Program Scheduler

About AEVEX

AEVEX, headquartered in Solana Beach, California, supports the U.S. national security mission and partner nation needs around the world by providing full-spectrum aviation, remote sensing, and analysis solutions. The company's capabilities include custom design and engineering; rapid prototyping; sensor integration and sustainment; aircraft modification and certification; flight test instrumentation and support; mission operations service; advanced intelligence data processing, exploitation, and dissemination solutions; and tailored hardware and software mission-system tools. AEVEX uses agile and customized approaches to rapidly define, develop, and deliver specialized solutions for airborne special mission needs for the U.S. Government, partner nations, and commercial businesses. AEVEX has major offices in California, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

Job Overview

The Program Scheduler develops and maintains the integrated master schedules in support of program management, demand planning, and capacity resource analysis for all facility product lines. Synchronizing inputs from growth, program management, engineering, supply chain, and operations to ensure alignment with contractual commitment and delivery milestones.

Essential Functions

• Works with the Program Manager to lead the preparation, development and coordination of resource-loaded integrated master plans and schedules for highly complex projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Oversee the tracking and maintenance of project plans and schedules to ensure alignment on demand, supply, capacity, and execution priorities across functions and programs.
• Coordinate new project introduction and engineering change activity into the schedule, managing effectivity dates and plans.
• Monitor adherence to the master schedule, track key metrics such as program milestones, ontime start/completions, schedule attainment, past-due risks and lead time performance.
• Drive corrective actions with program team, operations, and supply chain.
• Partner with supply chain to ensure long-lead and regulated components (ITAR, export-controlled, electronics, and composites) are planned and procured in line with lead times and demand.
• Partner with material planning to maintain planning data integrity in the ERP/MRP system (BOMs, routing-based lead times, work centers, and planning parameters) to ensure accurate signals and realistic schedules.
• Provide regularly scheduled status and risk updates to program management and leadership teams regarding, supporting bids, proposals, and capacity planning for the aircraft modification group.
• Participate in pursuit strategy and development of compliant estimates and proposal artifacts.
• Support internal and customer audits related to planning and scheduling requirements typical in defense aerospace environments.
• Support risk and opportunity (R&O) plans and processes so that potential schedule and resource impacts are managed properly.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., InFor, SAP, Oracle, or similar) and advanced project management tools such as Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tools
• Ability to interpret technical requirements, engineering documentation, BOMs, and configuration changes and translate them into executable schedules.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to influence operations, engineering, supply chain, growth, and programs team.
• Knowledge and experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and systems.
• Proficient in schedule performance and program health metrics analysis
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Education / Certifications

Bachelor's degree targeting Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience

• 3+ years in planning/scheduling or finance
• Aerospace or defense experience preferred.
• Strong production planning and scheduling experience in a complex, production and engineering to-order low-to-medium volume manufacturing environment, ideally aerospace or defense.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties the employee is:

• Frequently required to sit, and to reach to use computers and other office equipment
• Occasionally experience a high level of noise, adverse weather or temperature conditions
• Frequently required repetitive movements of wrists, hands, and/or fingers

Benefits

AEVEX provides a full suite of comprehensive benefits, including a 401(k)-retirement plan, comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company, professional development funds, and an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support, among other benefits for qualified employees.

Pay

Salary Range: $89,100 – $98,100 USD