Project Scheduler

Star Catcher•Jacksonville, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Star Catcher Industries, Inc., located in Jacksonville, Florida, has an opportunity for a Project Scheduler to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid. This role will be responsible for analyzing, planning, and executing design and implementation of systems or components used on spacecraft, satellites, and other space-related technologies.

Requirements

Experience with hardware development lifecycles, including design, manufacturing, integration, testing, and deployment of engineering systems.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
3+ years of experience supporting project planning, scheduling, cost control, or project management activities.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project as well as technical data to identify trends.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Asana, Agile, or equivalent platforms.

Nice To Haves

Experience with project or product development within aerospace, defense, robotics, or other high-technology industries.
Experience supporting spacecraft, launch vehicle, satellite, payload, or ground systems programs.
Familiarity with NASA, DoD, FAA, or commercial space industry standards and regulations.
PMP or similar project/program management certification.

Responsibilities

Develop, build, and maintain integrated project schedules from project initiation through closeout, ensuring all activities, milestones, and dependencies are accurately captured and in coordination with cross functional teams.
Perform critical path analysis to identify activities that drive project completion and highlight areas of schedule risk.
Analyze schedule variances and delays, determine root causes, and recommend recovery strategies or workaround options to keep projects on track.
Evaluate the schedule impact of proposed scope changes, change orders, and unforeseen events, and support time-impact analyses and claims as needed.
Facilitate planning activities, including system schedule generation, updates, resource coordination, and change management processes.
Collaborate with project leadership, technical teams, contractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders to collect project data and ensure alignment on project objectives.
Interface with suppliers, contract manufacturers, launch providers, and customers to ensure deliverables track to project schedule delivery.
Maintain project documentation, records, and reporting systems to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
As needed, prepare and present program status updates, technical documentation, resource forecasts, and executive-level reports to leadership.