UAS Flight-Test Scheduler & Ops Lead

Zone 5 Technologies; San Luis Obispo (CA); Sur place; USD 78 000 - 156 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

401k with company-match

Paid time off

Holidays

Résumé du poste

Zone 5 Technologies in San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking a Test and Evaluation Operations Scheduler to coordinate flight-test activities across multiple programs. You will work with TPMs, Engineering, Operations, and external test-site personnel to develop and maintain an integrated flight-test schedule.

The role emphasizes ownership, attention to detail, and clear communication to anticipate conflicts and keep schedules aligned with program goals, test site constraints, and weather contingencies.

Qualifications

• 2–7+ years of experience in operations planning, scheduling, program coordination, logistics, workforce planning, or similar roles
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent activities, stakeholders, and deadlines
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to identify conflicts, develop practical options, and communicate recommendations
• Strong written, verbal, and leadership briefing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and scheduling or project-management systems
• Ability to operate effectively in a rapidly changing operational environment
• Ability to support occasional travel and changing flight-test schedules as required

Responsabilités

• Integrated Flight-Test Planning & Scheduling: develop and maintain an integrated, cross-program flight-test schedule
• Translate program forecasts into long-range, rolling look-ahead, and daily execution schedules
• Identify schedule dependencies, resource constraints, competing priorities, and planning risks
• Maintain schedule accuracy, version control, and change visibility
• Coordinate schedule changes while minimizing impacts to programs and test operations
• Range & Test-Site Coordination: request, reserve, and track range time, airspace, facilities, and test-site resources
• Coordinate requirements, deadlines, approvals, and schedule changes with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain visibility of range limitations, blackout periods, site conflicts, and outstanding actions
• Coordinate site access, travel, and operational support requirements
• Coordinate with functional managers to identify qualified personnel required for upcoming operations
• Forecast staffing requirements and identify personnel gaps before they impact test execution
• Coordinate shared aircraft, test articles, vehicles, ground-support equipment, communications equipment, and other resources
• Identify cross-program conflicts and develop options for leadership resolution
• Facilitate recurring flight-test planning and scheduling meetings
• Publish clear schedule products for program teams, functional managers, and leadership
• Brief upcoming operations, resource constraints, schedule risks, conflicts, and required decisions
• Maintain action, dependency, decision, and risk tracking associated with scheduled operations
• Execution Support & Process Improvement: Support daily flight-test operations and rapidly replan around weather, range, technical, personnel, or program changes
• Track delays, cancellations, resource utilization, and recurring scheduling constraints
• Develop standardized planning workflows, templates, metrics, and operating procedures
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve flight-test planning processes

Connaissances

Scheduling

Communication

Leadership briefing

Stakeholder management

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, Logistics, or related field

Outils

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Description du poste

Zone 5 Technologies in San Luis Obispo, CA is seeking a Test and Evaluation Operations Scheduler to coordinate flight-test activities across multiple programs. You will work with TPMs, Engineering, Operations, and external test-site personnel to develop and maintain an integrated flight-test schedule.

The role emphasizes ownership, attention to detail, and clear communication to anticipate conflicts and keep schedules aligned with program goals, test site constraints, and weather contingencies.