Sr. Program Scheduler

Saronic Technologies•Austin, TX

About The Position

Saronic Technologies is hiring a Senior Program Scheduler for its Field Quality Services organization, which supports its deployed fleet through customer vessel support, retrofits, inspections, corrective actions, NOEs, Service Bulletins, and IRB/RCCA investigations. The scheduler will coordinate the planning and execution that moves field findings and corrective actions from identification through verified closure. Technical owners determine the required work; the scheduler makes schedules, owners, dependencies, and progress visible and helps ensure work stays on track. This is a new role in a Field Quality organization that is still being built. The Senior Program Scheduler will help establish the operating rhythm, tools, workflows, and management systems the team can scale. The role coordinates across Quality, Mission Operations, Engineering, Programs, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Warranty/Customer Support, and field and retrofit teams, while technical ownership remains with the appropriate Quality or Engineering lead. The position requires travel of up to 10% to field sites and customer locations, and may require off-hours or weekend support during vessel availability windows, if applicable. Physical demands include prolonged sitting and computer work; occasional standing and walking; keyboard and office-equipment use; visual work with screens and documents; occasional reaching, bending, or stooping; and occasionally lifting or carrying up to 20 pounds.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, operations management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 6 years of program scheduling, project control, or program coordination experience in aerospace, defense, maritime, automotive, or similar hardware/manufacturing environments.
Hands-on experience building and maintaining integrated master schedules, including dependency and critical-path management.
Proficiency with scheduling and tracking tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, Jira/Linear, and Excel or Google Sheets.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional commitments to closure without direct authority.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including leadership status reporting.
Ability to manage many concurrent activities while priorities shift.
U.S. person / ITAR eligibility, if applicable.
Ability to travel up to 10% to field sites and customer locations.
Ability to support off-hours or weekend activities during vessel availability windows, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting field service, fleet sustainment, MRO, warranty, or retrofit programs.
Familiarity with quality processes such as RCCA/8D, nonconformance and corrective action systems, MRB/IRB, and service bulletins.
Experience with vessel, vehicle, or aircraft maintenance and availability planning.
Experience establishing processes, dashboards, or operating cadences in a growing organization.
PMP, PMI-SP, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the Field Quality master schedule.
Coordinate vessel availability for inspections, repairs, retrofits, and follow-up verification.
Plan for customer vessel returns, recommissioning, retrofit events, deployments, and major fleet activities.
Coordinate inspection and Quality support requirements for upcoming field activities.
Identify schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and dependencies before they become blockers.
Track Field Quality projects, milestones, deliverables, owners, and due dates.
Track NOEs, Service Bulletins, fleet actions, inspections, corrective actions, IRB actions, and RCCA actions through closure.
Maintain action registers and follow through on cross-functional commitments.
Escalate schedule risks and overdue actions to appropriate leaders.
Coordinate schedules across Quality, Mission Operations, Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Programs, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Warranty/Customer Support, and field and retrofit teams.
Serve as the central coordination point for Field Quality execution while technical ownership remains with the relevant Quality or Engineering lead.
Produce weekly program status and schedule reports for Field Quality leadership and keep high-priority field issues and their status visible.
Support resource planning and forecasting as the Field Quality workload grows.
Help establish repeatable workflows, meeting cadences, and management systems for the organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical insurance; Saronic pays 100% of the employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
Dental and vision insurance; Saronic pays 100% of the basic-plan employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Competitive salary and opportunities for performance-based bonuses.
401(k) plan with company match.
Stock options.
Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Discounted pet insurance options, including a 24/7 Telehealth helpline.
Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office.