Program Scheduler (Mid-Level or Senior) - Millennium Space Systems

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact on global security, including missile warning and Earth observation. Our team is curious, bold, and innovative. We take risks, innovate and explore new techniques and technologies. We influence change by challenging the status quo, and when we watch our satellites launch, we know each one of us made it happen.

We are seeking Program Schedulers (Level 3 or Level
4). In this role, you will work with the program team to develop, baseline, and analyze the program schedule. You are the person who ensures the appropriate level of planning and scheduling functionality is applied to support all program activities through all phases. You will maintain program schedules and deliverables, assist in developing alternatives to accommodate changes to the program plan, communicate any deviations of the current plan to the program team, and lead planning exercises.

You will work closely with members of each program team, product development, and program controllers to ensure our systems meet all requirements and achieve all milestones while staying on time and on budget. This is an onsite role in El Segundo, California.

Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success in this position, along with the ability to build strong relationships, collaborate in a cross‑functional environment, and utilize problem‑solving skills to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities.

• Independently develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards.
• Performs studies, analysis (trend, variance, impact), risk assessments to determine impacts and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, and program initiatives.
• Creates schedule, reports, metrics, change activity, communicates and updates the plan regularly throughout the lifecycle of the program or project.
• Works to improve project management processes, business systems, and implements best practices that support project decision makers.
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion.
• Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
• Assists customers to develop performance recovery plans and ensure all project control systems are in place to support ongoing support to stakeholders.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location options. Some hybrid flexibility may be available based on business needs.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post‑Start is required.

• 1+ years of experience performing project planning and scheduling within an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (or equivalent tools), with the ability to perform calculations and analyze data in Excel.
• 1+ years of experience with standard project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project and Project Server.
• Experience in a role that required teaming and collaboration skills, and ability to work well with a geographically dispersed cross‑functional and matrix team.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Experience in a role that required creative, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills,…