Lead Starship Production Scheduler & Strategy

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Scheduler (Starship) to lead production scheduling across multiple work centers, forecast long-term capacity, and resolve part shortages.

The role coordinates with production, engineering, and supply chain to meet aggressive rate targets, mentors junior schedulers, and drives automation of scheduling processes to scale operations. The ideal candidate has a background in aerospace or high-volume manufacturing with ERP/MRP expertise and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in manufacturing scheduling/operations, or 8+ years in lieu of degree.
• Advanced experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP/Oracle) and SQL in high-volume environments.
• Strong problem-solving with speed, accuracy and scalable solutions.
• Proven ability to build and lead supplier/customer relationships in matrixed orgs.
• Proficiency in coding/scripting (SQL, VBA, Python) and tools like MS Office, Smartsheet, Power BI, Confluence, JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Lead production scheduling for multiple work centers with advanced forecasting and constraint management across 12+ missions.
• Develop and maintain rate-based master schedules for hardware lines.
• Model scenarios for optimal hardware allocation; present to senior leadership for decisions.
• Partner with production, engineering, and supply chain to define and track daily/weekly goals.
• Manage relationships with suppliers and customers; communicate needs, dates and escalations.
• Drive scheduling automation using VBA, Power BI, Python to scale operations.

Skills

SQL

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Project management

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JIRA

Confluence

Smartsheet

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Scheduler (Starship) to lead production scheduling across multiple work centers, forecast long-term capacity, and resolve part shortages.

The role coordinates with production, engineering, and supply chain to meet aggressive rate targets, mentors junior schedulers, and drives automation of scheduling processes to scale operations. The ideal candidate has a background in aerospace or high-volume manufacturing with ERP/MRP expertise and strong leadership.