Job brief: Production Scheduler (Starship)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-09 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-09.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $85,000 to $130,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Westminster, MD
• Posted: 2026-11-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Entry level. The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Must have

• Identify, develop, and implement opportunities for increased scheduling automation across the Starship Ship Engineering department with a focus on reducing the manual operations r…
• Lead efforts to uncover root-cause and develop permanent resolution on issues found during product builds as required to eliminate internal and external blockers to deliver produc…
• Bachelor’s degree and 1+ years of manufacturing scheduling, planning or operations; OR 3+ years of professional experience with manufacturing scheduling, planning or operations
• Project management professional certification
• Must be available for all shifts, extended hours, and/or weekends as needed
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted

Conditions

• Must be able to stand for extended periods - 8 hours minimum
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Assist in production scheduling for a given production work center, including identifying need dates for all part shortages and projecting long-term high-lev…
• Create a rate-based schedule for your hardware and define/track constraints across your build for the next 6+ missions
• Use an established schedule to create and generate stakeholder buy-in on various scenarios to determine optimal hardware allocation between new/refurb hardwa…
• Work with production teams to set, track, and execute daily and weekly goals for the work center that take into account personnel and equipment constraints b…
• Build strong relationships with internal suppliers and establish high-accuracy means of communication for both estimated hardware needs and completion dates

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• Across SpaceX's 2,911 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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