Pacific Defense

defense manufacturing

ProgramPlanner/Scheduler

Sunnyvale, California, United States
The Brief

“Program Planner/ Scheduler at Pacific Defense. Skills: program planning, schedule management, cross-functional coordination, risk analysis. Support planning, scheduling, and execution of advanced military electronics and aerospace hardware programs. Develop and maintain integrated program schedules”

What You'll Achieve.

drive on-time execution; ensure mission-critical defense programs meet aggressive customer and production milestones

Industry & Context.

defense manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

analytical skills; identify schedule risks; support recovery plans; identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data; analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability; recommend and implement mitigated schedule plans; Analyze and seek opportunities to improve processes

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. citizenship is required, Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

U. S. citizenship is required, Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance, experience developing and maintaining integrated program schedules, coordinating cross-functional activities, tracking material and production readiness, supporting execution within a high-mix, low-volume defense manufacturing environment, analytical skills, schedule management expertise, ability to align engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams, drive on-time execution, identify schedule risks, support recovery plans, maintain accurate program status, ensure mission-critical defense programs meet aggressive customer and production milestones, Serve as the lead scheduler, utilizing the Institution’s business framework and processes, Conduct DCMA 14 Point Analysis, Conduct Critical Path Analysis, Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis (SRAs), Assess and validate the schedule/cost baseline integrity, Validate schedule credibility using DCMA 14-Point Assessment or similar tools, Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data, analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability, recommend and implement mitigated schedule plans, Maintain detailed network schedules in Microsoft Project, extraction and analysis of various schedule related data, Assist in development of project’s BCRs, support monthly change control board meetings, incorporate approved changes, Assist in the production and presents high level summary schedule reports, Ensure the execution of schedule plans and estimates for Cost/Schedule BCRs, Develop and promote business and scheduling best practices, Analyze and seek opportunities to improve processes, Works on critical, often self-initiated, ad-hoc assignments and projects with minimal direction, communication skills with both verbal and documented formats, organization skills to support multi-tasking

Nice to Have

experience working with Engineering and Operations with ability to provide input and question the teams were applicable to ensure mature planning and schedules

What You'll Do.

and execution of advanced military electronics and aerospace hardware programs

Develop and maintain integrated program schedules

Coordinate cross-functional activities

Track material and production readiness

Support execution within a high-mix

low-volume defense manufacturing environment

Drive on-time execution

Identify schedule risks

Support recovery plans

Maintain accurate program status

Ensure mission-critical defense programs meet aggressive customer and production milestones

Serve as the lead scheduler

Lead Architecture of Program Planning & Control framework

Conduct DCMA 14 Point Analysis

Conduct Critical Path Analysis

Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis (SRAs)

Maintain Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

Analyze and report all project level schedules

Assess and validate the schedule/cost baseline integrity

Validate schedule credibility

Identify and communicate anomalies in the schedule data

Analyze horizontal logic and critical path traceability

Recommend and implement mitigated schedule plans

Maintain detailed network schedules in Microsoft Project

Extract and analyze schedule related data

Assist in development of project’s BCRs

Support monthly change control board meetings

Incorporate approved changes

Assist in production and present high level summary schedule reports

Ensure execution of schedule plans and estimates

Develop and promote business and scheduling best practices

Analyze and seek opportunities to improve processes

ad-hoc assignments with minimal direction

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

align engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams; support monthly change control board meetings; provide input and question the teams were applicable to ensure mature planning and schedules

Communication Scope

communication skills with both verbal and documented formats

Process & Methodology

program planning, schedule management, integrated program schedules, integrated master schedule (IMS), critical path analysis, schedule risk analysis (SRAs), schedule health/wellness checks, schedule baseline integrity, schedule credibility, schedule data analysis, schedule reporting, cost/schedule BCRs, change control board meetings

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