Senior Development Aircraft Planner - ERP/PM, Equity

Shield AI; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Production Planner for Development Programs to design and manage production plans for prototype aircraft. You will navigate incomplete engineering data, evolving bills of materials, and shifting priorities to keep milestone progress on track.

You will coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to convert changing requirements into actionable production schedules and work orders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in production planning or related roles.
• Experience with complex hardware/aerospace or similarly engineered products.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Costpoint, or similar).
• Strong manufacturing process knowledge and scheduling expertise.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules for prototype aircraft builds and major assemblies.
• Translate release plans and program milestones into executable schedules.
• Release and manage work orders for builds, including evolving configurations.
• Coordinate schedule adjustments due to engineering changes and shifting priorities.
• Monitor progress and identify risks to build, integration, and flight-test milestones.
• Support manufacturing with temporary planning structures while maintaining configuration control.
• Facilitate rapid schedule recovery when issues affect progress.
• Partner with Supply Chain to align material availability with timelines.
• Support ERP/MRP data accuracy through planning and work orders.

Skills

Production planning

Cross-functional coordination

ERP/MRP experience

Program management

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

NetSuite

Costpoint

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Production Planner for Development Programs to design and manage production plans for prototype aircraft. You will navigate incomplete engineering data, evolving bills of materials, and shifting priorities to keep milestone progress on track.

You will coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management to convert changing requirements into actionable production schedules and work orders.