Senior Master Scheduler — Remote DoD Program Planning

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time-Off (PTO)

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions seeks a Master Scheduler to develop and maintain the integrated master schedule for programs, prototypes, and production units. You will coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Test to translate demand into a realistic schedule and drive on-time delivery.

You will own MS Project revision control, lead weekly reviews, and align with cost and ERP data, communicating risks and recovery actions to leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of DoD program scheduling experience.
• Expertise in MS Project.
• Strong proficiency in schedule analysis, critical path analysis, and resource loaded schedules.
• Ability to lead teams and manage multiple schedulers in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across engineering, PMO, subcontractors, and government customers.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Program Master Schedule, ensuring traceability between Summary, Intermediate, and Detailed schedules.
• Lead schedule planning, baseline initialization, baseline change control, and support IBR/SRA program reviews.
• Perform schedule health assessments (DCMA 14 point compliance or equivalent), and prepare Earned Value lite scheduling inputs.
• Partner with Product Teams, CAMs, Engineering Leads, and Mission Leads to ensure accurate resource loading, PMT assignment, and work-package planning.
• Interface with MACH TB 2.0 leadership, including Program Director, Deputy Program Director, and Chief Engineer.
• Lead and mentor multiple schedulers supporting MACH?TB 2.0, ensuring consistent scheduling standards across all mission threads.
• Establish scheduling processes, review work products of other schedulers, and provide corrective guidance.
• Coordinate across MACH?TB partners, subcontractors, and functional groups to ensure schedule alignment.
• Support cross-program synchronization efforts, such as MACH?TB International Team and Financial Planning Tag-ups

Skills

DoD scheduling

Schedule analysis

Critical path analysis

Resource loading

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions seeks a Master Scheduler to develop and maintain the integrated master schedule for programs, prototypes, and production units. You will coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Test to translate demand into a realistic schedule and drive on-time delivery.

You will own MS Project revision control, lead weekly reviews, and align with cost and ERP data, communicating risks and recovery actions to leadership.