Technical Master Scheduler

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

11 paid holidays

Generous PTO

401k match after 12 months

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace seeks a Technical Master Scheduler to support NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will develop, maintain, and analyze complex project schedules using MS Project and coordinate with project managers, subsystem leads, and test engineers to align tasks, dependencies, and resources.

You will identify schedule risks, perform critical path analyses, and deliver clear status reports to stakeholders, ensuring alignment with program milestones and configuration control

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2–5 years of experience in the field or related area.
• 3+ years of experience in technical scheduling, project management, or test operations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, including resource leveling, baselining, and custom reporting.
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC flight hardware development, testing, or mission operations.
• Strong understanding of waterfall scheduling methodologies and integrated master scheduling principles.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze complex, multi-disciplinary project schedules using MS Project.
• Collaborate with project managers, subsystem leads, and test engineers to define task sequences, dependencies, and resource allocations.
• Support planning and execution of hardware development, integration, and test campaigns.
• Identify schedule risks, perform critical path analysis, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Deliver clear, actionable schedule reports and visualizations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure alignment with NASA/JSC program milestones, mission timelines, and configuration control processes.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Overview

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA's pursuits in deep space exploration.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Master Scheduler to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze complex, multi-disciplinary project schedules using MS Project.
• Collaborate with project managers, subsystem leads, and test engineers to define task sequences, dependencies, and resource allocations.
• Support planning and execution of hardware development, integration, and test campaigns.
• Identify schedule risks, perform critical path analysis, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Deliver clear, actionable schedule reports and visualizations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure alignment with NASA/JSC program milestones, mission timelines, and configuration control processes.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• 3+ years of experience in technical scheduling, project management, or test operations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, including resource leveling, baselining, and custom reporting.
• Familiarity with NASA/JSC flight hardware development, testing, or mission operations.
• Strong understanding of waterfall scheduling methodologies and integrated master scheduling principles.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in or alongside Agile teams.
• Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum Master, SAFe, PMI-ACP).
• Background in aerospace, systems engineering, or test integration environments.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• 100% Employer paid insurance including: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401k after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)

US Citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation is required.

Mclaurin is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.