Senior Spaceflight Scheduler & Production Planner

blueorigin; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Production Scheduler to own and optimize complex manufacturing schedules across multiple programs. You will collaborate with Manufacturing Leaders, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production Control to ensure timely, risk-aware planning and execution.

Applicants should have a strong background in CPM scheduling (MS Project, Primavera P6) and experience with digital tooling to automate processes. A career in the team enabling millions to live and work in space awaits.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Production Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 2–10 years of production control planning and scheduling experience in aerospace manufacturing preferred.
• Experience reading technical documents including blueprints and schematics.
• Experience creating and maintaining schedules with CPM in MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Digital fluency and ability to automate manual processes (macros, scripting, AI tools).

Responsibilities

• Develops the production schedule and manufacturing plan based on program schedule, labor, and machine resources.
• Identify and communicate schedule risks and constraints to leadership.
• Maintain schedule baseline integrity and manage change control for schedule revisions.
• Manage production schedules for multiple programs and align with work center capacities.
• Mentor and develop less experienced planners.
• Flex to support scheduling on other programs as priorities shift.
• Use scheduling systems (MS Project & Primavera P6) to create tactical schedules.
• Coordinate with Program IMS teams to balance detail and execution flexibility.
• Analyze bottlenecks and schedule recovery options.
• Work with production teams to understand shop floor needs and constraints.
• Coordinate with Program Management, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Engineering.
• Apply automation to reduce repetitive tasks and improve scheduling efficiency.
• Provide regular updates on upcoming production priorities and status.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling CPM

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Digital fluency

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BA/BS in Production Management or related

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Power Query

SQL

Databricks

ERP/MRP/MES

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Production Scheduler to own and optimize complex manufacturing schedules across multiple programs. You will collaborate with Manufacturing Leaders, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production Control to ensure timely, risk-aware planning and execution.

Applicants should have a strong background in CPM scheduling (MS Project, Primavera P6) and experience with digital tooling to automate processes. A career in the team enabling millions to live and work in space awaits.