Engineer, Production Planning

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across Axiom’s programs for production and processing services (soft goods fabrication, electrical production, event support, testing, etc.), ensuring alignment…
• Communicating project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership
• Serve as the planning focal for program hardware builds, from procurement through delivery.
• Lead cross-functional production planning reviews and provide regular status to senior leadership.
• Own capacity planning, make/buy decisions, and scenario modeling to inform critical path strategies.
• Drive proactive risk management by identifying and resolving bottlenecks and delays.
• Integrate planning activities within ERP/MRP/MES systems, ensuring configuration integrity.
• Collaborate with leadership to optimize build sequencing and resource allocation.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing, assembly and testing of critical hardware.
• 10+ years of production planning or project management experience preferably in the aerospace field.
• Familiarity with engineering drawings and GD&T interpretation.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera).
• Experience with Siemens Opscenter, Team Center and/or Costpoint highly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed scheduling decisions.
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail..