Spacecraft Production Control Leader

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in the company

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Leader to own the production control function across satellite production centers. You will shape the factory schedule, translate delivery milestones into takt, and drive readiness through MES, Smartsheet, and internal tools.

In this role you will build a high-velocity team, partner with Production Leadership, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and establish scalable processes to support increasing satellite production rates while maintaining

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in production control, scheduling, or production planning in high-volume settings.
• 3+ years of experience managing schedulers, planners, or coordinators.
• Experience building or scaling a production control or planning function.
• Experience owning a factory-level production schedule through a rate ramp.
• Deep knowledge of BOMs, routings, work orders, MRP/ERP and MES data flow.

Responsibilities

• Own Production Control operations, including scheduling, coordination, and WIP management.
• Grow the Production Control team with hiring and development.
• Own the integrated factory schedule translating milestones into takt and work orders for every work center.
• Develop hardware allocation scenarios balancing customer needs, milestones, and quality requirements.
• Establish manufacturing readiness processes for materials, orders, tooling, labor capacity, and engineering requirements.
• Develop production control systems with automated schedules, capacity, and readiness models across MES, Smartsheet, and internal tools.
• Monitor MRP and coordinate with Supply Chain to resolve shortages.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for schedule slips.

Skills

Production scheduling

Team leadership

Process development

MRP/ERP

MES data flow

Capacity modelling

KPI tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Leader to own the production control function across satellite production centers. You will shape the factory schedule, translate delivery milestones into takt, and drive readiness through MES, Smartsheet, and internal tools.

In this role you will build a high-velocity team, partner with Production Leadership, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and establish scalable processes to support increasing satellite production rates while maintaining