Technical Master Scheduler

Mclaurin Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Work-life balance

Insurance coverage

11 paid holidays

Paid time off

401k match

Education assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Mclaurin Aerospace invites applications for a Technical Master Scheduler to join our JETS II contract team at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. You will develop, maintain, and analyze complex, multi-disciplinary project schedules using MS Project and collaborate with project managers, subsystem leads, and test engineers.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 3+ years of experience in technical scheduling or project management, with strong skills in scheduling

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.

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

Project scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk analysis

Waterfall scheduling

Scheduling reports

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Resource leveling

Baselining

Custom reporting

Job description

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.

If Selected You Will

• 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)

Mclaurin is a unique organization with a special focus on combining the best features of research and industry in order to foster innovation. Our organization strongly supports research, publication, and engagement with the academic community. We encourage our employees to remain on the cutting edge of new developments in their respective disciplines.

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.