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Firefly Aerospace · 22 hours ago

Development Scheduler II

Briggs, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space company focused on enabling launches, landings, and operations in space. The Development Scheduler plays a key role in coordinating production activities, ensuring that development builds are planned and ready for execution, while collaborating with various teams to track progress and identify blockers.

AerospaceAir TransportationSatellite Communication

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Create, organize, and maintain development schedules for new products and line setups

Define and structure tasks, milestones, durations, and dependencies to support program goals

Maintain a centralized scheduling database tracking timelines, deliverables, and progress

Log schedule updates and generate reports for internal and customer visibility

Coordinate priorities and resolve schedule conflicts with internal and external partners

Support development teams in defining scope and identifying deviations from baseline plans

Monitor progress to identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities for acceleration

Conduct critical-path and “what-if” analyses to assess impacts from design or process changes

Develop and maintain short-interval (weekly) execution schedules

Contribute to risk management by highlighting schedule-sensitive issues and supporting mitigations

Prepare milestone tracking, issue summaries, and recovery plan documentation

Qualification

Development schedulingMicrosoft ProjectAnalytical skillsAerospace manufacturing experienceOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsMultiple priorities managementLean manufacturing knowledgeTeamwork abilitiesSelf-motivated