SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

PROGRAM MASTER SCHEDULER (ADVANCED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT)

Have a knack for enabling timely results in complex situations? Want to have a unique vantage point across multiple SpaceX product lines?

SpaceX’s mission management team is looking for a dedicated individual to develop, maintain, and communicate our highly dynamic development schedules. Primary responsibility will be on new development programs and mission where you will closely partner with program leadership and engineering teams to capture and track our progress for NASA.

Our missions and contracts require proactive schedule coordination of non-recurring engineering development projects, certification activities, hardware delivery, launch pad preparation, launch vehicle assembly, and construction status. As the program master scheduler, you will be at the nexus of all these activities and will work to construct, maintain, and communicate multiple resource-loaded plans in parallel. SpaceX schedules are highly dynamic and evolve along with engineering development requiring you to be flexible with changing constraints. You will develop schedule narratives and risk analysis to identify and communicate schedule risks. You’ll be empowered to identify gaps in our engineering plans, implement scheduling process improvements, and drive consistency across our proposals and mission schedules.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and develop the program master schedule for the NASA program
• Coordinate, maintain, communicate, and present the critical path schedules and schedule narratives
• Understand existing and future projects, assemblies, sequences, and constraints to actively de-conflict issues with several teams across multiple sites
• Devise, maintain, and improve scheduling tools and processes that identify, analyze, and brief potential constraints on a weekly and daily basis
• Evaluate our engineering, production, and launch site operations in enough depth such that you can critically offer process improvements
• Work with SpaceX managers, supervisors and leads to ensure that your schedule reflects reality, and that projects and key deliverables will be completed on time
• Facilitate and drive weekly schedule reviews with responsible engineers, ensuring up to date and accurate plans

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or 5+ years of professional work in the aerospace industry
• 3+ years of professional experience as a scheduler or a scheduler manager in a technical organization
• 2+ years of professional experience with generating development and production schedules

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience with scheduling tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, WARP master scheduler)
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Project and the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with Full Monte Barbecana and schedule risk analysis
• Experience with Milestones Professional, OnePager Pro or equivalent
• Coursework or training in Critical Path Analysis methodology
• Experience performing schedule risk analysis techniques
• Experience with resource loaded schedules
• Experience analyzing schedules using Industry Standard Health Metrics
• Strong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills including public speaking
• Able to work and communicate well with others in a team environment
• Able to be diplomatically persuasive or assertive when necessary
• Highly skilled at taking in large quantities of information and presenting it in a clear and concise manner
• Understanding of the engineering lifecycle
• Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and manage many levels of program plans and schedules simultaneously

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to travel (approximately 10%) to other SpaceX locations, as necessary
• Must be willing to work long hours and occasional weekends when necessary to support proposal or critical project timelines

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:             

Pay range:          

Master Scheduler: $110,000.00 - $145,000.00/per year 

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.