Master Scheduler, Military Products

Job Description

Job Description

Master Scheduler

Huntington Beach Area

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across multiple programs and spacecraft development efforts.
• Partner with engineering, production, and program leadership to develop and maintain realistic schedules that reflect current progress and drive accountability.
• Facilitate weekly schedule reviews with engineers and functional leads to identify risks, blockers, and critical path items.
• Clearly communicate schedule status and changes to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Analyze dependencies across workstreams and surface misalignments early.
• Continuously improve how we build and manage schedules - developing tools, templates, and processes as we scale.
• Perform schedule risk assessments, generate recovery plans, and apply schedule health metrics to drive execution.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or business discipline or 5+ years of work experience in the aerospace or defense industry.
• 3+ Years of experience with project planning and integrated master scheduling within a cross-functional team.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly skilled at taking in large quantities of information and presenting it in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to work and communicate well with others in a team environment.
• Able to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive when necessary.
• Experience with summary schedule reporting tools
• Coursework or training in Critical Path Analysis methodology.
• Experience performing schedule risk analysis techniques.