Program Scheduler - Space Technologies

AeroVironment • Albuquerque, NM

3d

About The Position

As Program Scheduler, you'll develop, advise, manage, and maintain integrated schedules that drive program execution, aligning with industry best practices. You'll collaborate with technical teams, program managers, engineers, other schedulers, and customers to produce high-quality, customer-ready schedules that reflect the complexity of both research and large-scale production efforts. On any given day, the selected candidate may perform the following duties: Define schedule metrics, while building and maintaining resource-loaded schedule plans using Microsoft Project across a variety of space and defense development efforts, from R&D to large-scale manufacturing. Collaborate closely with project management, engineering leads, and other stakeholders to create and maintain accurate, realistic, and logically structured project timelines and schedules, cost information and variances. Monitor schedule performance, provide regular updates while identifying variances or risks to the critical path, and recommend corrective actions as needed. Drive internal and customer reporting cycles and deadlines, including schedule reviews, performance metrics, and schedule risk assessments. Coordinate across departments such as contracts, finance, manufacturing, and program management to share critical information needed to maintain schedule alignment with key deliverables and milestones. Provide insight and guidance on corporate processes that tie closely to workflow and project execution. Develop and share templates and tools with IPTLs, SMEs and others to support broader adoption of scheduling best practices across cross functional teams. Provide guidance and input on continuous improvement of scheduling processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, systems engineering, industrial engineering, or other related field.
• 3 years of relevant program scheduling experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project (or similar tools) with demonstrated experience building and managing detailed, resource-loaded schedules.
• Understanding of the project lifecycle, from requirements definition and proposal development through to program execution and delivery.
• Demonstrated experience with critical path analysis and providing actionable solutions for recovery and risk mitigation.
• Ability to support and maintain existing program schedules and work alongside other schedulers to complete status updates.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOD Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in project management, business administration, systems engineering, or industrial engineering.
• Demonstrated experience and evidence of training in developing and managing schedules within Earned Value Management System (EVMS) environments.
• Experience developing and managing schedules supporting advanced technology manufacturing or space systems programs.
• Strong initiative in defining, proposing, implementing, and communicating schedule metrics that support informed decision-making.
• Beginner- to intermediate-level knowledge of DoDI 5000.88 and related scheduling standards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen, evaluate, summarize and communicate change seamlessly with technical teams, leadership, and external customers.
• Familiarity with Department of Defense Integrated Master Plan/Integrated Master Schedule (IMP/IMS) principles.
• Working knowledge of Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.88 or equivalent government program management frameworks.
• Current DoD security clearance, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define schedule metrics, while building and maintaining resource-loaded schedule plans using Microsoft Project across a variety of space and defense development efforts, from R&D to large-scale manufacturing.
• Collaborate closely with project management, engineering leads, and other stakeholders to create and maintain accurate, realistic, and logically structured project timelines and schedules, cost information and variances.
• Monitor schedule performance, provide regular updates while identifying variances or risks to the critical path, and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Drive internal and customer reporting cycles and deadlines, including schedule reviews, performance metrics, and schedule risk assessments.
• Coordinate across departments such as contracts, finance, manufacturing, and program management to share critical information needed to maintain schedule alignment with key deliverables and milestones.
• Provide insight and guidance on corporate processes that tie closely to workflow and project execution.
• Develop and share templates and tools with IPTLs, SMEs and others to support broader adoption of scheduling best practices across cross functional teams.
• Provide guidance and input on continuous improvement of scheduling processes.

Benefits

• AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level