Planner

Production Planner

Join a pioneering initiative as a Production Planner within an Environmental Test Lab dedicated to launching a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites! This role involves creating and optimizing systems that ensure efficient movement of flight hardware through environmental test operations, balancing aerospace traceability requirements with production efficiency and maintaining flexibility for rapid design iteration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules that optimize test equipment utilization while meeting downstream integration needs.
• Create systems to balance production and development test priorities.
• Communicate test status and estimated completion dates to leadership.
• Work with production personnel to ensure schedule and metric goals are understood.
• Monitor, track, and move parts as required through the production flow to ensure timely delivery to the next production location.
• Support management of material certifications to prevent the use of un-certified materials.
• Partner with engineering and operations teams to resolve issues with dependencies before a test is delayed.
• Work cross-functionally to develop and improve production scheduling tools and WIP tracking.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

This position requires working the shift from 3 : 00pm to 11 : 30pm. The role demands a quick start with minimal ramp-up time, and successful candidates will execute tests following clear work instructions with defined escalation paths, directly enabling production launch targets and scaling to a five per day rate. The manager ideally seeks to convert a good fit into a permanent position, although this is not guaranteed.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Redmond, Washington.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $53.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Redmond, WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 10, 2025.