Production Scheduler (Aerospace)

Location: San Francisco, United States. U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required due to U.S. Government space technology export regulations.

Base salary: $100,000–$140,000 USD per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates advanced communications satellites for commercial enterprises, sovereign governments, and the U.S. military.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain detailed resource-loaded schedules for factory workcenters handling flight hardware, R&D hardware, tooling, and test equipment.
• Work with production leadership and engineering program management to create realistic, aggressive plans and integrate them into end-to-end program schedules.
• Define and communicate priorities and delivery targets for hardware and processes across production workcenters.
• Identify schedule risks, assess impacts, develop workarounds, and model alternative outcomes for emerging issues.
• Create and improve scheduling processes and tools for identifying and addressing production constraints.
• Coordinate with software and procurement teams to implement and maintain an accurate Material Requirements Planning system, while reporting schedule status through dashboards, meetings, and written updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar technical discipline, or at least two years of professional aerospace industry experience.
• At least two years of professional experience as a program manager, manufacturing engineer, or scheduler.
• Ability to manage complex schedules and large datasets, identify issues early, and convert detailed plans into clear execution targets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including stakeholder coordination and presentation.
• U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Smartsheet or MS Project.
• SQL query-writing skills and experience creating dashboards in Grafana, Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Experience with ERP/MRP-based planning and scheduling.
• Understanding of the aerospace engineering lifecycle and spacecraft assembly, integration, and test methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity through incentive stock options.
• Company-subsidized healthcare, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement planning and flexible paid time off.
• Free on-site catered meals.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diverse perspectives.