Test & Evaluation Operations Scheduler

Responsibilities

Integrated Flight-Test Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain an integrated, cross-program flight-test schedule
• Translate program forecasts into long-range, rolling look-ahead, and daily execution schedules
• Identify schedule dependencies, resource constraints, competing priorities, and planning risks
• Maintain schedule accuracy, version control, and change visibility
• Coordinate schedule changes while minimizing impacts to programs and test operations

Range & Test-Site Coordination

• Request, reserve, and track range time, airspace, facilities, and test-site resources
• Coordinate requirements, deadlines, approvals, and schedule changes with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintain visibility of range limitations, blackout periods, site conflicts, and outstanding actions
• Coordinate site access, travel, and operational support requirements

Personnel & Resource Planning

• Coordinate with functional managers to identify qualified personnel required for upcoming operations
• Forecast staffing requirements and identify personnel gaps before they impact test execution
• Coordinate shared aircraft, test articles, vehicles, ground-support equipment, communications equipment, and other resources
• Identify cross-program conflicts and develop options for leadership resolution

Schedule Communication & Leadership Briefing

• Facilitate recurring flight-test planning and scheduling meetings
• Publish clear schedule products for program teams, functional managers, and leadership
• Brief upcoming operations, resource constraints, schedule risks, conflicts, and required decisions
• Maintain action, dependency, decision, and risk tracking associated with scheduled operations

Execution Support & Process Improvement

• Support daily flight-test operations and rapidly replan around weather, range, technical, personnel, or program changes
• Track delays, cancellations, resource utilization, and recurring scheduling constraints
• Develop standardized planning workflows, templates, metrics, and operating procedures
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve flight-test planning processes

Qualifications

• 2-7+ years of experience in operations planning, scheduling, program coordination, logistics, workforce planning, or similar roles
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent activities, stakeholders, and deadlines
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to identify conflicts, develop practical options, and communicate recommendations
• Strong written, verbal, and leadership briefing skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and scheduling or project-management systems
• Ability to operate effectively in a rapidly changing operational environment
• Ability to support occasional travel and changing flight-test schedules as required

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, Logistics, or a related field
• Aerospace, defense, UAS, aviation, flight-test, or military test experience
• Experience coordinating government ranges, test sites, airspace, or external operational partners
• Experience developing resource-loaded schedules and workforce capacity plans
• Familiarity with flight-test planning, readiness reviews, test cards, and range documentation
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent scheduling tools
• Experience developing dashboards, schedule metrics, and leadership briefing products
• Level II: $78,000 - $102,000
• Level III: $91,000 - $119,000
• Level IV: $115,000 - $156,000
• Pay range for this role $78,000—$156,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Comprehensive benefit package options include medical, dental, vision, life, and more.
• 401k with company-match
• 3 weeks of paid time off each year
• 40 hours of sick time
• 12 annual company holidays