Senior Aerospace Production Planner & Control

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Learning opportunities

Rideshare program

Childcare support

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Production Planning & Control professional to optimize manufacturing processes, manage material flow, and drive continuous improvement across a dynamic environment. You will bridge planning, material management, and engineering integration to ensure timely, on-budget delivery of flight and ground hardware.

The role emphasizes Lean/Six Sigma, data-driven decision making, and collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering field with 6 years of related experience (or master's with 4 years).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, capacity analysis, MRP/ERP systems, inventory management, and material flow.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering and manufacturing drawings.
• Strong analytical, statistical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage MRP-driven supply, demand, and fulfillment planning; release work orders, requisitions, kits, and maintain accurate part master data.
• Coordinate with engineering to translate requirements into manufacturable plans and support IBAT/manufacturing issue resolution.
• Review and level-load production schedules to optimize resources, capacity, and throughput.
• Monitor material availability, resolve shortages, expedite subassemblies, and ensure components are available at point-of-use.
• Analyze MRP/ERP output, troubleshoot exceptions, adjust lead times, and ensure valid order policies and safety stocks.
• Provide material status, factory priorities, WIP visibility, KPIs, and corrective action plans; mitigate risks.
• Optimize production workflows using Lean, Six Sigma, VSM, RCA, and data-driven analysis.
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, logistics, and project management teams.
• Contribute to capacity planning, manpower planning, change management, configuration control, and improvement projects.

Skills

MRP/ERP systems

Inventory management

Material flow

Manufacturing processes

Capacity analysis

Read engineering drawings

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Systems Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Oracle MRP

SQL

Python

R

PowerBI

MS Project

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Production Planning & Control professional to optimize manufacturing processes, manage material flow, and drive continuous improvement across a dynamic environment. You will bridge planning, material management, and engineering integration to ensure timely, on-budget delivery of flight and ground hardware.

The role emphasizes Lean/Six Sigma, data-driven decision making, and collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, supply