Scheduling Senior Manager

About the Company

AST SpaceMobile is developing the first worldwide cellular broadband network in space that connects directly to standard, unmodified mobile phones. The company’s work is backed by a broad IP and patent portfolio and supports both commercial and government use cases. Its mission is to close the connectivity divide for billions of mobile users who still lack reliable broadband access.

Role Overview

The Scheduling Senior Manager will own enterprise-level production scheduling for large-scale manufacturing across multiple sites. This position is responsible for shaping scheduling strategy, working closely with Planning, releasing production orders, and keeping schedules aligned with available materials, manufacturing capacity, and actual shop-floor execution.

This leader will help improve production flow, remove bottlenecks, balance resources, and strengthen schedule adherence across a complex manufacturing environment. The role partners with Supply Chain, Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management to help achieve demanding production goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct production scheduling operations across the company’s manufacturing sites.
• Work with Production Planning to build and sustain integrated schedules that support demand forecasts.
• Oversee production order scheduling, including prioritization, release sequencing, schedule updates, and execution monitoring.
• Create and maintain master schedules that account for capacity, materials, labor, and business priorities.
• Coordinate day-to-day scheduling to ensure work orders are released and executed on time.
• Track schedule performance and identify conflicts, constraints, and bottlenecks that affect throughput.
• Align schedules with Supply Chain and Procurement so material arrivals match production timing.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to improve sequencing and operational efficiency.
• Set scheduling standards and processes that improve flow, lower downtime, and increase output.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts tied to scheduling efficiency, throughput, capacity planning, and execution performance.
• Monitor KPIs such as schedule attainment, throughput, resource use, backlog, and cycle time.
• Handle escalations involving schedule disruption, shortages, engineering changes, and operational delays.
• Support long-term capacity planning and production ramp-up efforts as demand grows.
• Manage and develop scheduling staff while building a scalable scheduling framework for future growth.

Qualifications

Education and background

• A bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Equivalent education combined with relevant manufacturing scheduling experience may also be accepted.

Experience

• 8 or more years of experience in production scheduling, manufacturing planning, supply chain operations, or manufacturing operations management.
• 5 or more years leading production scheduling, planning, or manufacturing operations teams.
• Experience handling production order scheduling in high-volume manufacturing settings.
• Strong exposure to integrated production planning and scheduling systems in complex operations.
• Experience coordinating across planning, production, supply chain, and engineering functions.
• Proven ability to improve schedules and manufacturing throughput.

Preferred background

• Experience in aerospace, satellite manufacturing, automotive, electronics manufacturing, or similar advanced manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of MRP, production control systems, and shop-floor scheduling.
• Experience managing complex multi-stage schedules in engineering-driven production settings.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, or similar improvement methods.
• Experience supporting rapid scaling in high-growth manufacturing organizations.
• Understanding of engineering change management and its effect on scheduling.

Soft skills and working approach

• Strong leadership and people-management ability.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving production environment.
• Highly organized and execution-focused.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across functions.
• Comfort making quick operational decisions under pressure.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with a focus on efficiency.
• High attention to detail and a strong commitment to schedule accuracy.

Tools and systems

• ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar tools.
• MRP systems.
• Production scheduling software.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel for forecasting, scheduling analysis, and reporting.
• Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft Office suite.
• MES platforms and production planning tools.
• Inventory and supply chain management systems.
• KPI dashboards and reporting tools.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Ability to work in manufacturing and industrial production settings.
• Regular interaction with production teams on the shop floor to monitor execution.
• Ability to oversee workflows across multiple production areas and facilities.
• Capability to sit for long periods while reviewing schedules and planning data.
• Occasional travel between operational sites as needed.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and demanding deadlines.

Additional Information

The responsibilities listed here are not exhaustive. Duties may be adjusted from time to time, and the scope of the role may evolve based on business needs.

AST SpaceMobile is an equal opportunity, at-will employer. Employment decisions are made based on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin or ethnicity, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected status.