Engineering Production Specialist

Program Material Planner

Clearance Level - Must be able to obtain an Active Secret Clearance - Must be US Citizen

At Aquila Technology, you will see our team’s passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress‑testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities. To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work. Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes.

We call this the Aquila Advantage.

Aquila Technology is looking for a highly skilled Program Material Planner to support one of the nation’s leading defense research organizations. The Group is looking for a talented, creative, and motivated individual to strengthen the Group’s ability to provide rapid and innovative solutions to challenging problems. The successful candidate will work as part of an interdisciplinary program team providing fabrication expertise, coordinating design for manufacturability reviews, facilitating fabrication activities, and developing and executing program fabrication plans working in close collaboration with program teams, internal shop operations, and Group members.

A unique aspect of the org is that we develop prototype systems rather than high volume production.

The role of the Program Material Planner will focus on leading the supply chain strategy for a program, operating as a key liaison between program engineering, fabrication, and suppliers to ensure timely, cost‑effective material availability from concept through prototype fabrication of mechanical assemblies. The role is responsible to manage risk, drive resolution for shortages, and execute detailed plans for procurement and fabrication.

The ideal candidate will effectively partner with the program engineering team to continuously improve fabrication schedule alignment to program needs as well as optimize utilization of resources and ensure a smooth transition from planning to fabrication of prototypes.

• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• 2 years - Program/Project Management OR Analysis
• 2 years - Project planning and execution
• 2 years - Excellent Problem Solving

• Develop and manage the plans for internally and externally fabricated components to support prototype development for a multitude of part commodity types and programs
• Coordinate with the multi‑faceted cross‑functional team and program contacts to align fabrication execution plan to program and technical needs
• Translate technical data provided into process instructions to execute fabrication and assembly of prototype hardware
• Utilize planning tools to provide capacity analysis, cost, and schedule estimates to group and programs
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and manage projects related to fabrication, procurement, and project planning
• Develop strong working relationships with vendor base contacts that support external sourcing of key components for prototype development and fabrication

• Bachelor's degree in a Technical/STEM discipline
• 2+ years of professional experience
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional team members to drive projects forward and to push forward action plans.

• Six Sigma experience or other manufacturing type methodologies.
• Previous experience working with a team of engineers to solve problems, execute fabrications, plan for manufacturing layout, etc.
• Project coordination type experience, in the sense of helping move an idea to execution (start to finish).

Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast‑paced, customer‑focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.

Our Perks Include:

• PTO - 15 days (vacation/sick)
• 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence…