Production Scheduler (Aerospace Manufacturing)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $100,000–$125,000 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain detailed production schedules for satellite hardware from manufacturing and subassembly through bus integration, final testing, and delivery.
• Translate program milestones and delivery requirements into daily and weekly production plans.
• Release work orders and track progress through inspection, testing, and hardware readiness.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to resolve conflicts and ensure materials, tooling, and documentation are ready.
• Monitor critical-path constraints, delays, planned-versus-actual performance, completion forecasts, and schedule risks.
• Create recovery schedules and maintain accurate scheduling data in ERP and MES systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least three years of experience in 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.
• Must be a U.S. person authorized to work in the United States and permitted to access export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Associate or bachelor's degree in operations management, supply chain, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience scheduling satellite, spacecraft, or launch-vehicle production.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Primavera P6, or Excel.
• Knowledge of critical-path scheduling, capacity planning, earned-value principles, cleanroom operations, or configuration-controlled hardware.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with flexible paid time off and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match, immediately vested, plus incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Parental leave, wellness reimbursement, family-building benefits, meals, EV charging, and company events.