Senior Program Scheduler (Autonomous Systems)

Location: Onsite in Arlington, VA, with Austin, TX also listed as a location. United States work authorization through U.S. Person status is required for access to export-controlled information.

Salary: $116K–$145K annually, plus equity.

Company

Saronic Technologies develops autonomous and intelligent platforms for maritime operations.

What you will do

• Establish and govern integrated master schedule standards, structures, coding conventions, documentation, and compliance across the program portfolio.
• Oversee program schedules from work breakdown structures through resource-loaded, logic-linked networks.
• Integrate Production, Software, Engineering, and Mission Services inputs into executable master schedules.
• Perform critical-path and schedule-risk analyses, identify schedule-slip indicators, and assess milestone confidence and downstream impacts.
• Manage baseline change control, performance tracking, audit trails, and governance decisions.
• Communicate schedule status and recommendations to program leadership and cross-functional stakeholders while improving Microsoft Project and Smartsheet practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Scheduling & Advance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of project scheduling experience, including at least 3 years managing complex Integrated Master Schedules in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a technical environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presenting complex information to diverse audiences.
• U.S. Person status is required for roles based in the United States because the work involves export-controlled information or items.

Nice to have

• Experience with autonomous or unmanned systems programs.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense scheduling and reporting requirements.
• Master’s degree and/or PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, or comparable project management or scheduling certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work with regular office-based computer and collaboration duties.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Saronic pays 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums under the stated plans.
• Generous paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match, equity options, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Pet insurance options, free lunch, and unlimited drinks and snacks in the office.