Master Planner/Principal Scheduler

Job Description

Mercury Systems is looking for the world’s best and brightest emerging talent. If you want to tell people WHY you do what you do, rather than simply WHAT you do, Mercury is calling.

Our Purpose, Innovation That Matters, inspires our people in making trusted, secure, mission-critical solutions profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense.

We bridge the gap between commercial technology and defense applications to address the industry’s most pressing high-tech needs.

Why? To help create a safer, more secure world.

Job Summary :

As a Master Planner / Principal Scheduler , you will be responsible for leading the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques.

You will develop and maintains metrics for program execution and EVM compliance. You will manage the schedule and performance of multiple Programs in support of Business Unit (BU) through developing program plans to optimize performance and ensure programs meet internal and contractual requirements.

You will be a part of a world-class Supply Chain Team for our USMO (United States Manufacturing Operation), a leading provider of dense, rugged, secure microelectronics solutions for next generation defense applications.

You will be a part of our various Business Unit where we design, develop, and produce the next generation RF / Microwave and mixed signal components, IMA’s, modules and subsystems.

We are an agile team focused on delivering innovative, high-quality products to our customers on time and on budget

Location : Phoenix, AZ

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensure plan and schedule alignment with MPS
• Manage production plan, work order priorities, short-and long-term capacity plans, and reporting
• Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided to maintain production. Proactively mitigates issues with production constraints.

Create and release production orders as per plan.

• Collaborates with Purchasing, Production, Logistics, Quality, Program Management and Engineering to review execution of production schedules, build plans, backorder status, and other potential schedule interruptions or rescheduling.
• Report production status for program specific milestones
• Ensure MRP integrity is maintained
• Ensure quarterly revenue plan is achieved and managed
• Implement planning strategies to mitigate plan and schedule challenges
• Recommend and execute cost savings and efficiency improvements by identifying opportunities in material usage variance and yield.
• Develop, manage, and maintain tools to manage key metrics, review variances, and understand drivers and impact of changes.

Utilize tools to assess risk.

• Lead project teams on continuous improvement projects. Monitor progress and collaborate with other departments.
• Providing timely guidance into priority decisions concerning resources across competing priorities based upon program critical path and resource constraints.
• Providing timely guidance into priority decisions concerning resources across competing priorities based upon program critical path and resource constraints.
• Demonstrate a strategic approach to schedule development, administration, change management, and dispute resolution as a key contributor to program management team
• Process engineering change orders and provide impact to schedule to MPS

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with 4+ years in Program Planning / Master Planning experience
• Experience planning in Engineer to Order or R&D product environment
• Strong Earned Value Management (EVM) experience
• Advanced MS Excel Functions experience
• Experience in production and capacity planning
• This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.

S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government

Preferred Qualifications :

• Advanced Degree
• Professional Certification ASCM (APICS)
• Aerospace & Defense Industry experience
• Proficiency using MS Project (Server) to manage technical program schedules
• Experience in Oracle / SAP ERP
• Experience running schedule risk analysis
• Experience developing program plans / schedules to include commercial items sold to the Department of Defense
• Well versed in Rolling Wave Planning
• Knowledge of FAR, DFAR, ITAR, and Export Regulations
• Expertise in USG, International, and Commercial schedule management
• Experience in schedule development on all contract types; FFP, FPIF, CPFF, CPAR, T&M, IDIQ, and BOA
• Strong communication skills, including ability to lead teams in schedule development
• Active Secret Clearance

Additional Information

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including :

• The role and related responsibilities
• Prior work experience
• Education, training, skills and certifications
• Internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles
• Geographic location
• Alignment with market data

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including :

• Bonus opportunities (or special incentives for sales positions)
• Health, life and disability insurance
• Company-paid holidays and time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Mercury offers a 9 / 80 alternative work schedule that provides employees more opportunity for work / life balance (available based off location).

Security Clearance

None

Export Requirements

This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.

S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual.

Why Mercury?

Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow.

We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization.

We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

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Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.