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Production Scheduler (Propulsion)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 90000 - 125000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
22 August 2026 (17 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Department:
Job Summary
As the Production Scheduler you own the production schedule for the propulsion value stream. You continuously evaluate factory capacity material availability engineering readiness and manufacturing constraints to develop and maintain executable schedules that keep work flowing through the shop.
You will work closely with Manufacturing Supply Chain Engineering Quality Machine Shop Receiving and Program Management to proactively identify risks and recover schedules before they impact deliveries.
Responsibilities
Production Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain the integrated production schedule for propulsion hardware.
- Convert customer program and manufacturing demand into executable shop schedules.
- Sequence work based on material readiness capacity and production priorities.
- Balance workload across manufacturing cells to maximize throughput.
- Own the daily and weekly production schedule and communicate changes to stakeholders.
- Maintain the master production schedule for propulsion hardware.
Capacity Planning
- Understand manufacturing constraints across additive manufacturing machining cleaning weld assembly inspection and test.
- Evaluate available labor machine and inspection capacity.
- Recommend schedule adjustments to optimize factory utilization.
- Identify future bottlenecks and develop recovery plans.
Material & Engineering Readiness
- Verify material availability before scheduled production starts.
- Confirm engineering releases drawings BOMs routings and work instructions are complete.
- Partner with Planning Buyers and Production Coordinators to resolve readiness gaps.
Factory Execution Support
- Participate in daily production standups.
- Review schedule adherence and production performance.
- Prioritize work based on changing factory conditions.
- Drive schedule recovery activities for late or blocked hardware.
- Escalate shortages engineering issues quality concerns or resource constraints impacting delivery.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with:
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Production Coordinators
- Material Handlers
- Engineering
- Supply Chain
- Quality
- Program Management
- Ensure alignment between factory priorities and program commitments.
Continuous Improvement
- Improve scheduling processes tools and reporting.
- Enhance ERP/MES scheduling accuracy and data quality.
- Develop scheduling metrics and dashboards.
- Drive improvements that increase factory throughput and schedule predictability.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Management or equivalent experience.
- 3 years of production scheduling planning production control or manufacturing operations experience.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows and capacity planning.
- Experience working within ERP/MRP/MES systems.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5 years of production scheduling planning production control or manufacturing operations experience.
- Demonstrated experience supporting high-mix low-volume manufacturing.
- Aerospace or defense manufacturing experience.
- Experience supporting propulsion precision machining fabrication or assembly operations.
- Familiarity with AS9100 manufacturing environments.
- Demonstrated experience with capacity modeling and production scheduling software.
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
- Familiarity with Manufacturo Coupa Jira Teamcenter or similar enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated experience with SQL Python or other programming
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables formulas macros etc.)
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Spaces spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e. U.S. citizen U.S. national lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) an individual granted asylum in the U.S. or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State Commerce or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space 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.
