Production Planning Engineer
Core
Optimizing production processes for complex space hardware builds, managing schedules from procurement through delivery, and ensuring alignment with program milestones.
Role type
Senior Production Planning Engineer
Builds
Program hardware builds (soft goods fabrication, electrical production, testing) for commercial spaceflight and orbital settlement infrastructure
Domain
Aerospace / Space Exploration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Master Production Schedule (MPS) development, capacity planning, make/buy decision analysis, ERP/MRP/MES system integration, risk mitigation, scenario modeling, data-driven efficiency optimization
Preferred skills
Siemens Opscenter/Team Center/Costpoint experience, Agile work environment experience, engineering drawing/GD&T interpretation
Technologies
MS Project, Primavera, Siemens Opscenter, Team Center, Costpoint
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Master Production Schedule (MPS), lead cross-functional production planning reviews, own capacity planning and make/buy decisions, integrate planning activities within ERP/MRP/MES systems, track production KPIs and generate dashboards, mentor junior team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
