Production Control Scheduler (Starship Launch Hardware)
Core
Proactively identify blockers and manage production scheduling for Starship launch hardware work centers, balancing tactical daily tasks with long-term rate projections to ensure optimal hardware allocation for missions.
Role type
Senior production control scheduler (manufacturing)
Builds
Starship processing facilities, launch pads, and recovery vessels
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Space launch hardware
Required skills
Manufacturing scheduling, MRP/ERP systems, SQL queries, Excel, capacity analysis, root-cause analysis, cross-functional negotiation, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Lean principles, Six Sigma, Kaizen, VBA, Smartsheet, Power BI, JIRA, Confluence, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Technologies
SQL, Excel, VBA, Smartsheet, Power BI, JIRA, Confluence
Responsibilities
Create rate-based schedules and track constraints; generate stakeholder buy-in for hardware allocation scenarios; set and execute daily/weekly goals considering personnel and equipment constraints; manage scheduling at shared resources and negotiate priorities with peers; identify hardware shortages and lead efforts to pull hardware into production; implement scheduling automation; conduct capacity analysis to mitigate schedule risk; drive permanent resolutions for assembly-level misalignment; support yield, quality, safety, and efficiency improvements.
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC
