Principal Program Scheduler

K2 Space•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$160,000 - $200,000

About The Position

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space. The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits. With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply. The Role Can you bring order to chaos and keep programs on track when the stakes are sky-high? We’re looking for a Principal Program Scheduler to architect and maintain end-to-end development timelines across diverse projects – from initial concept studies to on-orbit testing. You will operate across engineering, operations, and production teams to create detailed program plans and scalable solutions to drive execution for multiple programs. This role uniquely spans both government and commercial efforts, requiring a dynamic approach to planning across multiple priorities and stakeholders. You’ll collaborate with technical leads and program managers to track milestones, flag risks, and keep delivery aligned with aggressive schedules. This role demands both strategic insight and hands-on execution, coordinating non-recurring engineering, spacecraft builds, ground infrastructure, software development, and launch operations. If you're energized by solving complex scheduling puzzles and want to help shape the future of National Security and commercial space, this is your mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, finance, operations management, or a related field
8+ years of experience with project planning and integrated master scheduling
Experience integrating schedules within the same tool, and from third parties and various data sources
Experience interfacing with External and Internal Leadership
Experience performing critical path and what-if analysis
Experience with schedule health metrics and work breakdown structures
Experience with summary schedule reporting tools such as Microsoft Timeline or equivalent
Highly proficient with Smartsheet, MS Project, Primavera, and/or other similar-to schedule applications or processes
Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance preferred; willing to pursue and maintain a clearance if not already cleared
Ability to work irregular business hours to support proposals or critical project timelines

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional engineering and operations teams, familiarity with the engineering development life cycle
Experience with first-of engineering projects and scaled production efforts
Ability to support concurrent projects, executing with clear guidance and operating in ambiguity, connecting pieces of the puzzle and raising issues before they arise
Experience with engineering development projects
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with extreme attention to detail
Ability to set the appropriate cadence for updates, and pivot when necessary

Responsibilities

Create, own, and drive master schedules for new satellite programs from inception through launch and on-orbit operations
Develop, communicate, and deliver clear, data-driven critical path schedules and progress updates to internal teams and customers
Collaborate with engineering, operations, and production teams to assure alignment to ground truth milestones
Rapidly assess new and ongoing projects, identify required dependencies from internal and external stakeholders
Gain deep operational insight into K2’s engineering, manufacturing, and launch workflows to drive accurate schedules and process improvements
Lead fast-paced, high impact reviews as needed to keep plans current and actionable
Perform complex what-if analysis and recommend paths forward to Leadership
Build schedule tools and reports to enable time-relevant decision-making
Proactively monitor engineering data sources to enable more accurate schedules