Senior Space Program Scheduler — Master Timelines & Launches

K2Spacecorporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a Principal Program Scheduler to architect and maintain end-to-end development timelines for multiple satellite programs, spanning concept studies to on‑orbit testing. You will work across engineering, operations, production, and launch teams to create scalable plans that drive execution while managing risks and dependencies.

You will track milestones, flag risks, and ensure delivery aligns with ambitious schedules, applying what‑if analysis and data‑driven updates to keep

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience with project planning and integrated master scheduling.
• Experience integrating schedules within the same tool, and from third parties and various data sources.
• Experience interfacing with External and Internal Leadership.
• Experience performing critical path and what‑if analysis.
• Experience with schedule health metrics and work breakdown structures.
• Experience with summary schedule reporting tools such as Microsoft Timeline or equivalent.
• Highly proficient with Smartsheet, MS Project, Primavera, and/or other similar‑to schedule applications or processes.

Responsibilities

• Create, own, and drive master schedules for new satellite programs from inception through launch and on-orbit operations.
• Develop, communicate, and deliver clear, data‑driven critical path schedules and progress updates to internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and production teams to assure alignment to ground truth milestones.
• Rapidly assess new and ongoing projects, identify required dependencies from internal and external stakeholders.
• Gain deep operational insight into K2’s engineering, manufacturing, and launch workflows to drive accurate schedules and process improvements.
• Lead fast‑paced, high impact reviews as needed to keep plans current and actionable.
• Perform complex what‑if analysis and recommend paths forward to Leadership.
• Build schedule tools and reports to enable time‑relevant decision‑making.
• Proactively monitor engineering data sources to enable more accurate schedules.

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field

Tools

Smartsheet

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a Principal Program Scheduler to architect and maintain end-to-end development timelines for multiple satellite programs, spanning concept studies to on‑orbit testing. You will work across engineering, operations, production, and launch teams to create scalable plans that drive execution while managing risks and dependencies.

You will track milestones, flag risks, and ensure delivery aligns with ambitious schedules, applying what‑if analysis and data‑driven updates to keep