Starship Production Scheduler Lead

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Scheduler for the Starship program to lead production scheduling across multiple work centers, forecast long-term capacity, and resolve part shortages.

You will own rate-based master schedules, model scenarios for hardware allocation, and present recommendations to leadership for alignment. The role partners with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to balance resources and drive performance, leveraging ERP/MRP systems and SQL to provide real-time visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations experience; OR 8+ years of professional experience in manufacturing scheduling, planning, or operations in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead production scheduling for multiple production work centers, including advanced forecasting of part shortages, long-term rate projections, and constraint management across 12+ missions.
• Develop and maintain rate-based master schedules for hardware lines.
• Own scenario modeling for optimal hardware allocation (new vs. refurb), incorporating customer manifests, quality requirements, and program priorities; present recommendations to senior leadership for stakeholder alignment and decision-making.
• Partner with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to define, track, and execute daily/weekly goals at the work-center and program level, balancing personnel, equipment, and facility constraints against overarching rate objectives.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with internal/external suppliers, implementing robust communication protocols for hardware needs, delivery dates, and escalations to ensure schedule reliability.
• Orchestrate scheduling and prioritization of hardware across shared resources enterprise-wide; negotiate with peer leaders, resolve conflicts, and drive innovative solutions that maximize program outcomes.
• Leverage MRP/ERP systems and advanced SQL queries to proactively identify shortages, expedite material flow, and integrate data into real-time dashboards for build visibility.
• Champion scheduling automation initiatives across Starship Ship Engineering, leading development of tools/scripts (e.g., VBA, Power BI, Python) to eliminate manual processes and scale operations.
• Conduct in-depth capacity analyses at work-center and program levels to mitigate near- and long-term risks; identify systemic gaps in models/communications, and spearhead proactive/reactive initiatives to prevent slips.
• Root-cause chronic schedule issues during builds, leading cross-functional teams to implement permanent fixes; facilitate assembly/integration alignment discussions and drive blocker resolution at scale.
• Mentor and develop junior schedulers, fostering a high-performance team culture; lead continuous improvement projects using lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to enhance yield, quality, safety, cost, and efficiency
• Support strategic program reviews, providing data-driven insights on production readiness, risk profiles, and rate attainment to influence Starship development roadmap

Skills

ERP/MRP systems

SQL

Power BI

Python

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Oracle

MS Office

Smartsheet

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Scheduler for the Starship program to lead production scheduling across multiple work centers, forecast long-term capacity, and resolve part shortages.

You will own rate-based master schedules, model scenarios for hardware allocation, and present recommendations to leadership for alignment. The role partners with production, engineering, and supply chain teams to balance resources and drive performance, leveraging ERP/MRP systems and SQL to provide real-time visibility.