K2 Space
Spacecraft Production Control Manager
$135K–$175K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 8+ years in production control, scheduling, or production planning; 3+ years managing schedulers, planners, or coordinators.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Leads the production control function for satellite manufacturing, owning factory scheduling, material readiness, production coordination, and the systems and team needed to scale production.
What you'll do
- Own the integrated factory schedule, work order readiness, WIP management, and production coordination across work centers.
- Build and lead the Production Control team; establish scalable readiness processes, systems, and KPIs.
- Analyze capacity and shortages, resolve schedule constraints, and communicate production risks and recovery plans.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of production control, scheduling, or production planning experience in a high-volume, rapid production environment in aerospace, defense, or complex hardware manufacturing.
- 3+ years managing schedulers, planners, or coordinators; experience building or scaling a production control or planning function.
- Experience owning a factory-level production schedule through a rate ramp and building capacity and scheduling models for start, staffing, and capex decisions.
- Deep working knowledge of build trees, BOMs, routings, work orders, MRP/ERP, and MES data flow; strong floor presence partnering with supervisors, engineering, and leadership.
Nice to have
- Experience in spacecraft, launch vehicle, defense, or complex electromechanical manufacturing.
- Production analytics experience with Smartsheet, SQL, Python, or Power BI.
Pay
$135,000 - $175,000 USD base salary
Tools
MES, Smartsheet, SQL, MRP/ERP, Python, Power BI
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