Mission Schedule Analyst II

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 85,384 - 100,464; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Project Schedule Analyst (PSA) to support Earth Science and/or Planetary Science projects. You will build, maintain, and analyze schedules, report metrics, and help manage risk and opportunities.

Working with the Lead Scheduler, you’ll integrate schedule artifacts into presentation packages and support monthly change control meetings. Strong MS Office skills and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Typically has a bachelor’s with a minimum of 3 years of related experience, Master’s degree with 1 year of experience, or PhD.
• Some scheduling experience and/or familiar with project planning concepts.
• Resourceful and self‑motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, analyze, and report schedule concerns, associated metrics, and schedule products.
• Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data, analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability.
• Maintain detailed network schedules in MS Project Server including extraction and analysis of schedule data for monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Support monthly change control board meetings and incorporate approved liens (BCRs) into the project baseline or EAC.
• Assist in production of high-level summary schedule reports.
• Conduct and report “what-if” schedule scenarios.
• Learn technical knowledge about a project to help derive schedule risks and potential impacts.
• Work with Lead Scheduler on integrating schedule artifacts into presentations and identify major takeaways.

Skills

Scheduling experience

MS Office proficiency

Verbal and written communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MS Project Server

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California seeks a Project Schedule Analyst (PSA) to support Earth Science and/or Planetary Science projects. You will build, maintain, and analyze schedules, report metrics, and help manage risk and opportunities.

Working with the Lead Scheduler, you’ll integrate schedule artifacts into presentation packages and support monthly change control meetings. Strong MS Office skills and clear communication are essential.