Overview As a Senior Associate, Production Planning, you will manage production scheduling across fiber optics, mechanical, electrical, and electro-optic manufacturing for multiple programs. You will work closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, engineering, and program management to ensure timely delivery and material availability. The role involves solving shortages and schedule disruptions while coordinating with cross-functional teams. This position sits at the intersection of operations and programs within the Space and Missions Systems segment, offering impact on project timelines and production efficiency. You will contribute to a mission-driven organization that values structured,跨-
Responsibilities- Plan, schedule, coordinate, and monitor products through the production cycle to meet requirements.
- Translate engineering plans and specs into material provisioning and timing.
- Provide status updates to management and coordinate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, engineering, and program management.
- Ensure materials and labor availability to satisfy production and delivery commitments.
- Resolve labor/material shortages and schedule interruptions; prevent backlogs.
- Utilize Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
- Plan multiple product builds across several programs while acting as the cross-functional hardware team liaison.
- Organize and manage large volumes of hardware and maintain controlled stock.
- Maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
Key requirements- Bachelor degree with 2+ years of related experience; or Graduate degree with 0-2 years; or 6+ years without a degree.
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI with poly US Government security clearance.
- Experience in production planning, scheduling, and control in hardware manufacturing (fiber optics, electronics, or CCAs).
- Familiarity with MES and PLM systems; knowledge of hardware manufacturing processes.
- cross-functional collaboration
- problem-solving
- effective communication
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- fiber optics assemblies
