Varda Space
Production Scheduler
$100K–$125K
El Segundo, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Experience
- Three or more years; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Only hires U.S. persons permitted to access the company’s technology without an export license: U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals admitted as refugees or granted asylum.
About the job
Develops and manages production schedules for satellite hardware from manufacturing through integration, testing, and delivery, coordinating readiness and resolving schedule risks across teams.
What you'll do
- Create and update production plans, work orders, completion forecasts, and recovery schedules.
- Coordinate material, tooling, documentation, and configuration readiness with Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program Management.
- Track progress and schedule risks, maintain ERP and MES data, and communicate updates to affected teams.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 3 years of production scheduling, planning, or manufacturing coordination in aerospace, defense, automotive, or another complex manufacturing environment.
- Understanding of manufacturing workflows, production dependencies, and material readiness; ability to interpret work orders, bills of material, and engineering drawings.
- Experience with scheduling, ERP, MES, or project-management software.
Nice to have
- Associate or bachelor's degree in operations management, supply chain, engineering, or a related field; satellite, spacecraft, or launch-vehicle production scheduling experience.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Primavera P6, or Excel; knowledge of critical-path scheduling, capacity planning, earned-value principles, cleanroom operations, or configuration-controlled hardware.
Pay
USD $100,000 - $125,000/per year (base salary)
Tools
ERP, MES, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Primavera P6, Excel
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