Aerospace Production Planner & Scheduler

MB Solutions inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus, NASA’s partner in Houston, seeks a Production Planning Engineer to develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule for production and processing services, ensuring alignment with program milestones and on-time deliveries.

You will lead cross-functional planning reviews, own capacity planning, drive risk mitigation, and integrate ERP/MRP/MES systems while delivering KPI dashboards and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2- 5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing, assembly and testing of critical hardware.
• 10+ years of production planning or project management experience preferably in the aerospace field.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and GD&T interpretation.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed scheduling decisions.
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Experience working in an Agile work environment preferred.
• Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for production and processing services, ensuring alignment with program milestones and on-time deliveries.
• Communicating project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership
• Serve as the planning focal for program hardware builds, from procurement through delivery.
• Lead cross-functional production planning reviews and provide regular status to senior leadership.
• Own capacity planning, make/buy decisions, and scenario modeling to inform critical path strategies.
• Drive proactive risk management by identifying and resolving bottlenecks and delays.
• Integrate planning activities within ERP/MRP/MES systems, ensuring configuration integrity.
• Collaborate with leadership to optimize build sequencing and resource allocation.
• Track production KPIs, generate dashboards, and deliver planning insights.
• Analyze production data to optimize lead times, reduce waste, and improve efficiency.
• Mentor junior team members and support their professional development.
• Perform additional job duties as assigned.

Skills

Scheduling

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Agile experience

Cross-functional leadership

Leadership

Risk management

ERP/MRP/MES

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Nexus, NASA’s partner in Houston, seeks a Production Planning Engineer to develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule for production and processing services, ensuring alignment with program milestones and on-time deliveries.

You will lead cross-functional planning reviews, own capacity planning, drive risk mitigation, and integrate ERP/MRP/MES systems while delivering KPI dashboards and mentoring junior staff.