy people and dynamic teams with diverse experiences. We have fun together!
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Travel: Less than 10%
Education Type: Associate Degree-Others(Technical)
Job Functions
- Support the customer with thermodynamic cycle development modeling, analysis, and trade and sensitivity studies
- Assist the customer with performance planning, test coverage, and analysis for engine tests
- Proactively identify engine performance issues, and work with a cross-function team to provide solutions
- Ownership in development and test activities
- Participate and support for technical, chief engineer reviews
- Provide documentation of all technical work
Qualifications
We’re excited to talk to you if your qualifications meet the following criteria:
- BS or MS (Mechanical/ Aerospace) from an accredited university or college
- Minimum 5 years of experience in engineering, gas-turbines preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience in performance engineering
- A strong background in aero-thermal analysis
- Experience with NPSS
- Experience in gas-turbine system-level thermodynamic modeling and analysis
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work under time constraints, maintain composure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proficiency with MS Office, particularly MS Excel required
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
- Like to work in a fast paced, creative environment
- Enjoy people and dynamic teams with diverse experiences. We have fun together!
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident required
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Travel: Less than 10%
Education Type: Bachelors-Science (B.Sc)
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As the President of Quest Global, Bob is responsible for establishing and maintaining senior customer relationships, catalysing new business development, and overseeing innovative and transformational deals. In this role, he also assists in building relationships with strategic acquisitions for the company.
Joe supports Special Missions across Quest Global to include key client contract negotiations, strategic business solutions, M&A, and culture endeavors.
John Thackrah is the founding Principal of Sextant Solutions LLC, an aerospace, maritime and government acquisition consultant.
Frank Kendall is an independent consultant to defense industry firms and non profit research organizations. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a Senior Advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a member of th e Council on Foreign Relations. Among other industry positions, he is a member of the board of directors of Leidos Corporation and of Leonardo Electronics USA Inc. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Kendall served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, T echnology and Logistics (AT& after serving as the Principal Deputy Under Secretary from 2010 2012. Mr. Kendall has over 45 years of experience in engineering, management, defense acquisition, and national security affairs in private industry, governmen t, and the military.
Page Hoeper is a private consultant, corporate director, and venture capitalist. Since leaving government service, Mr. Hoeper has focused on corporate governance and board service. He chairs the boards of OnPoint Technologies, Inc., 501c(3) venture capital fund established by Congress to focus on emerging commercial technologies of interest to the U.S. Army, and Quest Defense Systems & Solutions, a provider of engineering services to the U.S. defense industry.